The youngest son of a tailor, Renoir started as an apprentice painter in a china factory.
He painted together with Monet, Sisley and Bazille at Chailly in Fontainebleau forest (1864).  Durand-Ruel was a devoted patron.

Young Girl in the Garden at Montmartre
Pierre August Renoir, 1841-1919, French
Christie's, London

