Later he furthered his studies in Europe, at the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris, being a pupil of Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres, Hippolyte Flandrin and Carle-Horace Vernet, winning much praise for his paintings, and achieving the Doctorate in Sciences at the University of Brussels, in 1868.
Kemudian, ia mempelajari pembelajarannya di Eropa, di École des Beaux-Arts di Paris, menjadi murid dari Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres, Hippolyte Flandrin dan Carle-Horace Vernet, memenangkan pujian untuk lukisan-lukisannya, dan meraih gelar Dokterandes dalam bidang Sains di Universitas Brussels, pada 1868.