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Early Life, Family and Training Victor Orsel was born on 25 May 1795 in Oullins, France, into a merchant family from the Dauphiné region. His upbringing was shaped by the industrious atmosphere of Lyon, where his father, Jacques Orsel, worked as a gauze manufacturer. Life in the household was shared with three brothers: André-Jacques, Jean, and Pierre Jean-Jacques. While his siblings would eventually find their own paths in civic leade
rship, the military, and writing, Victor’s interests were directed toward the visual arts from a young age. His formal education in painting began in 1809 at the École impériale des beaux-arts de Lyon. It was here that he first studied under Pierre Révoil, beginning the technical foundation that would define his later career. This early training provided the discipline necessary for his eventual move to the capital. After his time in…