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| Jacques-Louis David
(1748 - 1825)
| Timeline |
| 1748 |
Born 30 August |
| 1764 |
Begins studying art at the Académie Royale under J. M. Vien |
| 1774 |
Awarded the Prix de Rome |
| 1792 |
Elected a deputy to the National Convention on 17 September |
| 1793 |
Appointed to the Committee of General Security |
| 1793 |
Becomes a member of the art commission |
| 1794 |
Jacobins, including David, are defeated in the National Convention - David is arrested and then imprisoned. A delegation of his students demands his release, and he is freed on 28 December. |
| 1799 |
Becomes the court painter for Napoleon Bonaparte |
| 1815 |
Following the fall of the Napoleon Empire , David is exiled to Brussels |
| 1825 |
Dies 29 December in Brussels |
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