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Jacques Louis David

Jacques-Louis David (1748 - 1825) was a French painter.

He was a central figure of the French Neoclassicism art movement.

His major works include Oath of Horatii (Louvre, 1784), Death of Marat (Brussels, 1793) and Coronation of Napoleon (Louvre, 1805).

He is buried in Le Père Lachaise Cemetery in Paris, France.

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