 He painted an allegorical figure of the Republic of Geneva, designed new costumes for the magistrates, and designed for civic festivities.In 1795 he succeeded in getting a bust of Jean-Jacques Rousseau, who he had known, placed on a tall column in the Parc des Bastions.But, disillusioned by developments in France, in 1796 he retired from political involvements and returned to painting, producing mostly portraits of the Genevan elite.