▁awarded ▁the ▁Prix ▁de ▁Rome ▁in ▁ 1 8 5 6 ▁for ▁his ▁painting ▁of ▁the ▁return ▁of ▁young ▁Tob ias . ▁ ▁He ▁stayed ▁in ▁Rome ▁for ▁several ▁years , ▁followed ▁by ▁a ▁visit ▁to ▁Egypt ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 2 , ▁where ▁he ▁painted ▁scenes ▁of ▁pr inc ely ▁activities , ▁did ▁decor ative ▁work ▁for ▁pal aces ▁and ▁sketch ed ▁monuments ; ▁some ▁of ▁them ▁quite ▁remote . ▁Many ▁works ▁were ▁created ▁by ▁request ▁of ▁the ▁Kh ed ive . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 6 8 , ▁he ▁returned ▁to ▁France . ▁Four ▁years ▁later , ▁he ▁was ▁commission ed ▁by ▁the ▁government ▁to ▁copy ▁the ▁paint ings ▁of ▁Andrea ▁M ante g na ▁in ▁Pad ua , ▁but ▁was ▁forced ▁to ▁return ▁by ▁ill ness . ▁He ▁was ▁a ▁Professor ▁at ▁the ▁É cole ▁N ationale ▁in ▁Lyon ▁from ▁ 1 8 7 4 ▁to ▁ 1 8 7 7 , ▁then ▁retired . ▁ ▁He ▁participated ▁in ▁the ▁Second ▁Ann ual ▁International ▁Ex hib ition ▁of ▁London ▁( 1 8 7 2 ), ▁Ex po ▁Vienna ▁ 1 8 7 3 ▁and ▁the ▁Ex position ▁Univers elle ▁( 1 8 7 8 ). ▁It ▁is ▁reported ▁that ▁Henri ▁R ous seau ▁obtained ▁Cl ément ' s ▁help ▁in ▁gain ing ▁permission ▁to ▁copy ▁paint ings ▁at ▁the ▁Lou vre ; ▁a ▁privile ge ▁normally ▁reserved ▁for ▁students ▁of ▁recognized ▁institutions . ▁ ▁He ▁died ▁in ▁Al gi ers , ▁where ▁he ▁had ▁spent ▁the ▁winter ▁attempting