A life in miniature Fanny Charrin lived her days between the quiet focus of a studio and the busy streets of Paris. Born in Lyon around 1781, she moved within a family where art was a shared language, alongside her sister Sophie. Her hands learned the delicate precision required for portrait miniatures through the guidance of Étienne-Charles Le Guay and Jean-Baptiste Jacques Augustin. The latter became more than a teacher; he was a friend whose influence can be seen in the way she approached the small, intimate surfaces of ivory. Her studio at 20 Rue Neuve d'Orléans sat near the Porte Saint-D…