From 1862, he studied at the Paris École des Beaux-Arts within the "atelier" of Swiss artist Marc-Charles-Gabriel Gleyre, where he became acquainted with Frédéric Bazille, Claude Monet, and Pierre-Auguste Renoir.
He studied at the Paris École des Beaux-Arts within the "atelier" of Swiss artist Marc-Charles-Gabriel Gleyre. This was from 1862. He became acquainted with Frédéric Bazille. He became acquainted with Claude Monet. He became acquainted with Pierre-Auguste Renoir.