Early Life, Training and Artistic Beginnings Paris, July 11, 1842. Émile Mathon enters the world in the former 3rd arrondissement. He grows into a painter and printmaker, developing a technical foundation under the guidance of established masters. He studies under Louis Arban and Charles-François Daubigny, the latter a central figure of the Barbizon school. These early years of instruction shape his approach to the canvas and the plat…