His Most Famous Painting (The Garden of Pontoise) - Camille Pissarro - By: Annette Labedzki, 2009-08-16

French 'Impressionist' painter Jacob-Abraham-Camille Pissarro or Camille Pissarro was born to rich Portuguese Jewish merchant Abraham Gabriel Pissarro and his wife Rachel Manzano on July 10, 1830, at the Caribbean Island of St. Thomas, West Indies. He lived here until the age of 12. He then went to a boarding school in Paris in 1855, where the director encouraged Pissarro to nurture his creative talent. Camille professionally started painting and created the masterpieces he is known for today.

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