Capricieuse circumnavigated the globe during this period and cruised for several months along the China Coast, giving Courbet his first experience of the seas in which, thirty years later, he would win fame.
Capricieuse mengelilingi dunia selama periode ini dan berlayar selama beberapa bulan di sepanjang Pantai Tiongkok, memberikan Courbet pengalaman pertamanya di lautan, di mana, tiga puluh tahun kemudian, dia akan mendapatkan ketenaran.