His first painting, "Mort de Caton d'Utique" ("Death of Cato") was exhibited at the Salon of 1874. "Charles VI et Odette" appeared at the 1880 Salon; these two paintings and also "Esther" (1883) were purchased by the French State. His "Julia" ("Julie", 1875) on a Roman theme was shown at the 1876 Philadelphia Exposition and was awarded a gold medal.