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Eugène Hamel
A Life Shaped by the Academy Born in Quebec City on October 10, 1845, Joseph-Eugène-Arthur Hamel entered a world of commerce as the son of a prosperous merchant. His early years were defined by a disciplined pursuit of draftsmanship, beginning with an apprenticeship under his uncle, Théophile Hamel, a respected portraitist. This foundational period provided him with the technical rigor that would later define his professional output. Af
ter completing his training in 1867, he sought the broader horizons of Europe, traveling to study at the Antwerp Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Belgium and later in Brussels under Jan Frans Portaels. The pursuit of excellence led him further south to the heart of classical tradition. In Rome, he studied at the Academy of St Luke and spent time in Florence, refining his command of anatomy and composition. These European stays were not me…