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# Microberlinia brazzavillensis

Microberlinia brazzavillensis is a tree in the family Leguminosae, found in West Africa. It is also called zebrano, zingana, and allen ele, and is commonly sold in the US as zebrawood. The tree is tall and straight, growing up to 40 m in height with a diameter of up to 1 m. The flower has white petals and, as other legumes do, the tree produces pods.
Concern is expressed due to the tree's rarity in some areas of its native tropical habitat in Gabon and Cameroon, typically less than one tree per square kilometre. It is listed on The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species as vulnerable
The wood is pale yellow to almost white with dark streaks, and it takes a nice polish. The wood is valued by some for its striped figure and is used in furniture. The wood is very tough and durable, and it can be used for objects such as tool handles and sporting equipment. It is resistant to termites and wood-rotting fungi.
# Michael Golden (actor)

Michael Golden (15 August 1913 – 1983) was an Irish stage, film and television actor, mainly active in England. His stage work encompassed Shakespearean roles at Stratford in 1947; and as police inspectors in the original West End productions of Agatha Christie's plays Verdict and The Unexpected Guest in 1958.

## Selected filmography

* A Canterbury Tale (1944) - Sergt. Smale
* Send for Paul Temple (1946) - Dixie
* Hungry Hill (1947) - Sam Donovan
* Escape (1948) - Detective Penter
* Calling Paul Temple (1948) - Frank Chester
* Noose (1948) - Moggie
* Another Shore (1948) - D.O. Broderick
* The Blue Lamp (1950) - Mike Randall (uncredited)
* Pool of London (1951) - Customs Officer Andrews
* Cry, the Beloved Country (1951) - Second reporter (uncredited)
* Salute the Toff (1952) - Benny Kless
* The Gentle Gunman (1952) - Murphy
* The Square Ring (1953) - Warren
* Operation Diplomat (1953) - Harrison
* 36 Hours (1953) - The Inspector
* Murder by Proxy (1954) - Inspector Johnson
* The Green Scarf (1954) - Warder
* The Black Rider (1954) - Rakoff
* Track the Man Down (1955) - 'Wild' Max (uncredited)
* Cross Channel (1955) - W.L. Carrick
* Dial 999 (1955) - The Chief Inspector
* Women Without Men (1956) - Bargee
* Blonde Bait (1956) - Bargekeeper (uncredited)
* Up in the World (1956) - Nightclub Doorman (uncredited)
* The Man Without a Body (1957) - Nostradamus
* Date with Disaster (1957) - Det. Inspector Matthews
* The One That Got Away (1957) - First Detective (uncredited)
* Tread Softly Stranger (1958) - St. John's Ambulance Man
* Robbery with Violence (1958) - Inspector Wilson
* During One Night (1960) - Constable
* The Day They Robbed the Bank of England (1961) - Gamekeeper (uncredited)
* Murder, She Said (1961) - Hillman

### Television roles

* Jude the Obscure (1971) - as Tinker Taylor
* Fall of Eagles (1974) - Putilov
* The Onedin Line (1976) - Storeman

## Selected stage roles

* The Gentle Gunman (1950) - Shinto
* Verdict (1958) - Detective Inspector Ogden
* The Unexpected Guest (1958) - Inspector Thomas
# List of reservoirs of Hong Kong

Reservoirs in Hong Kong are spread fairly evenly over the entire 1,104 km$^2$ of Hong Kong. There is plenty of space for small reservoirs in Hong Kong, as the hilly areas provide valleys suitable for water storage. However, the larger reservoirs, i.e. High Island Reservoir and Plover Cove Reservoir, were built differently. Dams were built where the reservoir's edge was proposed to be, sea water was drained out and replaced with fresh water.

## Drinking-water reservoirs
### New Territories

* High Island Reservoir (萬宜水庫)
* Plover Cove Reservoir (船灣淡水湖)
* Shing Mun Reservoirs (城門水塘)
** Shing Mun (Jubilee) Reservoir (城門水塘)
** Lower Shing Mun Reservoir (下城門水塘)
* Tai Lam Chung Reservoir (大欖涌水塘)

### Kowloon

* Kowloon Group of Reservoirs (九龍水塘)
** Kowloon Reservoir (九龍水塘)
** Kowloon Byewash Reservoir (九龍副水塘)
** Kowloon Reception Reservoir (九龍接收水塘)
** Shek Lei Pui Reservoir (石梨貝水塘)

### Hong Kong Island

* Aberdeen Reservoirs (香港仔水塘)
** Aberdeen Upper Reservoir (香港仔上水塘)
** Aberdeen Lower Reservoir (香港仔下水塘)
* Pok Fu Lam Reservoir (薄扶林水塘)
* Tai Tam Reservoirs (大潭水塘)
** Tai Tam Upper Reservoir (大潭上水塘)
** Tai Tam Byewash Reservoir (大潭副水塘)
** Tai Tam Intermediate Reservoir (大潭中水塘)
** Tai Tam Tuk Reservoir (大潭篤水塘)
* Wong Nai Chung Reservoir (黃泥涌水塘)

### Lantau Island

* Discovery Bay Reservoir (愉景灣水塘)
* Shek Pik Reservoir (石壁水塘)

## Irrigation reservoirs

* Ho Pui Reservoir (河背水塘)
* Hok Tau Reservoir (鶴藪水塘)
* Hung Shui Hang Reservoir (洪水坑水塘)
* Inspiration Lake (迪欣湖)
* Lam Tei Reservoir (藍地水塘)
* Lau Shui Heung Reservoir (流水響水塘)
* Sham Tseng Settlement Basin (深井聚水塘)
* Shap Long Reservoir (十塱水塘)
* Tsing Tam Reservoirs (清潭水塘)
** Tsing Tam Upper Reservoir (上清潭水塘)
** Tsing Tam Lower Reservoir (下清潭水塘)
* Wong Nai Tun Reservoir (黃泥墩水塘)
* Kwu Tung Reservoir (古洞水塘)

## Flushing-water reservoirs

* Ma Yau Tong Reservoir (馬游塘水塘)
* Jordan Valley Reservoir (佐敦谷水塘) - closed in late 1970s.
# Oscilla notialis

Oscilla notialis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pyramidellidae, the pyrams and their allies.

## Description

The length of the shell measures 1.9 mm.

## Distribution

This species occurs in the demersal zone of the Atlantic Ocean off Brazil at depths between 79 m and 327 m.
# Parastagmatoptera flavoguttata

Parastagmatoptera flavoguttata is a species of praying mantis in the family Mantidae.
# Letitia Ann Sage

Letitia Ann Sage (née Hoare; c.1750–after 1817) was the first British woman to fly, making her ascent on 29 June 1785, in a balloon launched by Vincenzo Lunardi (an Italian aeronaut) from St George's Fields in London.

## Background

She is thought to have been an actress and to have appeared at Covent Garden in 1773, and at some point lived with a haberdasher whose name she took, calling herself Mrs Sage. She is known to have resided for a time at No. 10 Charles Street, Covent Garden. She had two sisters, who were actresses: Mrs Sarah Ward (c.1753-1838) and Mrs Kate Powell (c.1762-1807). Sarah was the wife of Thomas Ward, manager of the Manchester Theatre, whilst Kate's husband was Sparks Powell.

## The flight

Mrs Sage's first flight was planned by Lunardi in May 1785, when the two of them, plus George Biggin, were due to ascend from London, but, as was common in the early days of ballooning, the weight proved too great to allow the balloon - which relied on an adequate supply of hydrogen - to get off the ground, so Mrs Sage and George Biggin had their places taken by three animals: a pigeon, a cat and a dog.
The follow-up plan was for Mrs Sage, George Biggin and Lunardi himself to make the ascent along with two other guests, Colonel Hastings and a female acquaintance, who had been promised a place only if the balloon proved capable of carrying more than three passengers. However, the balloon was unable to take off with the weight of all five passengers, so the woman and Hastings got out, followed by Lunardi. Biggin and Mrs Sage were left to attempt the voyage and were in the air for an hour and a half. An hour into the flight Mrs Sage was thought to have fainted but was actually assisting with the ascension of the balloon. The balloon had turned North West finally coming to rest in a farmer's field near Harrow. Due to the force of the wind, their landing was not smooth and Mrs Sage sustained an injury as she had hit her leg on an iron rod.
They were assisted in getting down by some schoolboys. In the course of the journey they had time to eat a meal consisting of chicken and ham and drink some Florence wine, discarding the bottle over the side.
Mrs Sage went on to write about her experiences in a short publication titled A Letter, Addressed to a Female Friend, By Mrs. Sage, the First English Female Aerial Traveller, which was printed later in the year and sold at a price of one shilling.
A depiction of the balloon flight, showing three passengers, had been created in advance by John Francis Rigaud.

## Later life

Mrs Sage gained some notoriety for her achievement, writing "the door is never quiet an instant" in her short account of the journey But by 1804 she was working at Sadler's Wells Theatre, under the name of "Mrs Robinson", as a dresser and wardrobe keeper for Charles Dibdin the younger. From there, she moved on to the Crow Street Theatre, Dublin, and later to Drury Lane. Nothing is heard of her after 1817.
# Laadjala

Laadjala is a village in Saaremaa Parish, Saare County in western Estonia.
Before the administrative reform in 2017, the village was in Lääne-Saare Parish.
# Microbergeria

Microbergeria is a genus of moths in the family Erebidae. It contains the single species Microbergeria luctuosa, which is found in Cameroon.
# Michael Golden (judge)

Thomas Michael Golden (born 1942) is an American jurist who was a justice of the Wyoming Supreme Court.

## Biography

Golden was born on September 30, 1942, in Enid, Oklahoma. In high school, he played baseball with Dick Cheney in Casper, Wyoming. He received a B.A. in 1964 and a J.D. in 1967, both from the University of Wyoming. In 1992, he received an LLM from the University of Virginia Law School.
He served in the Judge Advocate General's Corps for four years. In 1988, he was appointed as a Justice in the Wyoming Supreme Court. From 1994 to 1996, he served as its chief justice. In June 2011, he authored a decision to grant divorces to same-sex married couples, despite the illegality of same-sex marriage in Wyoming at the time. Golden retired from the Wyoming Supreme Court in August 2012.
# List of senators of Deux-Sèvres

Following is a list of senators of Deux-Sèvres, people who have represented the department of Deux-Sèvres in the Senate of France.

## Third Republic

Senators for Deux-Sèvres under the French Third Republic were:
* Alfred Monnet (1876–1882)
* Alcide Taillefert (1876–1882)
* Marie-Clément de Reignié (1882–1885)
* Pierre Goguet (1882–1886)
* Émile Bergeon (1885–1891)
* François Garran de Balzan (1886–1902)
* Léo Aymé (1891)
* Camille Jouffrault (1891–1905)
* Théodore Girard (1895–1918)
* Louis Aguillon (1903–1920)
* Léopold Goirand (1906–1920)
* Hippolyte Gentil (1920–1927)
* Pierre Brangier (1920–1927)
* René Héry (1920–1940)
* Louis Dutaud (1927–1929)
* André Goirand (1927–1940)
* Louis Demellier (1929–1940)

## Fourth Republic

Senators for Deux-Sèvres under the French Fourth Republic were:
* Émile Poirault (1946–1948)
* Yvon Coudé du Foresto (1946–1948 and 1955–1959)
* Camille Héline (1948–1952)
* Félix Lelant (1948–1957)
* Jacques Ménard (1957–1959)

## Fifth Republic

Senators for Deux-Sèvres under the French Fifth Republic:
| In office | Name | Party |
| 1959–1986 | Jacques Ménard | Union des Républicains et des Indépendants |
| 1959–1977 | Yvon Coudé du Foresto | Union Centriste des Démocrates de Progrès |
| 1977–1995 | Georges Treille | Union Centriste |
| 1986–1995 | Jean Dumont | Républicains et Indépendants |
| 1995–2014 | Michel Bécot | Union pour un Mouvement Populaire |
| 1995–2014 | André Dulait | Union pour un Mouvement Populaire |
| 2014-present | Philippe Mouiller | Les Républicains |
| 2014-present | Jean-Marie Morisset | Les Républicains |
# Oscilla ficara

Oscilla ficara is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pyramidellidae, the pyrams and their allies.
# Langenprozelten

Langenprozelten is an outlying centre (Stadtteil) of Gemünden am Main in the Main-Spessart district, in Bavaria, Germany. It lies on the river Main, 40 km northwest of Würzburg.
# Parish of Waoona

Parish of Waoona, New South Wales located at 29°44′20″S 143°14′05″E﻿ / ﻿29.738889°S 143.234722°E﻿ / -29.738889; 143.234722 is a cadastral parish of Ularara County New South Wales.

## History

The Burke and Wills expedition were the first Europeans to the area, passing a few miles to the west.

## Climate

The climate is semi-arid, with sparse vegetation, low rainfall, very hot summer temperatures and cool nights in winter. The parish has a Köppen climate classification of BWh (Hot desert).
Major features of the parish include Mulgha Creek, Bloodwood Creek and the cut line road.
# Lester Ralph

Lester Ralph (1876 or 1877 – 1927) was an artist who illustrated for several publications.

## Personal life

Ralph was the son of author and journalist Julian Ralph.
In 1904, Ralph married war correspondent Elsie Reasoner, who became a famous model and sculptor. In 1913, she died of phlebitis in Lloyd, Florida, and was buried at the Ralph family plot in New Jersey. On September 24, 1913, Lester married Pauline Rohl. Together they had three daughters: Pauline Ralph, born March 30, 1915, Jean Ralph, born April 19, 1917, and Eileen Ralph, born March 1, 1919.
Ralph survived typhoid but died of appendicitis at St. Luke's Hospital in New York on April 5, 1927.

## Work

Ralph painted war scenes of the Greco-Turkish War of 1897 and First and Second Anglo-Boer wars. His classic Girl Scout poster is part of the Pritzker Military Museum & Library collection. The face from the poster was also used for Girl Scout pins.
He and W. B. Wollen designed special menu cards for a dinner of dignitaries. He illustrated his father's account "In the Wake of the War" from the Turkish side of the war with Greece.
Ralph also covered the Anglo-Boer War.
He provided illustrations for Mark Twain's "Eve's Diary" in Harper's. When a Charlton, Massachusetts, library expelled the book due to nude depictions by Ralph, Twain commented amusedly on the irony of making the Bible freely available.
Ralph illustrated stories in Scribner's Magazine and Collier's, as well as Owen Wister's 1906 novel Lady Baltimore.
His illustrations of people dancing, including The One Step, featured on postcards and he also illustrated a Walk-Over shoe company catalog in 1916.
Ralph was one of the artists whose illustrations were included in the gift book A Book of Sweethearts marketed as having each picture a "climax of charm and color".
# 1972–73 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team

The 1972–73 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team represented the University of Connecticut in the 1972–73 collegiate men's basketball season. The Huskies completed the season with a 15–10 overall record. The Huskies were members of the Yankee Conference, where they ended the season with a 9–3 record. The Huskies played their home games at Hugh S. Greer Field House in Storrs, Connecticut, and were led by fourth-year head coach Dee Rowe.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular Season ||||||
| 12/2/1972* | at Yale | W 92–71 | 1–0 | Payne Whitney Gymnasium New Haven, CT |
| 12/6/1972* | Holy Cross | L 90–96 | 1–1 | Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT |
| 12/9/1972* | Rutgers | L 72–86 | 1–2 | Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT |
| 12/12/1972 | Massachusetts | W 71–68 | 2–2 (1–0) | Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT |
| 12/16/1972* | at Columbia | W 71–62 | 3–2 | University Heights Gymnasium New York, NY |
| 12/22/1972* | Harvard Connecticut Classic | L 70–80 | 3–3 | Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT |
| 12/23/1972* | Syracuse Connecticut Classic/Rivalry | L 73–104 | 3–4 | Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT |
| 1/3/1973 | at New Hampshire | W 60–59 | 4–4 (2–0) | Lundholm Gym Durham, NH |
| 1/6/1973* | at Florida State | L 55–91 | 4–5 | Tully Gymnasium Tallahassee, FL |
| 1/9/1973* | at Florida Southern | L 85–93 | 4–6 | Jenkins Field House Lakeland, FL |
| 1/11/1973* | at South Florida | W 84–67 | 5–6 | Tampa, FL |
| 1/13/1973* | Georgetown Rivalry | W 78–64 | 6–6 | Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT |
| 1/20/1973 | Rhode Island | W 74–72 | 7–6 (3–0) | Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT |
| 1/24/1973* | Dartmouth | W 97–78 | 8–6 | Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT |
| 1/27/1973 | at Vermont | W 104–74 | 9–6 (4–0) | Patrick Gym Burlington, VT |
| 2/3/1973 | Maine | W 98–81 | 10–6 (5–0) | Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT |
| 2/7/1973 | at Boston University | L 99–107 | 10–7 (5–1) | Case Gym Boston, MA |
| 2/10/1973 | at Massachusetts | L 67–83 | 10–8 (5–2) | Curry Hicks Cage Amherst, MA |
| 2/13/1973 | New Hampshire | W 81–69 | 11–8 (6–2) | Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT |
| 2/15/1973 | Vermont | W 88–46 | 12–8 (7–2) | Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT |
| 2/17/1973 | at Maine | L 105–110 $^{OT}$ | 12–9 (7–3) | Memorial Gymnasium Orono, ME |
| 2/22/1973* | at Manhattan | L 87–97 | 12–10 | New York, NY |
| 2/24/1973 | at Rhode Island | W 91–77 | 13–10 (8–3) | Keaney Gymnasium Kingston, RI |
| 2/27/1973* | at Boston College | W 66–65 | 14–10 | Roberts Center Boston, MA |
| 3/3/1973 | Boston University | W 66–53 | 15–10 (9–3) | Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||
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# Admiralty scaffolding

Admiralty scaffolding, also known as Obstacle Z.1 or sometimes simply given as beach scaffolding or anti-tank scaffolding, was a British design of anti-tank and anti-boat obstacle made of tubular steel. It was widely deployed on beaches of southern England, eastern England and South West England during the invasion crisis of 1940-1941. Scaffolding was also used, though more sparingly, inland.

## Design and use

Of a number of similar designs, by far the most common was designated obstacle Z.1. This design comprised upright tubes 9 feet (2.7 m) high and 4 feet 10 inches (1.5 m) apart, these were connected by up to four horizontal tubes. Each upright was braced by a pair of diagonal tubes, at about 45°, to the rear. 20-foot (6 m) wide sections were assembled then carried to the sea to be placed in position at the half tide mark as an obstacle to boats.
However, trials found that a 250-ton barge at 5+1⁄2 knots (6.3 mph; 10.2 km/h) or an 80-ton trawler at 7+1⁄2 knots (8.6 mph; 13.9 km/h) would pass through the obstacle as if it were not there and a trawler easily pulled out one bay with an attached wire rope. Tests in October 1940 confirmed that tanks could only break through with difficulty, as a result Z.1 was adopted as an anti-tank barrier for beaches thought suitable for landing tanks. As an anti-tank barrier it was placed at or just above the high water point where it would be difficult for tanks to get enough momentum to break through the barrier. In some places, two sets of scaffolding were set up, one in the water against boats and one at high water against tanks.
The problem of securing the barriers on sand was overcome by the development of the "sword picket" by Stewarts & Lloyds – this device was later known at the Admiralty as the "Wallace Sword".
Barriers varying in length from a couple of hundred feet to three miles were constructed consuming 50% of Britain's production of scaffolding steel at an estimated cost of £6,600 per mile (equivalent to £460,000 today). Despite this, many miles of Admiralty scaffolding were erected using more than 15,000 miles (24,000 km) of scaffolding tube.
After the war, the scaffolding got in the way of swimmers, subsequently it was removed for scrap and remaining traces are very rare, but occasionally revealed by storms.
# Oryzisolibacter

Oryzisolibacter is a Gram-negative and motile genus of bacteria from the family of Comamonadaceae with one known species (Oryzisolibacter propanilivorax).
# Harley-Davidson RR350

The Harley-Davidson RR350, also known as the Harley-Davidson 350RR, was a racing motorcycle, designed, developed, and built by Harley-Davidson, conforming to the 350cc class regulations of the Grand Prix motorcycle racing world championship, between 1974 and 1976.
# Lewes Downs

Lewes Downs is a 165-hectare (410-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest east of Lewes in East Sussex. It is a Nature Conservation Review site, Grade I and a Special Area of Conservation. Part of it is a national nature reserve, part is Malling Down nature reserve, which is managed by the Sussex Wildlife Trust, and part is Mount Caburn, an Iron Age hill fort which is a Scheduled Monument.
This south-facing slope on the South Downs is ecologically rich chalk grassland and scrub. Flora include the nationally rare early-spider orchid and it also has a diverse invertebrate fauna and an important breeding community of downland birds.
# La Folie (restaurant)

La Folie was a French restaurant in Russian Hill, San Francisco, in the U.S. state of California. The fine dining establishment had received a Michelin star, before closing in 2020.

## Description

Serving French cuisine, La Folie's menu includes a poached lobster, foie gras, and soufflé.

## History

La Folie opened in 1988. On March 14, 2020, owner and chef Roland Passot closed the restaurant.
# Philipp Müllner

Philipp Müllner (born 11 April 1980) is an Austrian former professional tennis player.
Müllner reached a career high singles ranking of 329 in the world and won four ITF Futures titles. His best performance on the ATP Challenger Tour came at the 2003 Tehran Challenger, where he made the singles semi-finals and won the doubles event, partnering Daniel Köllerer.

## Challenger/Futures titles
### Singles: (4)

* Legend
* ITF Futures (4)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
| 1. | May 2002 | Korea Rep. F2, Cheongju | Futures | Clay | Roberto Álvarez | 6–2, 6–3 |
| 2. | Jun 2003 | Serbia & Montenegro F2, Belgrade | Futures | Clay | Ivaylo Traykov | 3–6, 7–6$^{(2)}$, 7–6$^{(5)}$ |
| 3. | Jun 2004 | Serbia & Montenegro F1, Sombor | Futures | Clay | Nikola Ćirić | 4–6, 7–5, 6–2 |
| 4. | Aug 2005 | Iran F1, Tehran | Futures | Clay | Malek Jaziri | 6–3, 7–6$^{(5)}$ |

### Doubles: (3)

* Legend
* ATP Challenger (1)
* ITF Futures (2)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| 1. | Sep 2003 | Tehran Challenger, Tehran | Challenger | Clay | Daniel Köllerer | Ivo Klec Josef Neštický | w/o |
| 2. | Oct 2003 | Croatia F9, Veli Lošinj | Futures | Clay | Herbert Wiltschnig | Kornél Bardóczky Marko Tkalec | 7–5, 1–0 ret. |
| 3. | Sep 2005 | Iran F3, Tehran | Futures | Clay | Herbert Wiltschnig | Anoosha Shahgholi Ashkan Shokoofi | 6–2, 6–4 |
# Adolphe Déchenaud

Adolphe Déchenaud (28 June 1868, Saint-Ambreuil – 27 December 1926, Neuilly-sur-Seine) was a French painter who specialized in Biblical/historical scenes and portraits.

## Biography

He was the son of a Parisian restaurateur, born while his mother was visiting her parents. She remained there for two years before bringing him back to Paris. At the age of fifteen, having noticed his artistic talent, his father enrolled him at the Académie Julian, where he studied with Jules Joseph Lefebvre, Gustave Boulanger and Jean-Joseph Benjamin-Constant.
In 1885, he competed for entry to the École des Beaux-arts, but was obliged to perform military service in 1886. After a year with the 13th Infantry Regiment in Nevers, he returned to the Académie.
He achieved second-place in the Prix de Rome competition in 1891 for his depiction of Philemon and Baucis. Three years later, he shared the Grand Prize with Auguste Leroux for his version of Judith beheading Holofernes. That same year, he went to the Villa Médicis and remained there until 1898.
During this time, he painted the portraits of several of his fellow residents who would later become well-known, including André Devambez, François-Léon Sicard and Emmanuel Pontremoli. His first exhibition at the Salon was in 1899. He only received an honorable mention, but this was followed by medals in 1900 and 1901. At the Salon of 1913, he received the Medal of Honor. He also became a teacher at the Académie.
In 1914, at the beginning of World War I, he produced one of his most familiar paintings; Le comité des forges (the Foundry Committee), a tableau of the twenty-five most powerful French industrialists. After the war, he was elected a to succeed Raphaël Collin in Seat#11 at the Académie des Beaux-Arts. Upon his death, he was succeeded by Lucien Simon. He is interred in a mausoleum in Nanton, which he had made his second home.