Jehan (or Jean)-Georges Vibert began his artistic career as an engraver in the workshop of his maternal grandfather, Jean-Pierre-Marie Jazet.
In April 1857, he enrolled in the École des Beaux-Arts, where he remained for six years and studied painting under <a href=" https://findartvalue.com/artist/felix-joseph-barrias-1822-1">Félix-Joseph Barrias</a> (1822-1907) and <a href=" https://findartvalue