She was soon the most fashionable portrait painter of her generation among the "haute bourgeoisie" and aristocracy, painting duchesses and grand dukes and socialites.
His practice as a portrait painter, which was at first considerable, gradually declined, sitters being unwilling to give him the time that he deemed necessary.
From about 1722 he focused mainly on topographical drawings, to be used as illustrations for atlases, although he also remained active as a portrait painter.