Antoine- Jean Gros. Military painter
of the Napoleonic Period, Antoine - Jean Gros, French Military artist born
1771 died 1835, His huge Military paintings showing Napoleon's Victories,
were part of the Art propaganda, paintings similar to Jean Louis
David. These magnificent painting are now available as Giclee Canvas
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Gros, Antoine-Jean (1771-1835). French painter. He learnt his
skill firstly from his father and then form Jacques Louis David. Antoine
Jean Gros was inspired by other great painter such as Rubens and his
love of strong colours. In 1793 Gros went to Italy where
he meet napoleon and soon appointed Napoleons official battle
painter. Although the paintings were painted to promote Napoleon and
the great French conquests. (A form of artistic propaganda ) His
Huge paintings such as the Battle of Eylau (Lourve 1808 ) must be
admired for there dramatic and all inspiring style. After the
fall of Napoleon, Gros took over the Studio of Jacques Louis David who
went into exile. Antoine Jean Gros continued painting in the Neoclassical
style and produced some superb Portraits. but did nothing to
equal his Napoleonic paintings. Gros became very depressed with a sense
of Failure and in 1835 drowned himself in the River Seine
