Pierre Outin (1840-1899) was a French 19th Century painter.
Pierre Outin's father is a wealthy trader that does not approve his son's taste for art and drawing.
Outin's inclination for art begins at the Moulins high school where he learns drawing. His father wants him "back on track" and send him working in England.
He is still under 18 at his return in Paris and is soon hired in a silk trade, to his father's satisfaction.
Outin gets emancipated in 1861 and decides to quit his job.
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