The Self-Taught Visionary of the Rococo Twilight In the annals of French art, few trajectories are as compelling as that of Étienne Louis Advinent. Born in the vibrant city of Lyon on July 12, 1767, Advinent was a man who bypassed the rigid corridors of academic instruction to forge a path defined by pure, unadulterated observation. As an autodidact, he lacked the formal pedigree of his contemporaries, yet he possessed an innate sensi…