Apart from some artistic instruction from <a href=" https://findartvalue.com/artist/henri-gervex">Henri Gervex</a> (1852-1929) and <a href=" https://findartvalue.com/artist/jacques-ferdinand-humbert"><a href=" https://findartvalue.com/artist/jacques-ferdinand-humbert">Ferdinand Humbert</a> </a> (1842-1934), Blanche was self-taught. The grandson of Esprit (1796-1852) and son of Émile Blanche (1828-