1. The Life and Times of Jacques Louis David Jamie Mathias IAS 108 Prof. Kim Morin December 10, 2009

2. I. Early Life David was born in Paris on August 30, 1748.

3. Early Life Jacques-Louis David’s father, Louis-Maurice died after a pistol duel when David was 10 year old.

4. Early Life David was educated at boarding school, where his two uncle’s took care of him financially until he chose a career.

5. Early Life David chose his career as an artist and quickly became a student of the famous artist Joseph-Marie Vien. Vien was a professor at the academy.

6. II. The French Revolution The Revolution brought numerous groups together in protest. David found friends in one of these groups who called themselves the Jacobins.

7. The French Revolution As part of the Jacobin’s, David voted for the beheading of King Louis XVI.

8. The French Revolution After a brief period spent in jail, David’s life was spared by Napoleon Bonaparte, the youngest general-turned-reigning-king.

9. The French Revolution Before dedicating himself almost entirely to paintings of the royal family, David painted The Death of Marat to iconize his good friend, journalist Jean Marat, in 1793.

10. The French Revolution By 1874, the Reign of Terror had run it’s course.

11. III. Exile and Death David was exiled to Brussels after Napoleon got the guillotine.

12. Exile and Death Jacques-Louis David died on December 25, 1825.

13. Exile and Death He left behind a wife whom he remarried.

14. Exile and Death He died of complications after an accident involving a carriage.

15. Exile and Death His body is buried in Brussels. It was not allowed back into France, even after death.

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20. Works Cited www.smarthistory.org www.wikipedia.org Roberts, Warren. Jacques-Louis David: Revolutionary Artist. The University of North Carolina Press. Copyright 1989. Brookner, Anita. Jacques-Louis David. Harper & Row, Publishers Inc. Copyright 1980.