Artist
Antoine-Jean Gros
French, 1771–1835
Antoine-Jean Gros was a French Romanticism painter. 31 works are cataloged here, principally at Cleveland Museum of Art, most of them oil paintings. Antoine-Jean Gros was born in Paris.
Antoine-Jean Gros (French pronunciation:; 16 March 1771 – 25 June 1835) was a French painter of historical subjects. He was granted the 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 French commander Napoleon Bonaparte at the Battle of Arcole in 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.
Works by Antoine-Jean Gros
portrait of Jean-Antoine Chaptal
François Gérard (1770–1837), later Baron Gérard
Portrait of Count Jean-Antoine Chaptal
Dr. Vignardonne
Egyptian Family (Sketch for "The Battle of the Pyramids")
General Jean-Baptiste Kléber (Sketch for "The Battle of the Pyramids")
Bataille d'Aboukir, 25 Juillet 1799
Jérôme Bonaparte, King of Westphalia
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