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Birthdate: August 30, 1748

Sun Sign: Virgo

Birthplace: Paris, France

Died: December 29, 1825

Jacques-Louis David was a French painter. Widely regarded as the greatest painter of the Neoclassical era, David's works had a strong influence in France in the early-19th century. His works are often linked to the birth of Romanticism. Many of his pupils, such as Antoine-Jean Gros and Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres, went on to become successful and popular painters.

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Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres

(Painter)

Birthdate: August 29, 1780

Sun Sign: Virgo

Birthplace: Montauban, France

Died: January 14, 1867

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Marie Tussaud

(French Wax Sculpture Artist and Founder of 'Madame Tussauds', the Wax Museum in London)

Birthdate: December 1, 1761

Sun Sign: Sagittarius

Birthplace: Strasbourg, France

Died: April 16, 1850

Marie Tussaud was a French artist and sculptor best remembered for her wax sculptures. She founded Madame Tussauds, a wax museum, in London in 1835. The museum is a major tourist attraction today. As a young girl, she learned wax modeling from doctor cum wax modeler Philippe Curtius. In the ensuing years, she became a prominent sculptor.

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Jean-Antoine Watteau

(Former Painter whose notable works include Embarkation for Cythera, L'Enseigne de Gersaint)

Birthdate: October 10, 1684

Sun Sign: Libra

Birthplace: Valenciennes, France

Died: July 18, 1721

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Joseph Ducreux

(Former Painter who was a successful portraitist at the court of Louis XVI of France)

Birthdate: June 26, 1735

Sun Sign: Cancer

Birthplace: Nancy, France

Died: July 24, 1802

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Elisabeth Vigee Le Brun

(Painter)

Birthdate: April 16, 1755

Sun Sign: Aries

Birthplace: Paris, France

Died: March 30, 1842

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Jean-Honore Fragonard

(Painter)

Birthdate: April 5, 1732

Sun Sign: Aries

Birthplace: Grasse, France

Died: August 22, 1806

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François Boucher

(Painter)

Birthdate: September 29, 1703

Sun Sign: Libra

Birthplace: Paris, France

Died: May 30, 1770

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Jean-Baptiste-Siméon Chardin

(Painter)

Birthdate: November 2, 1699

Sun Sign: Scorpio

Birthplace: Paris, France

Died: December 6, 1779

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Hyacinthe Rigaud

(Former Catalan-French baroque painter most famous for his portraits of Louis XIV and other members of the French nobility)

Birthdate: July 18, 1659

Sun Sign: Cancer

Birthplace: Perpignan, France

Died: December 29, 1743

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Jean-Baptiste Greuze

(Painter)

Birthdate: August 21, 1725

Sun Sign: Leo

Birthplace: Tournus, France

Died: March 4, 1805

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Antoine-Jean Gros

(Painter)

Birthdate: March 16, 1771

Sun Sign: Pisces

Birthplace: Paris, France

Died: June 25, 1835

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Adélaïde Labille-Guiard

(Painter)

Birthdate: April 11, 1749

Sun Sign: Aries

Birthplace: Paris, France

Died: April 24, 1803

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Hubert Robert

(Painter)

Birthdate: May 22, 1733

Sun Sign: Gemini

Birthplace: Paris, France

Died: April 15, 1808

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Anne-Louis Girodet de Roussy-Trioson

(Painter)

Birthdate: January 29, 1767

Sun Sign: Aquarius

Birthplace: Montargis, France

Died: December 9, 1824

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Maurice Quentin de La Tour

(Artist)

Birthdate: September 5, 1704

Sun Sign: Virgo

Birthplace: Saint-Quentin, France

Died: February 17, 1788

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Jean-Antoine Houdon

(French Neoclassical Sculptor)

Birthdate: March 20, 1741

Sun Sign: Pisces

Birthplace: Versailles, France

Died: July 15, 1828

Jean-Antoine Houdon was a French sculptor best remembered for his statues and portrait busts of philosophers, political figures, and inventors. During the late 19th and early 20th centuries, his sculptures were used as a reference for imprinting portraits of prominent personalities on various U.S. postage stamps.

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Charlotte de Rothschild

(Socialite)

Birthdate: May 6, 1825

Sun Sign: Taurus

Birthplace: Paris, France

Died: July 20, 1899

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Philip James de Loutherbourg

(Painter)

Birthdate: October 31, 1740

Sun Sign: Scorpio

Birthplace: Strasbourg

Died: March 11, 1812

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Louis-Léopold Boilly

(Painter)

Birthdate: July 5, 1761

Sun Sign: Cancer

Birthplace: La Bassée, France

Died: January 4, 1845

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Nicolas-Jacques Conté

(Painter)

Birthdate: August 4, 1755

Sun Sign: Leo

Birthplace: Aunou-sur-Orne, France

Died: December 6, 1805

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Jean-Marc Nattier

(Painter)

Birthdate: March 17, 1685

Sun Sign: Pisces

Birthplace: Paris, France

Died: November 7, 1766

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Pierre-Paul Prud'hon

(Painter)

Birthdate: April 4, 1758

Sun Sign: Aries

Birthplace: Abbaye de Cluny, Cluny, France

Died: February 16, 1823

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Merry-Joseph Blondel

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François-Thomas Germain

(French Silversmith)

Birthdate: April 17, 1726

Sun Sign: Aries

Birthplace: Paris, France

Died: January 23, 1791

François-Thomas Germain was a French silversmith who worked for the European royalty, earning the title royal silversmith. His association with financiers in 1765 was considered a breach of guild regulations, resulting in his resignation and bankruptcy. Today, many of his works are showcased in museums across Europe. François-Thomas Germain was portrayed as the main antagonist in Assassin's Creed Unity (2014).

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Anne Vallayer-Coster

(Painter)

Birthdate: December 21, 1744

Sun Sign: Sagittarius

Birthplace: Paris, Kingdom of France

Died: February 28, 1818

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Jean-Baptiste Oudry

(Painter)

Birthdate: March 17, 1686

Sun Sign: Pisces

Birthplace: Beauvais, France

Died: April 30, 1755

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Charles-André Van Loo

(Painter)

Birthdate: February 15, 1705

Sun Sign: Aquarius

Birthplace: Nice, France

Died: July 15, 1765

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Joseph Duplessis

(Painter)

Birthdate: September 22, 1725

Sun Sign: Virgo

Birthplace: Carpentras, France

Died: April 1, 1802

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Pierre-Narcisse Guérin

(Painter)

Birthdate: March 13, 1774

Sun Sign: Pisces

Birthplace: Paris, France

Died: July 6, 1833

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Marie-Guillemine Benoist

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Jean-Baptiste Debret

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Vivant Denon

(Artist)

Birthdate: January 4, 1747

Sun Sign: Capricorn

Birthplace: Chalon-sur-Saône, France

Died: April 27, 1825

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Guillaume Guillon-Lethière

(Painter)

Birthdate: January 10, 1760

Sun Sign: Capricorn

Birthplace: Sainte-Anne, Guadeloupe, France

Died: April 22, 1832

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Étienne Maurice Falconet

(French Sculptor Best Known for His Equestrian Statue of Peter the Great, the Bronze Horseman)

Birthdate: December 1, 1716

Sun Sign: Sagittarius

Birthplace: Paris, France

Died: January 24, 1791

Étienne Maurice Falconet is perhaps best remembered for his creation the Bronze Horseman, which depicted Czar Peter I of Russia on a horse. He developed the French Baroque style into Rococo art. Many of his works were made for the Sèvres Porcelain Factory. He also penned Reflections on Sculpture.

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Nicolas de Largillière

(Painter)

Birthdate: October 10, 1656

Sun Sign: Libra

Birthplace: Paris, France

Died: March 20, 1746

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Carle Vernet

(Painter)

Birthdate: August 14, 1758

Sun Sign: Leo

Birthplace: Bordeaux, France

Died: November 17, 1836

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Jean François de Troy

(Painter)

Birthdate: January 27, 1679

Sun Sign: Aquarius

Birthplace: Paris, France

Died: January 26, 1752

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Nicolas Lancret

(Painter)

Birthdate: January 22, 1690

Sun Sign: Aquarius

Birthplace: Paris, France

Died: September 14, 1743

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David d'Angers

(Sculptor)

Birthdate: March 12, 1788

Sun Sign: Pisces

Birthplace: Angers, France

Died: January 4, 1856

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François Girardon

(Sculptor)

Birthdate: March 10, 1628

Sun Sign: Pisces

Birthplace: Troyes, France

Died: September 1, 1715

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Claude Michel

(Sculptor)

Birthdate: December 20, 1738

Sun Sign: Sagittarius

Birthplace: Nancy, France

Died: March 29, 1814

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Edmé Bouchardon

(Sculptor)

Birthdate: May 29, 1698

Sun Sign: Gemini

Birthplace: Chaumont, France

Died: July 27, 1762

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Jean-Baptiste Pigalle

(Sculptor)

Birthdate: January 26, 1714

Sun Sign: Aquarius

Birthplace: Rueil-Malmaison, France

Died: August 20, 1785

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Jean-Baptiste Isabey

(Painter)

Birthdate: April 11, 1767

Sun Sign: Aries

Birthplace: Nancy, France

Died: April 18, 1855

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Claude Joseph Vernet

(Painter)

Birthdate: August 14, 1714

Sun Sign: Leo

Birthplace: Avignon, France

Died: December 3, 1789

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Antoine Pesne

(Painter)

Birthdate: May 29, 1683

Sun Sign: Gemini

Birthplace: Paris, France

Died: August 5, 1757

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Charles-Nicolas Cochin

(Engraver)

Birthdate: February 22, 1715

Sun Sign: Pisces

Birthplace: Paris, France

Died: April 29, 1790

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Nicolas Coustou

(Sculptor)

Birthdate: January 9, 1658

Sun Sign: Capricorn

Birthplace: Lyon, France

Died: May 1, 1733

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Louis-François Roubiliac

(Sculptor)

Birthdate: August 31, 1702

Sun Sign: Virgo

Birthplace: Lyon, France

Died: January 11, 1762