François Rude

François Rude was a French sculptor, best known for the Departure of the Volunteers, also known as La Marseillaise on the Arc de Triomphe in Paris. (1835–36). His work often expressed patriotic themes, as well as the transition from neo-classicism to romanticism.

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Who was born first?

• François Rude was born 1 year before John James Audubon
• François Rude was born 1 year after Christoffer Wilhelm Eckersberg
• François Rude was born 1 year after Peter von Cornelius
• François Rude was born 1 year before David Wilkie
• François Rude was born 2 years after John Sell Cotman

Timeline

1. John Sell CotmanMay 16, 1782 – July 1842
2. Christoffer Wilhelm EckersbergJanuary 2, 1783 – July 22, 1853
3. Peter von CorneliusSeptember 23, 1783 – March 6, 1867
4. François Rude (this page)January 4, 1784 – November 3, 1855
5. David WilkieNovember 18, 1785 – June 1, 1841
6. John James AudubonApril 26, 1785 – January 27, 1851

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