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art influenced by classicism , and decided to paint subjects taken mostly from contemporary life. during his early career, when napoleon bonaparte was in power, he began depicting the french soldier in a more familiar, vernacular manner rather than in an idealized, davidian fashion. some of his paintings
that represent french soldiers in a more direct, less idealizing style, include dog of the regiment, trumpeter's horse, and death of poniatowski. he gained recognition during the bourbon restoration for a series of battle paintings commissioned by the duc d'orleans, the future king louis-philippe. critics...
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