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Edouard Manet was born on January 23, 1832 and died on April 30, 1883. He was married to Suzanne Leenhoff who was also a painter. Edouard Manet was born and raised in Paris, France and grew up to be an amazing painter. Although Edouard became a painter, he was not expected to be one. His father Auguste Manet who was the Chief of Personnel at the Ministry of Justice wanted Edouard to study Law, but Edouard did not wish to. Edouard and his father soon agreed of the occupation of the Navy, but Edouard did not pass the Naval Academy's Entravce exam. Infact, Edouard faied the exam twice. Finally, Edouard found that he loved to paint and that was his new occupation. Edouard attended the college Rollin for four years to study art. He also traveled to Europe to study different art from different cultures. Eventually, he was taught by the classical painter Thomas Couture in 1850. Edouard was taught by Thomas for six years until Edouard opened an art gallery with Albert de Balleoy. Edouard Manet has made many famous paintings in his lifetime. His paintings are found in multiple art galleries everywhere in the world. He is mostly known for his watershed paintings such as Olympia that he painted in 1863. Edouard soon became ill and passed away in Paris of 1883.