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Antoine-Jean Gros

French painter

Died when: 64 years 101 days (771 months)
Star Sign: Pisces

 

Antoine-Jean Gros

Antoine-Jean Gros (French pronunciation: ​[ɑ̃twanʒɑ̃ gʁo]; 16 March 1771 – 25 June 1835) was a French painter of historical subjects.

He was given title of Baron Gros in 1824.Gros studied under Jacques-Louis David in Paris and began an independent artistic career during the French Revolution.

Forced to leave France, Gros moved to Genoa.His portrait of the French commander Napoleon Bonaparte at the Battle of Arcole (1796) brought Gros to public attention and gained the patronage of Napoleon.

After traveling with Napoleon's army for several years, he returned to Paris in 1799.In addition to producing several large paintings of battles and other events in Napoleon's life, Gros was a successful portraitist.


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