Early Life and Training Born: July 25, 1781, Paris, France Died: June 12, 1853, Paris, France Parents: Joseph-Armand Blondel (painter and stucco expert) and Marie-Geneviève Marchand. Early apprenticeship at the Dihl and Guerhard porcelain factory provided foundational drawing skills under Charles-Étienne Leguay. Studied with Baron Jean-Baptiste Regnault, a prominent Neoclassical painter, from 1801. Won the prestigious Prix…