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Gros, Baron Biography \| Encyclopedia of World Biography (564 words)
	The son of a painter, Antoine Jean Gros was born in Paris on March 16, 1771.
	Gros painted for the restored monarchy, for instance, Louis XVIII Leaving the Tuileries (1817), and he decorated the dome of the Panthéon in Paris with scenes of French history (1814-1824).
	To the end Gros wished to propagate the classicism of David, and he took over David's studio when the master was exiled in 1816.

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