| 1832 |
Born in Paris on Jan 23. The son of the Chief of Staff at the Ministry of Justice. |
| 1844 |
Enters the College Rollin. Meets Antonin Proust. |
| 1848 |
Fails entrance exam to naval college and sails to Rio on a training ship. |
| 1849 |
He arrives on 4. February 1849 in Rio and returns to Le Havre in 13 June 1849. |
| 1850 |
Studies in Thomas Couture's studio and registers as a copyist in the Louvre. |
| 1852 |
Birth of son Leon, Suzanne Leenhoff is the mother. |
| 1853 |
Travels all over Europe. |
| 1855 |
Visits with Eugene Delacroix at his studio in Notre Dame. |
| 1856 |
Leaves Couture's studio to set up his own. Visits the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam. |
| 1857 |
Meets Fantin-Latour at the Louvre. Travels to Italy. |
| 1858 |
Meets Charles Baudelaire. |
| 1859 |
'The Absinthe Drinker' is turned down by the Salon. Moves to a new studio. |
| 1860 |
Moves with Suzanne and Leon to an apartment in the Batignolles. |
| 1861 |
Portrait of M. and Mme. Manet and The Spanish Singer are shown at the Salon. The Spanish Singer receives an honorable mention. |
| 1862 |
Death of Manet's father. Paints Music in the Tuileries Meets Victorine Meurent. |
| 1863 |
Shows Dejeuner sur l'Herbe at the Salon des Refuses. Manet marries Suzanne in Holland. |
| 1864 |
Exhibits Episode from a Bullfight at the Salon. |
| 1865 |
Olympia causes an uproar when shown at the Salon. Visits Spain but only stays ten days. |
| 1866 |
The Fifer and The Tragic Actor are rejected by the Salon. Meets Cezanne and Monet. Hangs out at the Cafe Guerbois. |
| 1867 |
Holds major exhibition alongside the Exposition Universelle. Paints first version of The Execution of Emperor Maximilian. |
| 1868 |
Meets Berthe Morisot. Paints Portrait of Emile Zola. |
| 1869 |
Eva Gonzales becomes his pupil and model. Shows The Balcony at the Salon, but the final version of The Execution of Emperor Maximilian is banned. |
| 1870 |
Franco-Prussian war. Manet joins the National Gaurd. |
| 1871 |
Elected to the committee of the Paris Commune. |
| 1873 |
Le Bon Bock is shown at the Salon. Meets Stephane Mallarme. |
| 1874 |
Declines offer to exhibit at the first Impressionist exhibition. Eugene Manet marries Berthe Morisot. Spends the summer painting alongside Monet at Argenteuil. |
| 1875 |
Shows The Seine at Argenteuil at the Salon. Tarvels to Venice. |
| 1876 |
Paints Portrait of Stephane Mallarme. |
| 1877 |
Nana rejected by the Salon. |
| 1878 |
Paints Self-Portrait with Skull Cap. |
| 1880 |
Portrait of Antonin Proust is shown at the Salon. |
| 1881 |
Antonin Proust becomes the Minister of Fine Arts. Manet is awarded a second-class Legion of Honor Award. |
| 1882 |
Health Worsens. A Bar at the Folies-Bergere is shown at the Salon. |
| 1883 |
Left leg is amputated April 19. Dies on April 30. |
| 1893 |
Olympia is finally accepted at the Louvre. |
