▁the ▁' strong ' ▁blood ▁of ▁the ▁Burg und ians , ▁where ▁his ▁father ▁origin ated . ▁ ▁Pu vis ▁de ▁Ch av annes ▁was ▁educated ▁at ▁the ▁Am iens ▁College ▁and ▁at ▁the ▁Ly c ée ▁Henri ▁IV ▁in ▁Paris . ▁ ▁He ▁intended ▁to ▁follow ▁his ▁father ' s ▁profession ▁until ▁a ▁serious ▁ill ness ▁comp elled ▁him ▁to ▁con val es ce ▁at ▁M â con ▁with ▁his ▁brother ▁and ▁sister - in - law ▁in ▁ 1 8 4 4 ▁and ▁ 1 8 4 5 , ▁interrupt ing ▁his ▁studies . ▁A ▁journey ▁to ▁Italy ▁opened ▁his ▁mind ▁to ▁fresh ▁ideas , ▁and ▁on ▁his ▁return ▁to ▁Paris ▁in ▁ 1 8 4 6 ▁he ▁announced ▁his ▁intention ▁to ▁become ▁a ▁painter . ▁He ▁studied ▁first ▁under ▁Eug ène ▁Del ac ro ix , ▁but ▁only ▁very ▁briefly , ▁as ▁Del ac ro ix ▁closed ▁his ▁studio ▁shortly ▁afterwards ▁due ▁to ▁ill ▁health . ▁ ▁He ▁studied ▁subsequently ▁under ▁Henri ▁Sch ef fer ▁and ▁then ▁Thomas ▁C out ure . ▁His ▁training ▁was ▁not ▁classical ▁as ▁he ▁found ▁that ▁he ▁preferred ▁to ▁work ▁alone . ▁He ▁took ▁a ▁large ▁studio ▁near ▁the ▁G are ▁de ▁Lyon ▁and ▁attended ▁an atom y ▁classes ▁at ▁the ▁Ac adémie ▁des ▁Be aux ▁Arts . ▁ ▁It ▁was ▁not ▁until ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁years ▁later , ▁when ▁the ▁government ▁of ▁France ▁acquired ▁one ▁of ▁his ▁works , ▁that ▁he ▁gained ▁wide ▁recognition . ▁ ▁Pu vis ▁de ▁Ch av annes ▁made ▁his