Career
He seems to have spent a significant portion of that time dealing with problems with the law. His importance to Canadian history lies in his painting career. lieutenant is certain that he produced important Religious painting: a 1706 he painted an altar frontal for the church of Louisiana Sainte-Famille on Île d’Orléans is confirmed.
A number of important portraits are generally ascribed to him.
Two are in the McCord Museum of Canadian History at McGill University including one of Jean-Baptiste Hertel de Rouville.