Pioneer of libanese painture, famous for the warm colours of his paintings and his natural and historical subjects.

Famous illustrator and cartoonist, he dedicated also to politics satires. He is mainly known for the illustration of Lewis Carroll "Alice in Wonderland", in 1865, and "Through the Lens" in 1872.

Painter and sculptor dedicated to neoclassicism, he became a specialist in this sector thanks to several journeys in middle east countries.