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#OTD 4 October 1814 Jean-François Millet was born. He became one of the founders of the Barbizon school in rural France. Millet is noted for his paintings of peasant farmers and can be categorized as part of the Realism art movement.

#OTD 3 October 1867 Pierre Bonnard was born. He became a founding member of the Post-Impressionist group of avant-garde painters Les Nabis & was a leading figure in the transition from Impressionism to Modernism

#OTD 29 September 1703 François Boucher was born. He became a painter known for his idyllic and voluptuous paintings on classical themes, decorative allegories, and pastoral scenes. He was perhaps the most celebrated painter and decorative artist of the 18th century.

#OTD 28 September 1823 Alexandre Cabanel was born. He became a famous painter. According to Diccionario Enciclopedico Salvat, Cabanel is the best representative of the L'art pompier, and was Napoleon III's preferred painter.

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#OTD 25 September 1908 Jacqueline Audry was born. She was the first commercially successful female director of post-war France.

Castle development in Western Europe.

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#OTD 7 September 1778 France invades Dominica in the British West Indies, before Britain is even aware of France's involvement in the American Revolutionary War