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the death of Duchesne, Champaigne succeeded him as Peintre de la Reine ("the Queen's Painter") with a salary of 1200 livres, and in 1629 took French nationality. He made several paintings for Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris, dating from 1638. He also drew several cartoons for tapestries. He also decorated the Carmelite Church of Faubourg Saint-Jacques, one of the favorite churches of the Queen Mother. This site was destroyed during the French Revolution,

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