Pedzisa mutsara unotevera: Pashure pokurega kupenda nhau nokuda kwezvinhu zvokushongedza kwechinguvana, muna 1798 akagadzira "Augereau pabhiriji pa
Arcole", wokutanga munhevedzano yemifananidzo inokudza Umambo. Akaenda kuItaly, achigara paFrench Academy muRome, akasangana naDominique Ingres ndokuva mutungamiriri weAcademy kubva muna 1816 kusvika muna 1823. Paakadzokera kuParis, akasarudzwa kuva nhengo yeAcadémie des Beaux-Arts muna 1825, akabva atumidzwa kuti Conservateur weCabinet des estampes muBibliothèque nationale.