For many years, Louis-Abraham was thought to have lived a modest life, with relatively few commissions. However, studies published in the years 1985 and 2000 suggested that Louis’ work was difficult to distinguish from typical baroque mannerist paintings of his era, andwhich soexplains why an assessment of his [[oeuvre]] has always been problematic. It was demonstrated that even during his quietest final thirteen years, Louis had scattered a number of paintings among the grand houses of [[Provence]] and Northern Italy. On 24th October 1707, he also received a commission for twelve paintings to decorate the [[Palais-Royal]] in Paris, on the occasion of the birth of [[Louis I of Spain|Louis]], son of [[Philip V of Spain|Philip of Spain]] and grandson of [[Louis XIV of France|Louis XIV]]. After his death, a further ten paintings were recorded in his studio inventory, all at various stages of completion.
