Jacques-Louis DavidFrench, 1748–1825David Sketching
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Harvard Art Museums
Cambridge, United States
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- Sep 27, 2026
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- 1943.1815.13.5
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Meanwhile, in the life of Jacques-Louis David
The whole life1804
Becomes the Emperor’s first painter
After the proclamation of the Empire in 1804 he became the official court painter of the regime — first painter to the Emperor Napoleon.
1815
Flees to Switzerland after Waterloo
After Bonaparte’s defeat at Waterloo and the Bourbon restoration he was forced to flee to Switzerland; in August of the same year he returned to France.
1815
Napoleon visits David during the Hundred Days
During the Hundred Days Napoleon visited the painter and awarded him the commander’s cross of the Legion of Honour.
1816
Exile: moves to Brussels
Exiled from France for his part in the king’s execution, despite the intercession of the police minister Élie Decazes, he settled in Brussels, where he lived for the rest of his life.
1825
Struck by a carriage outside a theatre
As he was leaving a theatre, a carriage struck him; he died later, on 29 December 1825.
29 December 1825
Died
