| Timeline |
| 1824 |
Born 11 May in Vesoul, France |
| 1843 |
Studies drawing under Claude-Basile Cariage |
| 1844 |
Entered the atelier of Charles Gleyre |
| 1847 |
Exhibits The Cockfight at the Salon |
| 1850 |
Studies under Paul Delaroche |
| 1855 |
Travels to Turkey |
| 1864 |
Appointed Professor in the Art Schools |
| 1865 |
Elected a member of the Imperial Institute |
| 1867 |
Promoted from a knight to an officer in the Legion of Honour |
| 1868 |
Takes a three-and-a-half month excursion to the Middle East |
| 1869 |
Elected an honorary member of the British Royal Academy |
| 1871 |
Travels to Turkey |
| 1873 |
Travels to Spain and Algiers |
| 1874 |
Travels to Holland |
| 1878 |
Makes his public debut as a sculptor at the Paris International Exhibition |
| 1879 |
Travels to Turkey |
| 1880 |
Travels to Egypt |
| 1888 |
Travels to London |
| 1889 |
Travels to Italy |
| 1890 |
Travels to Sicily |
| 1904 |
Dies 10 January in Paris, France |
