Quote by: Jacques-Louis David

If the work is poor, the public taste will soon do it justice. And the author, reaping neither glory nor fortune, will learn by hard experience how to correct his mistakes.


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Author Bio


  • NameJacques-Louis David
  • DescriptionFrench Neoclassical painter
  • BornAugust 30, 1748
  • DiedDecember 29, 1825
  • CountryFrance
  • ProfessionPainter; Politician; Artist
  • WorksOath Of The Horatii; Napoleon Crossing The Alps; Portrait Of Antoine-Laurent Lavoisier And His Wife
  • AwardsCommander Of The Legion Of Honour; Prix De Rome