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Also Known As Antoine-Jean, Baron Gros
Born March 16, 1771 • Paris • France
Died June 26, 1835 (aged 64) • Paris • France
Notable Works “Napoleon Visiting the Pesthouse at Jaffa” • “Napoleon on the Battlefield at Eylau, February 1807”
Movement / Style Romanticism

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Napoleon I
Antoine-Jean Gros: Bonaparte Visiting the Plague Victims of Jaffa
Painting by Antoine-Jean Gros showing Napoleon Bonaparte on horseback among officers and wounded soldiers on a snowy battlefield at Eylau, with smoke rising in the distance.
Painting by Antoine-Jean Gros of Napoleon Bonaparte as First Consul, wearing a red and gold uniform, standing beside a table with documents and a quill.
Painting by Antoine-Jean Gros showing Napoleon I and Francis II meeting after the Battle of Austerlitz, with both figures in military dress and soldiers, horses, and smoke in the background.
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