7 8 0 - 1 7 8 2 ▁in ▁the ▁service ▁of ▁the ▁Com te ▁de ▁Cho ise ul - G ou ff ier . ▁ ▁His ▁arch ae ological ▁work ▁was ▁meant ▁to ▁complete ▁the ▁Com te ' s ▁Vo y age ▁pitt ores que ▁de ▁la ▁Gr èce . ▁When ▁the ▁Count ▁was ▁appointed ▁the ▁amb assador ▁of ▁France ▁to ▁the ▁Sub lime ▁Por te ▁in ▁ 1 7 8 4 , ▁he ▁again ▁engaged ▁F au vel . ▁The ▁latter ▁did ▁not ▁support ▁the ▁life ▁of ▁the ▁emb ass y ▁in ▁the ▁Ott oman ▁capital ▁and ▁did ▁many ▁arch ae ological ▁tri ps ▁to ▁collect ▁the ▁material ▁for ▁the ▁future ▁publications ▁and ▁the ▁collection ▁of ▁anti ques ▁of ▁his ▁patron , ▁through ▁Greece ▁or ▁in ▁the ▁summer ▁of ▁ 1 7 8 9 , ▁Egypt . ▁It ▁was ▁then ▁that ▁he ▁expressed ▁his ▁tired ness ▁of ▁working ▁for ▁someone ▁who ▁did ▁not ▁recognize ▁his ▁qual ities . ▁ ▁F au vel ▁settled ▁perman ently ▁in ▁Ath ens ▁in ▁the ▁summer ▁of ▁ 1 7 9 3 , ▁after ▁the ▁em igration ▁of ▁Cho ise ul - G ou ff ier ▁to ▁Russia . ▁In ▁February ▁ 1 7 9 6 , ▁he ▁ended ▁up ▁being ▁recognized ▁for ▁his ▁arch ae ological ▁work ▁and ▁named ▁" non - res ident ▁partner " ▁of ▁the ▁Institut ▁de ▁France . ▁This ▁assured ▁him ▁of ▁fund ing ▁for ▁the ▁purs uit ▁of ▁his ▁research . ▁He ▁succeeded , ▁for ▁example , ▁in ▁sending ▁to