He remained professor of rhetoric at the Imperial High School at the time of the reorganization of the University.

Imitated from the Achilleid by Statius, it is a book written with care, which includes interesting and ingenious features descriptions, even if the whole lacks of movement and relieves some boredom.

In theater, Luce Lancival won his greatest success shortly before his death, with his tragedy Hector, shown in 1809 at the Comédie française.

On a topic drawn from the Iliad, the play caused a sensation with a character judged by the very contemporary faithful to the spirit of ancient Greece.

Despite this weakness and failing health, he committed himself with great dedication to the teaching of literature and was an outstanding educator.