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[[File:Gros, Bonaparte at the Bridge of Arcole, 1796.jpg|thumb|Napoleon Bonaparte at the Bridge of Arcole, 1796.]] | [[File:Gros, Bonaparte at the Bridge of Arcole, 1796.jpg|thumb|Napoleon Bonaparte at the Bridge of Arcole, 1796.]] | ||
'''Antoine-Jean Gros''' (1771 - 1835) was a [[French]] Neoclassical Romantic [[painter]]. ''In 1793 Gros went to Italy, where he met Napoleon and was appointed his official battle painter. He followed Napoleon on his campaigns, and his huge paintings such as The Battle of Eylau (Louvre, Paris, 1808) are among the most stirring images of the Napoleonic era.'' [http://www.ibiblio.org/wm/paint/auth/gros/] | '''Antoine-Jean Gros''' (1771 - 1835) was a [[French]] Neoclassical Romantic [[painter]]. ''In 1793 Gros went to Italy, where he met Napoleon and was appointed his official battle painter. He followed Napoleon on his campaigns, and his huge paintings such as The Battle of Eylau (Louvre, Paris, 1808) are among the most stirring images of the Napoleonic era.'' [http://www.ibiblio.org/wm/paint/auth/gros/] | ||
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Revision as of 22:34, April 21, 2015
Antoine-Jean Gros (1771 - 1835) was a French Neoclassical Romantic painter. In 1793 Gros went to Italy, where he met Napoleon and was appointed his official battle painter. He followed Napoleon on his campaigns, and his huge paintings such as The Battle of Eylau (Louvre, Paris, 1808) are among the most stirring images of the Napoleonic era. [1]
The painting Napoleon Bonaparte Visiting the Plague Victims of Jaffa launched his career when he debuted at the Salon in 1804.
Napoleon Visiting the Pesthouse at Jaffa.
Napoleon on the Battlefield of Eylau, 1808.