Below is a list, in chronological order, of events in the life of Emile Munier.
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| 1815 |
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| | February 25 | Emile's father Pierre-François Munier was born. |
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| 1830 |
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| | January 1 | Pierre-François Munier began his studies at the Gobelins. |
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| 1836 |
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| | April 7 | Sargines Angrand-Campenon, Emile's second wife, was born. |
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| 1839 |
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| | May 28 | The birth of Emile's older brother François Joseph Munier. |
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| 1840 |
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| | June 2 | Born, Emile Martial Munier, in Paris to Pierre F. Munier and Marie Louise Carpentier. Living at 66 rue des Fossés, St Marcel. |
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| 1851 |
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| | September 11 | His brother, Florimond Louis, was born. |
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| 1854 |
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| | | Emile's older brother François entered the Gobelins. |
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| 1856 |
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| | April | Began his studies at the Gobelins |
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| 1861 |
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| | August 10 | Married Henriette Lucas, Abel Lucas' daughter, in ths chapel of the Gobelins. |
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| 1865 |
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| | August 19 | His younger brother Florimond entered the Gobelins. |
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| 1867 |
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| | August 28 | His son, Emile Henri, was born. |
| | November 9 | Henriette dies after the birth of their son Emile Henri. |
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| 1869 |
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| | | Exhibited his first work at the Paris Salon. |
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| 1871 |
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| | | Abandoned his career as an upholsterer and devoted all his time to painting. |
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| 1872 |
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| | January 2 | Married Sargines Angrand-Campenon (1836 - 1915) - daughter of Germain Campenon). The couple lived at 8 rue des Beaux-Arts. |
| | March 23 | Goupil & Cie purchased Italienne for 300ff (resold January 11, 1873 to M. Mastenbroek, Rotterdam, for 1007ff). |
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| 1873 |
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| | January 21 | Goupil & Cie purchased Italienne couronnée de fleurs, 300ff (resold M. Avery for 600ff). |
| | July 1 | Appears to have received the first, of many, visits from George A. Lucas - the American art agent. (Lucas' diary entry ... At Muniers & bought Salon picture, head & small picture for 2250ff ...). |
| | July 18 | Visit from George A. Lucas and Samuel P. Avery (Lucas' diary entry ... With Avery to Muniers, Bouguereau, Lesrel ...). |
| | September 6 | Visit from George A. Lucas & Avery (Lucas' diary entry ... With Avery to ... Desgoffe, Munier - etc). |
| | November 3 | Visit from George A. Lucas (Lucas' diary entry: "... At Bouguereaus - At Muniers ..."). |
| | November 10 | Visit from George A. Lucas. (Lucas' diary entry: "... At Muniers ..."). |
| | December 22 | Visit from George A. Lucas. (Lucas' diary entry: "At Muniers - At Leyendeckers,..."). |
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| 1874 |
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| | January 3 | Goupil & Co. purchased La retour du marché for 400ff Catalogue No. 1873.01. |
| | January 3 | Goupil & Co. purchased La Poésie (?) for 500ff (resold to M. Knoedler & Co., New York City for 750ff). |
| | January 8 | Visit from George A. Lucas. (Lucas' diary entry: "At Packers - At Muniers - out ..."). |
| | January 9 | Visit from George A. Lucas. (Lucas' diary entry: "... At Muniers. ..."). |
| | January 17 | Visit from George A. Lucas. (Lucas' diary entry: "... - At Muniers & paid check 400fs for picture of girl & kitten - ..."). |
| | January 27 | Visit from George A. Lucas. (Lucas' diary entry: ... at Muniers ..."). |
| | February 8 | Visit from George A. Lucas. (Lucas' diary entry: "... at Muniers, out ..."). |
| | February 9 | Visit from George A. Lucas. (Lucas' diary entry: "At Muniers ..."). |
| | February 18 | Visit from George A. Lucas. (Lucas' diary entry: "At Muniers ...). |
| | March 6 | Visit from George A. Lucas. (Lucas' diary entry: "... At Muniers & bought & ordered 6 heads for 2500 fs ...). |
| | March 7 | Visit from George A. Lucas. (Lucas' diary entry: "... At Muniers & changed order for 6 heads at 450 fs each ...). |
| | March 12 | Visit from George A. Lucas. (Lucas' diary entry: "... At Muniers & pd for picture of girl with Lilacs 1000 fs, check ...). |
| | March 18 | Visit from George A. Lucas. (Lucas' diary entry: "... At Muniers ..."). |
| | March 23 | Visit from George A. Lucas. (Lucas' diary entry: " ... At Muniers & paid him by check 908 fs - 900 fs for 2 heads [most likely purchased for Avery] & 8 fs for panel for my sketch - At Alboy Rebouet's & carried Munier sketch ..."). |
| | March 27 | Visit from George A. Lucas. (Lucas' diary entry: "To Munier & told him I would take head with Flowers - at Fantins"). |
| | April 11 | Visit from George A. Lucas. (Lucas' diary entry: "... At Muniers - out ..."). |
| | April 13 | Visit from George A. Lucas. (Lucas' diary entry: "... At Muniers ..."). |
| | April 20 | Visit from George A. Lucas. (Lucas' diary entry: "... At Muniers & paid him 450 fs for girl with flowers, off'd 2000 fs for Salon picture ..."). |
| | May 18 | Visit from George A. Lucas. (Lucas' diary entry: "... At Muniers, out ..."). |
| | May 19 | Visit from George A. Lucas. (Lucas' diary entry: "... At Muniers ..."). |
| | June 12 | Birth of his daughter Marie Louise at rue Singer No 16. |
| | June 22 | Visit from George A. Lucas. (Lucas' diary entry: " ... At Munniers & order picture of Girl & child for 2000 fs - & to do portrait of his child for 300 & head of girl with book & copy of Bouguereau head for 500 fs ..."). |
| | July 1 | Visit from George A. Lucas. (Lucas' diary entry: "... At Muniers ..."). |
| | August 24 | Visit from George A. Lucas & Avery. (Lucas' diary entry: "... With Avery to Muniers, Lecomtes ..."). |
| | August 26 | Visit from George A. Lucas. (Lucas' diary entry: "... With Avery to Exposition Sevres & Industries - At Muniers ..."). |
| | August 27 | Visit from George A. Lucas. (Lucas' diary entry: "... At Muniers ..."). |
| | November 7 | Visit from George A. Lucas. (Lucas' diary entry: "... At Muniers, out ..."). |
| | November 16 | Visit from George A. Lucas. (Lucas' diary entry: "... At Muniers ..."). |
| | December 3 | Visit from George A. Lucas. (Lucas' diary entry: "... At Muniers, out ..."). |
| | December 4 | Visit from George A. Lucas. (Lucas' diary entry: "... To Munier's & measured canvasses of 3 heads ..."). |
| | December 30 | Visit from George A. Lucas. (Lucas' diary entry: "... At Muniers ..."). |
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| 1875 |
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| | January 19 | Visit from George A. Lucas. (Lucas' diary entry: "... At Muniers ..."). |
| | January 23 | Visit from George A. Lucas. (Lucas' diary entry: "... At Muniers & paid by check 450 fs for head of Italian girl holding dish grapes ..."). |
| | March 6 | Visit from George A. Lucas. (Lucas' diary entry: "... At Muniers ..."). |
| | April 26 | Goupil & Co. purchased Une petite tricoteuse for 450ff (resold to Knoedler & Co., New York in July, 1875 for 600ff) Catalogue No. 1875.02. |
| | April 26 | Goupil & Co. purchased Revenant du jardin for 450ff (resold to Herdtle & Peters, Stuttgart, in February 1876 for 750ff). |
| | May 6 | Visit from George A. Lucas. (Lucas' diary entry: "... At Muniers - out ..."). |
| | June 5 | Emile's father - Pierre F. Munier - dies from a stroke. |
| | June 14 | Visit from George A. Lucas. (Lucas' diary entry: "... At Muniers - out ..."). |
| | August 27 | Visit from George A. Lucas. (Lucas' diary entry: "... At Muniers ..."). |
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| 1876 |
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| | | The year he began spending his summer vacations on the Normandy coast. |
| | May | Goupil & Co. purchased Buste de femme (ancien No. 8651) for 100ff (resold in New York - M. Knoedler & Co.? - in 1879 for 210ff). |
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| 1877 |
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| | August 11 | Marriage of Florimond Louis and Louise Besson. |
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| 1879 |
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| | | Summer - Emile traveled to Ardennes to paint the portrait of Madame de Chanzy. |
| | July | Goupil & Co. purchased En Pénitence for 2500ff (resold to Drabble in June (?) 1879 for 2750ff). |
| | August 4 | Visit from George A. Lucas & Avery. (Lucas' diary entry: "... With Avery to Pottiers, to Madrazo's & to Munier to whom paid 1500 fs for 2 pictures ...). |
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| 1880 |
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| | February 27 | Goupil & Co. purchased another version of En Pénitence (94 x 63 cm.) for 1300ff (resold to M. Knoedler & Co., New York City on September 28, 1880 for 2000ff). |
| | February 27 | Goupil & Co. purchased a reduction of En Pénitence for 500ff (resold to Sloane on April 5, 1880 for 1400ff) Catalogue No. 1880.04. |
| | August 16 | Visit from George A. Lucas. (Lucas' diary entry: "... At Muniers & paid him 400 fs for picture girl with apple, he to send it to Pottiers - At Pottiers & took acc't of pictures on hand for packing ..."). |
| | November 13 | Visit from George A. Lucas. (Lucas' diary entry: "... at Briolets & Muniers ...). |
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| 1881 |
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| | January 8 | Visit from George A. Lucas. (Lucas' diary entry: "... At Muniers ...). |
| | February 16 | Visit from George A. Lucas. (Lucas' diary entry: "... At Muniers & paid check 750 fs for "Blue bird" ..."). |
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| 1882 |
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| | | Received an Honorable Mention at the Salon. |
| | March 16 | Visit from George A. Lucas. (Lucas' diary entry: "... At Muniers (moved to Passy). |
| | March 17 | Visit from George A. Lucas. (Lucas' diary entry: "... To see Munier, 45 Bd Beau Sejour Passy ...) |
| | March 24 | Goupil & Co. purchased Petite fille & chat for 1516.20ff (resold to Johan van Mastenbroek on May 30, 1882 for 2520ff) Catalogue No. 1880.04. |
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| 1883 |
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| | January 3 | Goupil & Co. purchased Petite fille a poupée for 1200ff (resold to Mr. W. Schaus, New York, on March 19, 1883 for 2000ff). |
| | January 25 | Visit from George A. Lucas. (Lucas' diary entry: "... Drew 200 fs at Munier (M B [Buckler]) to pay Souty frames ..."). |
| | February 13 | Visit from George A. Lucas. (Lucas' diary entry: "... At Muniers & ordered 1/2 Fromentin & do Cabanel cartes de visite - to be done on Saturday ...). |
| | February 17 | Visit from George A. Lucas. (Lucas' diary entry: "... At Muniers & got photographs Cabanel & Fromentin. ...). |
| | May 1 | Goupil & Co. purchased Jeune fille & poupée (71 1/2 x 55 1/2 cm.) for 2000ff (resold to Escribe, Paris, on May 26, 1887 for 1382.10ff). |
| | August 27 | Goupil & Co. purchased Le vase brisé for 4000ff (resold to Drucker on March 4, 1885 for 5040ff) Catalogue No. 1883.03. |
| | October 18 | Visit from George A. Lucas. (Lucas' diary entry: "... Drew 800 fs at Muniers for W.H.H. [William H. Huntington]...). |
| | December 11 | Goupil & Co. purchased Le chien savant (70 x 52 cm)for 4000ff (resold to Charles Field Haseltine, Philadelphia, PA., on August 4, 1885 for 4000ff). |
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| 1884 |
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| | June 6 | Goupil & Co. purchased Portrait (90 x 60 cm) for 6000ff (resold to Stanford, San Francisco, CA. on June 6, 1884 for 9000ff). |
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| 1885 |
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| | January 26 | Emile's mother - Marie Louise Carpentier - dies. |
| | April 22 | Boussod, Valadon & Cie. purchased La jeune mére & l'enfant fauteuil salon bleu for 4000ff (resold to Van Loon, hotel Meurice, on May 30, 1885 for 6500ff). |
| | May 5 | Visit from George A. Lucas. (Lucas' diary entry: "... At W H H - At Muniers & drew check 500 fs W H H ...). |
| | July 4 | Boussod, Valadon & Cie. purchased Trois Amis for 4000ff (resold to Thomas, pour le "Graphic", London on August 5, 1885 for 6750ff), Catalogue No. 1885.01. |
| | October 31 | Visit from George A. Lucas. (Lucas' diary entry: "... At Muniers (out) ...). |
| | November 3 | Visit from George A. Lucas. (Lucas' diary entry: "... At Muniers & drew on Bond for 1000 fs which paid Lherbette Kane & Co for Transportation of W H H's Cerceuil ...). |
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| 1886 |
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| | January 21 | Boussod, Valadon & Cie. purchased Libre échange for 2250ff (resold to W.H. Keep & Co., London on January 22, 1886 for 2500ff). |
| | May 22 | Boussod, Valadon & Cie. purchased Convoitise (companion piece to Libre échange) for 2100ff (resold to W.H. Keep & Co., London on May 22, 1886 for 2500ff). |
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| 1888 |
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| | February 25 | Boussod, Valadon & Cie. purchased The mistletoe (50 x 70 cm) for 1500ff (resold to W.H. Keep & Co., London on February 24, 1888 for 2000ff). |
| | May 3 | Boussod, Valadon & Cie. purchased Mère embrassant son enfant for 4500ff (resold to W.H. Keep & Co., London on May 3, 1888 for 5500ff). |
| | August 9 | Boussod, Valadon & Cie. purchased Girl with spectacles for 800ff (resold to W.H. Keep & Co., London on August 9, 1888 for 1000ff). |
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| 1889 |
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| | | Painted the portraits of the American collectors Mr. & Mrs. Charles H. Hymans. |
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| 1895 |
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| | June 20 | His grandson Georges was born. |
| | June 29 | 9 am - died from congestion cérébrale (stroke). |
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| 1901 |
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| | | Marie-Louise (Emile's daughter) marries Jean Alain Clément. |
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| 1906 |
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| | September 14 | Emile's older brother François died. |
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| 1915 |
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| | | Sargines Angrand-Campenon Munier dies. |
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| 1950 |
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| | February 12 | Marie-Louise (Emile's daughter) dies. |
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