Early Life, Family and Training Paris, 16 April 1856. Georges Cain enters a lineage defined by the tactile precision of sculpture. His grandfather, Pierre-Jules Mêne, and his father, Auguste Cain, both work in the medium of animal sculpture. This domestic environment is steeped in the physical demands of form and anatomy. While the family legacy leans toward the three-dimensional, Georges Cain moves toward the canvas and the pen, even…