On the advice of his architecture instructor <a href=" https://findartvalue.com/artist/etienne-louis-boullee">Étienne-Louis Boullée</a> (1728-1799), Girodet enrolled in the atelier of David (q.v.) in 1783 to study painting, working alongside other young artists like Gros (q.v.) and <a href=" https://findartvalue.com/artist/jean-baptiste-jos-wicar">Jean-Baptiste-Joseph Wicar</a> (1762-1834) who wer