 He painted the tame roe deer belonging to Princess Juliana in his studio at The Hague, opposite the Royal Palace "Huis ten Bosch".He made many sketches and drawings of the deer, and painted "Hertje" ("The fawn") in 1921, which became quite popular in the Netherlands.He undertook numerous journeys to Belgium, France, Italy, and England, and acquired a name for himself as a talented portraitist.