▁ ▁After ▁studying ▁with ▁his ▁father ▁and ▁copying ▁the ▁Old ▁Masters ▁at ▁the ▁Lou vre , ▁he ▁began ▁sharing ▁a ▁studio ▁with ▁the ▁landscape ▁painter , ▁X avier ▁Le pr ince ▁at ▁Hon f leur , ▁in ▁ 1 8 2 4 , ▁then ▁moved ▁to ▁Saint - Sim éon ▁after ▁Le pr ince ' s ▁un tim ely ▁death . ▁The ▁following ▁year , ▁he ▁sent ▁some ▁land sc apes ▁to ▁the ▁Sal on ▁for ▁his ▁first ▁formal ▁exhibition . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 3 1 , ▁he ▁was ▁chosen ▁to ▁accomp any ▁a ▁diplom atic ▁mission ▁to ▁Mor oc co , ▁led ▁by ▁the ▁Com te ▁de ▁M orn ay , ▁but ▁he ▁polit ely ▁refused . ▁He ▁had ▁just ▁returned ▁from ▁a ▁short ▁trip ▁to ▁Al gi ers , ▁where ▁he ▁had ▁painted ▁scenes ▁of ▁the ▁Royal ▁Navy ' s ▁campaign , ▁and ▁was ▁concerned ▁that ▁the ▁situation ▁there ▁was ▁still ▁too ▁un sett led ▁to ▁make ▁a ▁length y ▁stay . ▁He ▁was ▁replaced ▁by ▁his ▁friend , ▁Eug ène ▁Del ac ro ix , ▁who ▁created ▁over ▁ 1 0 0 ▁works ▁that ▁are ▁now ▁considered ▁class ics ▁of ▁Oriental ism . ▁ ▁Short ly ▁after , ▁however , ▁Is ab ey ▁became ▁a ▁court ▁painter ▁for ▁King ▁Louis - Ph ili ppe ▁and ▁was ▁named ▁a ▁Knight ▁in ▁the ▁L ég ion ▁d ' H onneur ▁in ▁ 1 8 3 2 . ▁One ▁of ▁his ▁best ▁known ▁paint ings ▁was ▁done ▁during ▁this ▁period ,