The early years in Bordeaux and Paris Pierre Nolasque Bergeret began his training far from the bustle of the capital, in the city of Bordeaux, France. He learned the fundamentals of drawing under Pierre Lacour the Elder. This early period provided a foundation that he would carry with him when he moved to Paris. In the studios of François-André Vincent and later Jacques-Louis David, he worked alongside figures like Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres and François Marius Granet. These shared spaces in the ateliers shaped his approach to the canvas. His work often looked back at the Renaissance, fi…