in ▁and ▁Pic ot . ▁During ▁the ▁first ▁part ▁of ▁his ▁career ▁he ▁devoted ▁himself ▁to ▁historical ▁painting , ▁producing ▁many ▁sacred ▁works , ▁several ▁spec im ens ▁of ▁which ▁are ▁to ▁be ▁seen ▁in ▁the ▁churches ▁of ▁Paris . ▁His ▁most ▁important ▁work ▁of ▁this ▁kind ▁is ▁the ▁series ▁of ▁paint ings ▁representing ▁' Char ity ,' ▁in ▁the ▁church ▁of ▁St . ▁Le u ▁at ▁Paris . ▁About ▁ 1 8 6 3 ▁he ▁applied ▁himself ▁to ▁landscape ▁painting . ▁He ▁died ▁in ▁Paris ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 7 . ▁Among st ▁his ▁best ▁works ▁are : The ▁Lov es ▁of ▁the ▁Ang els . ▁ 1 8 3 5 . R egin a ▁Co eli . ▁ 1 8 4 6 . St . ▁Ther esa . ▁ 1 8 4 7 . Con v ict s ▁in ▁ 1 7 8 8 . ▁ 1 8 3 6 . Ch est nut - trees ▁at ▁A ul n ay . ▁ 1 8 5 5 . P ark ▁at ▁Or say . ▁ 1 8 5 7 . The ▁G ou ff re , ▁near ▁Seine port . ▁ 1 8 6 4 . ▁( In ▁the ▁Luxemb ourg ▁Gallery .) View ▁at ▁So isy - sur - E col le ' '. ▁ 1 8 6 5 . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁▁▁ ▁Category : 1 7 9 9 ▁birth s ▁Category : 1 8 7 7 ▁death s ▁Category : Art ists ▁from ▁Paris ▁Category