Simplify the following text for a Grade 11 native English-speaking person.
Original: Beginning in 1862 he studied at the atelier of Swiss artist Marc-Charles-Gabriel Gleyre , where he became acquainted with FrÃ dÃ ric Bazille , Claude Monet , and Pierre-Auguste Renoir .
Simplified: In 1862 he studied at the atelier of Swiss artist Marc-Charles-Gabriel Gleyre , where he met FrÃ dÃ ric Bazille , Claude Monet , and Pierre-Auguste Renoir .