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Early Life, Family and Training Alphonse Colas was born on September 25, 1818, in Lille, France, into a family of significant size. He was the fifth of seven children born to Jean-Joseph Colas and Adélaïde Thérèse née Leprêts. His father served as a tax official in Verlinghem, providing a structured household for the growing family. This upbringing in the northern French region provided the foundation for a life dedicated to the visual
arts. His formal education in painting began in 1834 when he enrolled at the École des beaux-arts de Lille. It was here that his early inclinations toward the craft were first nurtured within an academic setting. By 1838, his development took a more specialized turn when he became a student of François Souchon. Under this guidance, Colas began to refine the technical skills that would eventually lead him toward the religious and port…