Four years later, after serving in the Franco-Prussian War, he received the Prix de Rome in painting for his work, Blind Oedipus.

In addition to his paintings, he did decorative work at the Opéra-Comique (a scene from the Jeu de Robin et Marion).

He also produced a set of models depicting the history of Brittany that were made into tapestries at the Manufacture des Gobelins.

The tapestries were on display at the Palais du Parlement de Bretagne [fr] until 1994, when they were moved to a museum for preservation.

[2] His book illustrations included works by Sir Walter Scott, Théophile Gautier, Prosper Mérimée and numerous volumes from La Comédie Humaine of Honoré de Balzac.