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In 1810, his Madrid and Napoleon at the Pyramids ( Versailles ) show that his star had deserted him.

His Francis I and Charles V, 1812 ( Louvre ), had considerable success ; but the decoration of the dome of St. Genevieve ( begun in 1811 and completed in 1824 ) is the only work of Gros's later years which shows his early force and vigour, as well as his skill.

The " Departure of Louis XVIII.

" ( Versailles ), the Embarkation of Madame d ' Angoulême ( Bordeaux ), the plafond of the Egyptian room in the Louvre, and finally his Hercules and Diomedes, exhibited in 1835, testify only that Gros's efforts – in accordance with the frequent counsels of his old master David – to stem the rising tide of Romanticism only damaged his once brilliant reputation.