▁the ▁son ▁of ▁Jules ▁Ro yer ▁( 1 8 4 5 - 1 9 0 0 ), ▁cre ator ▁of ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁most ▁important ▁l ith ographic ▁printing ▁works ▁established ▁in ▁Nancy , ▁rue ▁de ▁la ▁Sal p ê tri ère . ▁R ais ed ▁in ▁the ▁art ▁world ▁from ▁a ▁young ▁age , ▁Ro yer ▁joined ▁the ▁Nancy ▁School ▁of ▁Fine ▁Arts ▁where ▁he ▁met ▁É mile ▁Fri ant . ▁He ▁attended ▁the ▁classes ▁of ▁Antoine ▁Vier ling ▁and ▁Louis - Th é odore ▁Dev illy ▁and ▁exhib ited ▁his ▁first ▁works ▁at ▁the ▁Sal on ▁de ▁Nancy , ▁including ▁Fight ▁between ▁two ▁young ▁ty pos ▁and ▁Young ▁pl aster er . ▁These ▁early ▁success es ▁prompt ▁his ▁parents ▁and ▁teachers ▁to ▁encou rage ▁a ▁study ▁trip ▁to ▁Holland ▁with ▁Fri ant , ▁who ▁would ▁then ▁influence ▁Ro yer . ▁ ▁At ▁his ▁return ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 8 , ▁and ▁after ▁att ending ▁the ▁É cole ▁des ▁Be aux - Ar ts ▁in ▁Paris , ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 0 ▁he ▁continued ▁his ▁studies ▁at ▁the ▁Ac adémie ▁Julian ▁under ▁Jules ▁Joseph ▁Le f eb vre ▁and ▁François ▁Fl am eng . ▁He ▁exhib ited ▁regularly ▁at ▁the ▁Paris ▁Sal on , ▁special izing ▁in ▁genre ▁paint ings ▁and ▁port ra its . ▁As ▁a ▁portrait ist , ▁he ▁encountered ▁many ▁famous ▁figures ▁from ▁the ▁arist ocracy , ▁politics , ▁diplom acy , ▁science ▁and ▁the ▁arts . ▁As ▁a ▁result , ▁his ▁critics ▁described ▁him ▁as ▁one