William-Adolphe
Bouguereau
Early Life, Family and Training La Rochelle, France, 30 November 1825. William-Adolphe Bouguereau enters a world shaped by the commerce of wine and olive oil. He is born to Théodore Bouguereau and Marie Bonnin. The household is a structured one, including an elder brother, Alfred, …
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