In 1775, at the age of 14, he became a pupil of Francis Hayman and lived in London, but returned to his parents after his teacher's death in 1776.
С 1775 года ученик Фрэнсиса Хеймана (Francis Hayman) в Лондоне; вернулся к родителям в 1776 году, когда учитель умер.