François Guiguet

He advised them to seek out the opinion of François-Auguste Ravier, a painter and former colleague of Camille Corot, who lived in the nearby village of Morestel.

[1] Ravier was also impressed and spent three years teaching Guiguet some of the basics of art to prepare him for entry into the École nationale des beaux-arts de Lyon.

In 1879, on Ravier's recommendation, he was enrolled in the class of Michel Dumas, a former student of Ingres, who schooled him in the Classical tradition.

With the support of Édouard Aynard, director of the museum commission, and Antonin Dubost, the Deputy from Isère, Guiguet went to Paris to complete his studies at the École des Beaux-arts, where he worked in the studios of Alexandre Cabanel.

[1] He specialized in painting woman and children, frequently returned to his hometown seeking inspiration and exhibited widely, including England, the United States, Germany and even Réunion.