early life and training charles paul landon, a french painter and popular writer on art and artists, was born on october 12, 1760, in nonant-le-pin, france. he entered the studio of jean-baptiste regnault, where he formed a lifelong friendship with robert lefèvre. landon won the first prize of the academy in 1792, allowing him to study at the french academy in rome for five years. artistic career upon his return from italy, landon's ar…