page_title: Francesc Miralles i Galaup
section_title: Years in Paris
hierarchical_section_title: Francesc Miralles i Galaup / Biography / Years in Paris
context_page_description: Francesc Miralles i Galaup was a Catalan painter, best known for his realistic scenes of bourgeois life and high society.
context_section_description: When he turned eighteen, he received parental permission (and financial support) to study in Paris, where he would remain until 1893, with occasional visits home. During his first years there, he copied masterworks at the Louvre and may have worked briefly with Alexandre Cabanel. He eventually had several small studios in Montmartre and on the Rue Laffitte.
  He exhibited regularly at the Salon and the Sala Parés, back home in Barcelona. He also became a client of the well-known art dealership Goupil & Cie, attracting wealthy buyers throughout Europe and America. This was a relief to his family, who had initially been concerned that they might have to support him indefinitely. Their ability to do so had been compromised as they had lost much of their fortune in the Panic of 1866 and were losing more of it as they paid off their debts. In fact, they eventually moved to Paris so he could help support them.
caption: Lady with a Parasol
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