▁landscape ▁and ▁in ▁decor ation . ▁His ▁close ▁analysis ▁of ▁light ▁can ▁be ▁studied ▁in ▁his ▁picture ▁La ▁femme ▁qui ▁se ▁ch au ffe ▁at ▁the ▁Luxemb ourg ▁in ▁Paris , ▁one ▁of ▁a ▁large ▁group ▁of ▁n ude ▁studies ▁of ▁which ▁a ▁later ▁example ▁is ▁Une ▁N ym phe ▁au ▁bord ▁de ▁la ▁mer ; ▁and ▁in ▁the ▁work ▁produced ▁during ▁and ▁after ▁a ▁visit ▁to ▁India ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 1 . ▁A ▁large ▁panel , ▁Peace ▁by ▁Ar bitr ation , ▁was ▁completed ▁seven ▁days ▁before ▁the ▁out break ▁of ▁war ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 4 . ▁ ▁Part ly ▁under ▁the ▁influence ▁of ▁Thomas ▁G ains borough ▁and ▁Josh ua ▁Reyn olds , ▁whom ▁he ▁studied ▁during ▁a ▁three - year s ▁stay ▁in ▁England , ▁he ▁applied ▁his ▁methods ▁to ▁a ▁brilliant ▁series ▁of ▁port ra its , ▁especially ▁of ▁women . ▁Notable ▁among ▁these ▁are ▁the ▁Port rait ▁de ▁Thé âtre ▁( Mad ame ▁Ré j ane ), ▁and ▁M me . ▁Roger ▁J ourd ain . ▁The ▁former ▁is ▁a ▁good ▁example ▁of ▁his ▁d aring ▁un con vent ional ity . ▁A ▁later ▁work ▁is ▁The ▁King ▁and ▁Queen ▁of ▁Belg ium ▁( 1 9 1 9 ). ▁His ▁landscape ▁work ▁is ▁represented ▁by ▁L ' ile ▁he ure use , ▁and ▁Un ▁R uis seau ▁dans ▁la ▁Mont agne ▁( 1 9 2 0 ). ▁A ▁symbol ist ▁in ▁his ▁decor ative ▁work , ▁Bes n ard ' s ▁fran k ▁delight