Antoine Jean Gros (1771-1835)
• Was a French Painter.
• Titled as Baron Gros in 1824.
• Gros studied under Jacques-Louis David in Paris.
• He began an independent artistic career during the French Revolution.
• Forced to leave France, he moved to Genoa and witnessed the nearby Battle of Arcole (1796).
• Inspired by the battle, he produced a portrait of the French commander, Napoleon Bonaparte.
• The portrait brought Gros to public attention and gained the patronage of Napoleon.
• He was travelling with Napoleon's army for several years.
• He returned to Paris in 1799.
• Gros produced several large paintings of battles and other events in Napoleon's life.
• Gros also painted portraits of officers in the French army and members of French high society.
• After the fall of Napoleon, he shifted his artistic focus and produced more history paintings.
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