▁in ▁ 1 8 4 0 , ▁dep ict ing ▁the ▁return ▁of ▁Napoleon ' s ▁remains ▁from ▁Saint ▁Hel ena ▁ab o ard ▁the ▁Belle ▁P ou le . ▁ ▁He ▁fav ored ▁historical ▁paint ings , ▁genre ▁scenes ▁and ▁land sc apes , ▁but ▁also ▁executed ▁numerous ▁can v ases ▁dep ict ing ▁storm s ▁and ▁ship w re cks ; ▁possibly ▁reflect ing ▁his ▁own ▁th wart ed ▁career ▁plans . ▁During ▁a ▁trip ▁to ▁England , ▁he ▁was ▁known ▁to ▁have ▁studied ▁the ▁works ▁of ▁J . M . W . ▁Turner . ▁He ▁was ▁especially ▁skill ful ▁at ▁rendering ▁subt let ies ▁in ▁dark er ▁colors ; ▁which ▁might ▁be ▁called ▁a ▁form ▁of ▁gr is aille . ▁He ▁took ▁in ▁students ▁on ▁a ▁regular ▁basis ; ▁including ▁Eug ène ▁B oud in , ▁Johan ▁Bar th old ▁J ong kind ▁and ▁Dur and - Bra ger . ▁In ▁his ▁later ▁years , ▁he ▁turned ▁from ▁marine ▁painting ▁to ▁historical ▁scenes , ▁usually ▁of ▁a ▁violent ▁nature , ▁such ▁as ▁mass ac res , ▁du els ▁and ▁rob ber ies . ▁ ▁A ▁primary ▁school ▁in ▁Mont év rain ▁has ▁been ▁named ▁in ▁his ▁honor . ▁ ▁Selected ▁paint ings ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Further ▁reading ▁▁ ▁Pierre ▁Mi quel , ▁Eug ène ▁Is ab ey ▁: ▁ 1 8 0 3 - 1 8 8 6 ▁: ▁la ▁marine ▁au ▁XIXe ▁siècle , ▁( Vol umes ▁ 9 - 1 0 ▁of ▁" ▁Le ▁Pays age ▁français ▁au