Which artists influenced Jacques-Louis David during his early career?

During his early career, Jacques-Louis David was influenced by a variety of artists and movements as he transitioned from his initial Rococo style toward Neoclassicism.

• Joseph-Marie Vien: As David’s teacher at the Royal Academy of Painting and Sculpture, Vien introduced him to the growing Greco-Roman taste, though he still maintained elements of earlier 18th-century sentiment and eroticism.1
• François Boucher: A family friend, Boucher exerted a slight influence on David’s early work, which initially displayed the charm characteristic of the Rococo style.1
• Italian Masters: During his time in Italy, David studied and absorbed the styles of several masters, including the Bolognese school, the dramatic realism of Caravaggio, and the serene classicism of Nicolas Poussin. David showed a particular preference for the strong light and shade found in the works of Caravaggio’s followers.1
• Neoclassical Theorists: David was significantly influenced by the Neoclassical doctrines promoted in Rome by the German painter Anton Raphael Mengs and the art historian Johann Joachim Winckelmann.1