He began painting and showed his work at the Salon de Paris in 1866.
Bazille was born in a wealthy family. As such, he had many of the luxuries that other impressionist painters could only dream of. He grew up in a small town in the south of France. However he moved to Paris at a young age to study medicine. He began painting and showed his work at the Salon de Paris in 1866. Consequently, this earned him some recognition and status amongst other young impressionist painters.