 Baron Jean-Antoine Gros is primarily known as Antoine-Jean Gros
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Portait of Napoleon Bonaparte, full-length, as First Consul
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Baron Antoine Jean Gros was born in Paris on March 16, 1771 His father (with the same name) was a miniaturist, and his mother had considerable talent in crayons. In 1785 he became a pupil of David, who helped him to obtain a passport for Italy and in 1793 he visited Florence. Genoa and Milan.
His painting "Napolean at the Battle of Arcola" brought him a staff appointment from Bonaparte, then in command of the French Army in Italy. After the Restoration, Gros's career followed closely alo (showing 500 of 1830 characters). |
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