The Horses of Baron Antoine Jean Gros

Antoine-Jean Gros was a French painter during the late 18th and early 19th century. By the time he was 20 he had been accused of sympathizing with French royalists during the revolution and fled the country to Italy.

Meeting A Muse

It was in Milan that Gros met Napoleon, who would later be the subject of some of the most renowned work Gros would complete. At the end of the 18th century the artist made his way back to France where his portraits of Napoleon were celebrated and he was honored.

As his life wore on his work declined & so did his critical acclaim. A broken man he took his own life by throwing himself into the Seine in 1835.

The Battle of Abukir

The Battle of Abukir

Napoleon on the Battlefield of Eylau

Napoleon on the Battlefield of Eylau

The Horse Mustapha Pasha

The Horse Mustapha Pasha

Portrait of the Sous-Lieutenant Charles Legrand

Portrait of the Sous-Lieutenant Charles Legrand

Joachim Murat

Joachim Murat

Jérôme Bonaparte

Jérôme Bonaparte

General Bonaparte

General Bonaparte

Not About The Horses

Like a lot of the older art we feature, horses are clearly not the central subject of Antoine-Jean Gros’ work. They are actually used as a prop, to show the strength and nobility of those who ride them.

One Comment on “The Horses of Baron Antoine Jean Gros

  1. Bambi-Jeanne Bond

    Achille Charles Louis Napoléon, Crown Prince of Naples, Hereditary Prince of Berg, 2nd Prince Murat (Italian Achille Carlo Luigi Napoleone Murat; 21 January 1801 – 15 April 1847) was the eldest son of Joachim Murat, King of Naples (and brother-in-law to Napoleon Bonaparte by marriage to sister Caroline Bonaparte) during the First French Empire and later in life mayor of Tallahassee [Florida] in the United States.

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