DAVID

David
A study of Jacques-Louis David, chronicler of the French Revolution.

Argues that Jacques-Louis David (1748-1825), participant in and chronicler of the French Revolution and painter to Napoleon, was the single most important painter of the age
The first book to trace all aspects of David's career, from his intellectual interests to his entrepreneurial skills and his relationships with patrons
Sets the artist in the context of Bourbon, Revolutionary, Napoleonic and Restoration France and discusses all the current scholarly debates about David

Simon Lee is Senior Lecturer in the History of Art at the University of Reading.