Étienne-Jean Delécluze
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Etienne-Jean Delécluze was a French painter and critic.
From 1797 on, he was a pupil of Jacques-Louis David
, as he describes in his biography of David.
As one of his favorite pupils, he was invited to David's last meal in France
before going to Brussels
in 1816.
From 1822 on, he worked as a critic for the Journal des débats
.
His book Louis David, son école et son temps (Paris, 1857) was quite politically controversial, and he had to rewrite it in order to restore his reputation.
From 1797 on, he was a pupil of Jacques-Louis David
Jacques-Louis David
Jacques-Louis David was an influential French painter in the Neoclassical style, considered to be the preeminent painter of the era...
, as he describes in his biography of David.
As one of his favorite pupils, he was invited to David's last meal in France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
before going to Brussels
Brussels
Brussels , officially the Brussels Region or Brussels-Capital Region , is the capital of Belgium and the de facto capital of the European Union...
in 1816.
From 1822 on, he worked as a critic for the Journal des débats
Journal des Débats
The Journal des débats was a French newspaper, published between 1789 and 1944 that changed title several times...
.
His book Louis David, son école et son temps (Paris, 1857) was quite politically controversial, and he had to rewrite it in order to restore his reputation.