▁He ▁went ▁to ▁Paris ▁in ▁ 1 7 2 5 , ▁studying ▁under ▁▁ ▁and ▁François ▁Lem oy ne , ▁on ▁whose ▁recommendation ▁he ▁was ▁taken ▁to ▁Nap les ▁by ▁the ▁vic om te ▁de ▁Pu ys ieux , ▁Louis ▁Phil og ène ▁Br ul art , ▁Mar quis ▁de ▁Pu ys ie ul x ▁and ▁Com te ▁de ▁S illery . ▁In ▁ 1 7 3 5 ▁he ▁was ▁in ▁Rome , ▁painting ▁the ▁port ra its ▁of ▁Pope ▁Clement ▁XII ▁and ▁several ▁card inals . ▁In ▁ 1 7 3 8 ▁he ▁accompanied ▁Lord ▁D unc annon ▁to ▁Constantin ople , ▁where ▁he ▁worked ▁for ▁the ▁next ▁four ▁years . ▁▁ ▁Jean - Ét ienne ▁Li ot ard ▁visited ▁Ist an bul ▁and ▁painted ▁numerous ▁past els ▁of ▁Turkish ▁domestic ▁scenes ; ▁he ▁also ▁continued ▁to ▁wear ▁Turkish ▁dress ▁for ▁much ▁of ▁the ▁time ▁when ▁back ▁in ▁Europe . ▁ ▁Using ▁modern ▁dress ▁was ▁considered ▁unh ero ic ▁and ▁in e leg ant ▁in ▁history ▁painting ▁using ▁Middle ▁Eastern ▁settings , ▁with ▁Europe ans ▁we aring ▁local ▁cost ume , ▁as ▁trav ellers ▁were ▁ad vised ▁to ▁do . ▁▁▁ ▁Many ▁trav ellers ▁had ▁themselves ▁painted ▁in ▁ex otic ▁Eastern ▁dress ▁on ▁their ▁return , ▁including ▁Lord ▁By ron , ▁as ▁did ▁many ▁who ▁had ▁never ▁left ▁Europe , ▁including ▁Madame ▁de ▁Pom pad our . ▁By ron ' s ▁poetry ▁was ▁highly ▁influ ential ▁in ▁introdu cing ▁Europe ▁to ▁the ▁head y ▁co ck tail ▁of ▁Rom antic ism ▁in