ðə fɹˈɛntʃ stˈeɪt ˈɑːnɚd hˌɪm wɪððə hˈaɪɪst dɪstˈɪŋkʃənz: fˈʊl pɹəfˈɛsɚɹ æt ðɪ ɪkˈoʊl dˈɛs bˈoʊ ˈɑːɹts ɪn pˈæɹɪs ænd ɐ lˈaɪflɔŋ mˈɛmbɚɹ ʌvðɪ ɐkˈædeɪmi fɹænsˈeɪz.
The French state honoured him with the highest distinctions: full professor at the École des Beaux Arts in Paris and a lifelong member of the Académie française.