Brief Biography-Charles Joseph Natoire from Nîmes was one of the most noted Rococo painters of his time. His initial tuition was from his father, Florent, a sculptor, but his most prominent tutor was François Lemoyne. His work became ranked alongside François Boucher, and included tapestry cartoons and cabinet pictures. By 1751 he was elected Director of the French Academy in Rome, where he retired after spending most of his career in Paris. With the advent of the neoclassical style in his later years, he preferred to spend his time in a teaching capacity. Two of his most renowned students were Joseph Marie Vien and François Hubert Drouais.