ament ; ▁ ▁Del ac ro ix , ▁the ▁champion ▁of ▁rom antic ism , ▁painted ▁his ▁celebrated ▁Liber ty ▁Le ading ▁the ▁People ▁in ▁ 1 8 3 0 , ▁shortly ▁after ▁the ▁ 1 8 3 0 ▁revolution ▁that ▁brought ▁Louis ▁Philippe ▁to ▁power , ▁person ifying ▁the ▁figure ▁of ▁Libert é ▁as ▁a ▁bare - bre asted ▁classical ▁god dess ▁in ▁the ▁bar o que ▁style . ▁The ▁painting ▁was ▁acquired ▁by ▁the ▁government ▁of ▁Louis ▁Philippe ▁for ▁the ▁Luxemb ourg ▁Palace , ▁but ▁was ▁soon ▁returned ▁to ▁the ▁painter ▁because ▁of ▁its ▁controvers ial ▁political ▁message , ▁and ▁was ▁not ▁shown ▁again ▁in ▁public ▁again ▁until ▁ 1 8 5 5 , ▁under ▁Louis ▁Napoleon . ▁ ▁There after ▁it ▁entered ▁the ▁collection ▁of ▁the ▁Lou vre . ▁ ▁In gres ▁was ▁the ▁champion ▁of ▁the ▁French ▁ne oc lass ical ▁style , ▁and ▁in ▁addition ▁the ▁master ▁of ▁the ▁portrait . ▁However , ▁his ▁Mart yr dom ▁of ▁Saint - Sym ph or ien ▁in ▁ 1 8 3 4 ▁was ▁very ▁badly ▁received ▁by ▁French ▁critics , ▁who ▁preferred ▁Del ac ro ix , ▁and ▁he ▁depart ed ▁Paris ▁in ▁dis g ust ▁to ▁become ▁director ▁of ▁the ▁French ▁Academy ▁in ▁Rome , ▁where ▁he ▁remained ▁until ▁ 1 8 4 1 . ▁ ▁In ▁Rome ▁he ▁painted ▁the ▁first ▁of ▁his ▁Od alis que ▁paint ings , ▁scenes ▁of ▁slaves ▁in ▁Turkish ▁bath s . ▁ ▁From ▁ 1 8 3 3 ▁on wards , ▁Del