 Towards the end of 1830, Gautier began to frequent meetings of "Le Petit Cénacle" (The Little Upper Room), a group of artists who met in the studio of Jehan Du Seigneur.The group was a more irresponsible version of Hugo's "Cénacle".The group counted among its members the artists Gérard de Nerval, Alexandre Dumas, père, Petrus Borel, Alphonse Brot, Joseph Bouchardy and Philothée O’Neddy (real name Théophile Dondey).