page_title: François Rude
hierarchical_section_title: François Rude
caption_attribution_description: English: Painting of Francois Rude (1784-1855) by his wife Sophie Rude (Sophie Fremiet) (1797-1867) Huile sur toile - 100 x 81 cm
context_page_description: 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. His work often expressed patriotic themes, as well as the transition from neo-classicism to romanticism.
context_section_description: François Rude (4 January 1784 – 3 November 1855) 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.
caption: Portrait by Sophie Rude (1842)
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