1862

Monet undertakes military service in Algeria in 1861–2, but is released on health grounds.

Portrait of Claude Monet in uniform.

Charles Marie Lhuillier
Portrait of Claude Monet in Uniform 1861
Musée Marmottan Monet, Paris, France
© Musée Marmottan Monet, Paris
/ Giraudon / Bridgeman Presse