Wiedewelt would become a lifelong friend .
After his three - year studies in Paris he went on to Rome , where from late 1755 he came into the antique art enthusiast circle around Danish Johannes Wiedewelt , Italian Pompeo Batoni and German Anton Raphael Mengs .
Johannes Wiedewelt would become a lifelong friend .
After his three - year studies in Paris he went on to Rome , where from late 1755 he came into the antique art enthusiast circle around Danish Johannes Wiedewelt , Italian Pompeo Batoni and German Anton Raphael Mengs .