▁time ▁there , ▁he ▁made ▁a ▁study ▁trip ▁to ▁Austria . ▁In ▁ 1 8 7 7 , ▁together ▁with ▁his ▁cousin , ▁Eug ène ▁Burn and , ▁he ▁went ▁to ▁Paris , ▁where ▁he ▁studied ▁briefly ▁at ▁the ▁É cole ▁N ationale ▁Sup érieure ▁des ▁Be aux - Ar ts ▁with ▁Alexandre ▁Cab anel . ▁ ▁Following ▁that , ▁he ▁travel led ▁throughout ▁Norm andy , ▁visit ing ▁Mont ▁Saint ▁Michel , ▁and ▁Brit t any . ▁Upon ▁returning ▁home , ▁he ▁executed ▁port ra its ▁of ▁the ▁profess ors ▁from ▁the ▁Fac ulty ▁of ▁Medicine ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Mont pel lier . ▁He ▁began ▁exhib iting ▁at ▁the ▁Sal on ▁des ▁Art istes ▁Fran çais ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 9 ▁and ▁would ▁be ▁a ▁regular ▁particip ant ▁there ▁until ▁ 1 9 3 6 . ▁▁ ▁He ▁continued ▁trav elling ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 0 - 1 8 8 1 ; ▁across ▁the ▁continent ▁to ▁the ▁Eastern ▁Mediter rane an , ▁sp ending ▁some ▁time ▁in ▁Ist an bul , ▁then ▁passing ▁through ▁C airo ▁and ▁P ira eus . ▁During ▁his ▁stay ▁in ▁Ist an bul , ▁he ▁became ▁friends ▁with ▁the ▁Ott oman ▁painter , ▁Os man ▁Ham di ▁Bey . ▁In ▁ 1 8 8 2 , ▁he ▁made ▁it ▁to ▁the ▁second ▁tier ▁in ▁the ▁competition ▁for ▁the ▁Prix ▁de ▁Rome . ▁ ▁He ▁eventually ▁settled ▁in ▁Paris , ▁but ▁made ▁frequent ▁tri ps ▁home . ▁During ▁one ▁visit , ▁in ▁ 1 8