Which artists intentionally used their work to shape the public’s view of prominent figures?

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Which artists intentionally used their work to shape the public’s view of prominent figures?

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Elisabeth Vigà © e Le Brun was a prominent woman who was Marie Antoinette’s personal painter and who made many portraits of her during her service which helped to shape public opinion of the Queen. Jacques-Louis David was a painter around the time of the French Revolution who painted prominent events and figures. He was eventually appointed Napoleon’s painter and has helped shape public opinion of him ever since. Reference: https://www.biography.com/people/elisabeth-vig%C3%A9e-le-brun-37280 https://www.britannica.com/biography/Jacques-Louis-David-French-painter