 Shortly after, however, Isabey became a court painter for King Louis-Philippe and was named a Knight in the Légion d'Honneur in 1832.One of his best known paintings was done during this period, in 1840, depicting the return of Napoleon's remains from Saint Helena aboard the "Belle Poule".He favored historical paintings, genre scenes and landscapes, but also executed numerous canvases depicting storms and shipwrecks; possibly reflecting his own thwarted career plans.