Jean louis forain biography of mahatma gandhi

Forain was born on the 23^rd of October 1852 in the French city of Reims.

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His father painted ornamental signs and had a modest income. Forain soon displayed a strong passion for drawing: “the sculptures of Reims Cathedral were the origins of my vocation”.Around 1860, his family moved to Paris and, at the age of fourteen, the young Jean-Louis began to draw at the Louvre where he copied the masters.

There, he met the painter Jacquesson de la Chevreuse who gave him drawing lessons. After he briefly assisted a class given by Jean-Léon Gérôme at the École des Beaux-Arts, his talent was noticed by the sculptor Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux who appointed him as one of his assistants for over a year.

At 17, Forain led a bohemian life and, during the 1870 Franco-Prussian War, he took part in the defence of the fort of Montrouge near Paris.

With his anarchist soul, he sympathised with the Communards who took control of the government in the aftermath of France’s defeat. His fun-loving