A debate emerged in the art world between the advocates of Poussin's style, who said the drawing was the most important element of a painting, and the advocates of Rubens, who placed color above the drawing. During the French Revolution, Poussin's style was championed by Jacques-Louis David in part because the leaders of the Revolution looked to replace the frivolity of French court art with Republican severity and civic-mindedness. The influence of Poussin was evident in paintings such as "Brutus" and "Death of Marat". Benjamin West, an American painter of the 18th century who worked in Britain, found inspiration for his canvas of "The Death of General Wolfe" in Poussin's "The Death of Germanicus".