Original: Ferdinand Victor Eugène Delacroix (26 April 1798   13 August 1863) was a French Romantic artist regarded from the outset of his career as the leader of the French Romantic school.
Simplified: Ferdinand Victor Eugène Delacroix (26 April 1798 – 13 August 1863) was a French Romantic artist regarded from the outset of his career as the leader of the French Romantic school.