 That said, because of his nearly exclusive presence in Rome, he must be seen within the context of Italian art history and made virtually no direct impact on the development of French art of his own time.His French contemporaries would have heard about him but wouldn't have seen his works.His "Vetturie", a student work, arrived in France 20 years overdue and the "Bouillon Monument" was not even unpacked until the end of the 18th century and, therefore, not known to anybody.