▁in ▁the ▁external ▁world ▁and ▁his ▁“ ch ic ” ▁l umin ous ▁technique ▁bring ▁him ▁close ▁to ▁the ▁ 1 8 th - century ▁French ▁pain ters . ▁ ▁A ▁foundation ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Société ▁N ationale ▁des ▁Be aux - Ar ts ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 0 , ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 3 ▁he ▁became ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Institute . ▁He ▁succeeded ▁Carol us ▁Dur an ▁as ▁director ▁of ▁the ▁Ac adémie ▁française ▁in ▁Rome . ▁In ▁ 1 9 1 2 , ▁he ▁became ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁French ▁Ac adémie ▁des ▁Be aux - Ar ts ▁and ▁became ▁director ▁of ▁the ▁É cole ▁des ▁Be aux ▁Arts ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 2 . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 2 3 ▁he ▁co - f ounded ▁the ▁Sal on ▁des ▁Tu iler ies . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁represented ▁in ▁the ▁official ▁exhibition ▁of ▁French ▁art ▁held ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 9 - 2 0 ▁by ▁a ▁symbol ic ▁ 1 9 1 7 ▁portrait ▁of ▁Card inal ▁Mer cier . ▁An ▁important ▁exhibition ▁of ▁his ▁works ▁was ▁shown ▁in ▁different ▁cities ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 4 . ▁ ▁Hon ours ▁▁▁ 1 9 0 7 ▁: ▁Member ▁of ▁the ▁Royal ▁Academy ▁of ▁Science , ▁Let ters ▁and ▁Fine ▁Arts ▁of ▁Belg ium . ▁ ▁commander ▁of ▁the ▁Leg ion ▁of ▁Hon our ▁ ▁Member ▁of ▁the ▁Société ▁N ationale ▁des ▁Be aux - Ar ts ▁▁