Friend and patron of Renoir, Charles Le Coeur was an architect by profession. Renoir was close to the entire Le Coeur family, including Charles' brother Jules through whom Renoir probably met his model and mistress Lise. In 1856 Charles Le Coeur married Marie Charpentier (1834-1922) with whom he had four children: Marie, Joseph, Marthe and François.
Bibliography
1959
Cooper, Douglas. "Renoir, Lise and the Le Coeur Family: A Study of Renoir's Early Development - II: The Le Coeurs." The Burlington Magazine 101 (1959):322+
1959
Cooper, Douglas. "Renoir, Lise and the Le Coeur Family: A Study of Renoir's Early Development - I: Lise." The Burlington Magazine 101 (1959):163+