Complex sentence: Jean-Léon Gérôme (pronounced zhon lay on zhay rome) was born at Vesoul (Haute-Saône), he went to Paris in 1840 where he studied under Paul Delaroche, whom he accompanied to Italy (1843--1844).
Split into simpler sentences: Jean-Léon Gérôme was born at Vesoul (Haute-Saône). He went to Paris in 1840 where he studied under Paul Delaroche, whom he accompanied to Italy (1843--1844).