法國畫家 Charles Joshua (1825 - 1891)

《法國古代藝術家》 Charles Joshua Chaplin was born June 8, 1825, died January 30, 1891, was a French painter and printmaker who painted both landscapes and portraits. He worked in techniques such as pastels, lithography, watercolor, chalk, oil painting and etching. He was best known for his elegant portraits of young women. Charles Chaplin spent his whole life in France, becoming a naturalized citizen in 1886. He studied at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts in Paris from 1840, and he took private lessons in the studio of Michel Martin-Droling, whose apprentices included Paul Bedry, Jules Breton and Jean-Jacques Henner. Later he also taught at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts. In 1845, he entered the Paris Salon, the official art exhibition of the Académie des Beaux-Arts. As a portrait and landscape painter with the painting Portrait of the Artist's Mother, Chaplin conducted art classes specifically for women at his studio, including Marie-Joséphine Nicolas, the American artist Mary Cassatt, the French artist Louise Abéma and the English artist Louise Joplin were among Chaplin's students. His son Arthur Chaplin was also a painter.