Claim: Enrico Cavalli studied at the National Academy of Fine Arts and took courses with the master Joseph Guichard.
Evidence: After spending the first three years in Grenoble, he lived for ten years in Lyon where he enrolled at the National Academy of Fine Arts. He took the courses taught by the master Joseph Guichard and made contact with other protagonists of the art scene such as François-Auguste Ravier [], François Vernay [], Louis Carrand and Jean Seignemartin.