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Jacques-Louis David
Self-portrait by Jacques-Louis David, oil on canvas, 1794; in the Louvre, Paris.
Jacques-Louis David was a highly influential teacher who trained hundreds of young artists. Among his most notable pupils were:
- Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres: Perhaps David's most famous student, he became the principal proponent of French Neoclassical painting after David's death.123
- Antoine-Jean Gros: A significant painter of Napoleonic history who eventually became the head of David's studio following David's exile.142
- Baron François-Pascal-Simon Gérard: A highly regarded portraitist who maintained a prominent reputation under both Napoleon and Louis XVIII.12
- Anne-Louis Girodet: A talented artist who won the Prix de Rome before eventually turning his focus toward writing.1