Charles Le Cœur

1868

First success: "Lise with a Parasol"

Renoir's first success at the Salon came with the painting "Lise with a Parasol" (1867), for which Lise Tréhot posed.

1870

Birth of his daughter Jeanne

Lise Tréhot gave birth to a daughter, Jeanne Marguerite; Renoir refused to officially acknowledge paternity or to marry Lise.

21 juillet 1870

Daughter born: Jeanne Tréhot

1870–1871

Service in a cuirassier regiment

During the Franco-Prussian War Renoir was called up and served in a cuirassier regiment, where he learned to ride. On 10 March 1871 he was discharged from the army and returned to Paris in April.

1871

Incident on the Seine during the Commune

During the Paris Commune, Communards took Renoir, who was painting on the banks of the Seine, for a spy and nearly threw him into the river; the artist was recognized and saved by the Commune leader Raoul Rigault, whom Renoir had once helped.