In 1768 he was approved (agréé) by the Académie Royale, and 29 July 1769 he was received (reçu) in the minor category (petite manière) of painter of animals and was well received in the public reviews when he began to exhibit at the Paris Salon that same year, with a Dog Attacking Geese, now at the Louvre.
In 1768, he was approved by the Académie Royale and received recognition as a minor category painter of animals in 1769. His debut at the Paris Salon that year with "Dog Attacking Geese" was well-received.