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Paul Adolphe Rajon
A Life in Lines and Light Born in Dijon in 1843, Paul Adolphe Rajon began his professional life not with a brush, but through the lens and the chemical bath of photography. The son of a hairdresser, he entered the world of image-making as an apprentice to Pierre Joseph Meurisse in Metz, working as a retoucher of portraits. This early intimacy with the fine details of the human face would later inform his precision as a printmaker. He m
oved to Paris in 1862, seeking to deepen his understanding of painting and formal technique. His training was rigorous and classical. After studying at the school of design in Metz under Auguste Migette, he joined the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris. There, he studied under Isidore-Alexandre-Augustin Pils, a period that grounded his work in the traditions of French academic art. This foundation allowed him to transition from the mechani…