Charles Eugène Espidon Goupil (14 December 1831 – 24 October 1896) was a

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and collector. In 1889 he bought Joseph Marius Alexis Aubin's collection of 384

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n manuscripts. On 14 May 1864, he married Augustine Élie. After Goupil's death, his wife donated the collection to the

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Family

On May 14, 1864, he married Augustine Elie. His grand-nephew was the painter

Jean Charlot Louis Henri Jean Charlot (February 8, 1898 – March 20, 1979) was a French people, French-born United States, American Painting, painter and illustrator, active mainly in Mexico and the United States. Life Charlot was born in Paris. His father, ...

and his nephew by marriage was the son of Léon Harmel.

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