He achieved his greatest success as a painter of religious subjects, with his paintings of Christ and various saints installed in churches and public buildings across France.

From that point, both Goyets regularly had works selected for exhibition in the Salons, as did Eugène's wife, Zoé, a portrait artist who specialized in pastels.

"[4] This portrait was in the atelier on Rue de la Chausée-D'Antin at the time of Eugène's death and may have been included in the estate sale of 1857,[1] but its current location is unknown.

In 1837, after the Goyets moved to 25 Rue de la Chausée-D'Antin, they set up their studios next door at number 27, where Eugène and Zoé also taught drawing and painting to female students.

Never has this somewhat vulgar subject been treated more dramatically; the scene is vast, the episodes are numerous and varied, and render all the possible situations of this appalling butchery.

[9] In an obituary, the critic Hyacinthe Audiffred wrote: "It was in the insatiable contemplation of immortal interpreters of art, in the poetry of solitude, that he loved to meditate and create his beautiful images of the Virgin, Christ and martyrs, drawing inspiration from the graceful or dramatic memories of Guide, Poussin and Murillo.

Goyet's imaginary portrait of Foulques de Villaret, displayed since the 1840s in the Salles des Croisades at the Palace of Versailles, is perhaps his best-known work today.

[1] Two different paintings said to be self-portraits by Eugène Goyet have come to auction in France, one at Vassy & Jalenques in Clermont-Ferrand on December 16, 2021,[13][14] and another at Valoir Pousse-Cornet in Blois, on March 26, 2022.