▁he ▁attended ▁the ▁Jes uit ▁college ▁in ▁Paris , ▁his ▁father ▁sent ▁him ▁on ▁tour ▁in ▁ 1 7 1 7 , ▁to ▁sh ar pen ▁his ▁con no isseur ship ▁and ▁further ▁family ▁connections . ▁First ▁he ▁went ▁to ▁Amsterdam , ▁which ▁was ▁the ▁center ▁of ▁the ▁art ▁trade , ▁and ▁then ▁to ▁Germany . ▁In ▁Vienna ▁Mar iet te ▁catalog ued ▁the ▁art ▁collection ▁of ▁Prince ▁Eug ene ▁of ▁Sav oy . ▁Every where ▁the ▁aff able , ▁curious ▁and ▁soci able ▁Mar iet te ▁made ▁acquaint ances ▁and ▁formed ▁contacts ▁with ▁the ▁scholar ly ▁and ▁art istic ▁community ▁in ▁Europe , ▁which ▁he ▁maintained ▁through ▁correspond ence . ▁ ▁Later ▁career ▁Through ▁his ▁art istic ▁connections , ▁Mar iet te ▁was ▁named ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁pr estig ious ▁Acc adem ia ▁delle ▁Ar ti ▁del ▁Dis eg no , ▁Florence , ▁in ▁ 1 7 3 3 . ▁ ▁His ▁knowledge ▁of ▁prints ▁and ▁his ▁close ▁friendship ▁with ▁C ay lus ▁and ▁the ▁artist ▁Charles - An to ine ▁Co yp el ▁secured ▁him ▁a ▁position ▁re organ izing ▁the ▁old ▁master ▁print ▁collection ▁of ▁the ▁Bibliothèque ▁Roy ale . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 7 4 1 ▁Mar iet te ▁was ▁asked ▁to ▁write ▁the ▁sale ▁catalog ue ▁of ▁Cro zat ' s ▁collection ▁of ▁paint ings ▁and ▁anti qu ities , ▁the ▁first ▁example ▁of ▁the ▁modern ▁descript ive ▁sale ▁catalog ue . ▁He ▁purchased ▁some ▁of ▁Cro zat ' s ▁draw ings ▁at ▁the ▁sale ▁himself ;