hˌævɪŋ ɹˈælid tə nɐpˈoʊlɪən, ɪn hˌuːz ˈɑːnɚ hiː ɹˈoʊt sˈɛvɹəl pˈoʊᵻmz, hiː wʌz ɐpˈɔɪntᵻd mˈɛmbɚɹ ʌvðə sˈaɪəns ænd ˈɑːɹts kəmˈɪʃən ɐkˈʌmpəniɪŋ bˈɑːnɐpˌɑːɹt dˈʊɹɹɪŋ ðɪ ɪdʒˈɪpʃən kæmpˈeɪn ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd sˈɛvənhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti ˈeɪt.
Having rallied to Napoleon, in whose honor he wrote several poems, he was appointed member of the Science and Arts Commission accompanying Bonaparte during the Egyptian campaign in 1798.