Figure 1.--Here we see a image of an artistic, French bourgeois family. As far as we know, Duran never painted a portrait of his young family in the 1870s, at least we have not found one. We have found a famiky portrait later in life with the grandchildren which he painted in 1902. He also painted them separately. Most are the children of George Feydeau and the artist's daughter Marine-Anne. The painting is titled 'Ma familie'--My family.

Duran married Pauiline Croizette. We know nothing about her or their family life. He did paint an elegant portrait of her in 1869--'Lady with a glove'. They had two daughters and a son. The girls were Sabine and Marie-Anne. Here we see Marie-Anne in 1876. As far as we know, he did not paint Sabine as a child. He did paint her as an adult, 'La dame en gris' in 189? (the portrait is indistinctly dated). His son's name was Charles Emile. We have not yet found aortrait of him as a child. As far as we know, Duran never painted a portrait of his young family in the 1870s, at least we have not found one. We have found a famiky portrait later in life with the grandchildren which he painted in 1902. He also painted them separately. Most are the children of George Feydeau and the artist's daughter Marine-Anne. The painting is titled 'Ma familie'--My family. The children and grand children are usually easy to identify because he usually painted a script on them and date. The major family problem was the rift betweem Marin-Anne and her husband because of his disolute life style.

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