Paul Durand-Ruel
Born Paul-Marie-Joseph Durand-Ruel in Paris, son of Jean Marie Fortuné Durand and Marie Ferdinande Ruel. His parents, who opened an art shop in 1839, used the Durand-Ruel name for the family business. In 1851 Paul enrolled at the military school Ecole Militaire de Saint-Cyr but was forced to leave shortly after due to health reasons. Paul Durand-Ruel married in 1862 to Jeanne Marie Eva Lafon; the couple had their first child shortly thereafter.