French, 1763–1788
Jean-Germain Drouais (1763–1788) was a French history painter, born in Paris, the son of the portrait painter François-Hubert Drouais. He was Jacques-Louis David's favourite pupil, won the Prix de Rome in 1784 and followed David to Rome, where he painted Marius at Minturnae (1786, Louvre). He died of smallpox in Rome in 1788, at the age of 24.
Sources: Wikipedia (en): Jean Germain Drouais · Wikidata Q938058
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