# The Death of Socrates

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## Artwork

- Artist: [SAINT-QUENTIN, Jacques-Philip-Joseph de](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/saint-quentin-jacques-philip-joseph-de-r7425ff3df9531b>)
- Date: 1751-1800
- Technique: Oil on canvas, 140 x 115 cm

## Commentary

Little is known about Jacques-Philip-Joseph de Saint-Quentin, a painter who won the Grand Prix de l&#39;Académie Royale in 1762 with his Death of Socrates. 1762 was the first year when the subject to be painted by the aspirants was antique not biblical.

## Related artworks

- [Illustration for &#39;The mad day, or the marriage of Figaro&#39;](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/saint-quentin-jacques-philip-joseph-de-r7425ff3df9531b/illustration-for-the-mad-day-or-the-marriage-of-figaro-r565eca07cba7a4>)

## Attribution

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