 This trip would have important repercussions on the development of arts and artistic taste in France.At the death of Le Normant de Tournehem in 1751, Poisson de Vandières was called back from Italy and took over his functions as "directeur général des Bâtiments du Roi" (director general of the King's Buildings).He kept this position until his retirement in 1773, thereby setting a record for the longest administrative service in the 18th century in France.