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Théodore Géricault by Alexandre Colin 1816
Théodore Géricault by Alexandre Colin 1816

Théodore Géricault (September 26, 1791 – January 26, 1824) was an important French painter, known for The Raft of the Medusa and other paintings. He was one of the people who started the Romantic movement.

Born in Rouen, France, Géricault was schooled in English sporting art by Carle Vernet and in classical figure composition by Pierre-Narcisse Guérin, who saw that he had talent.

His first big work, The Charging Chasseur, shown at the Paris Salon in 1812, showed the influence of the style of Rubens and an interest in contemporary topics.


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  • GericaultHorseman

    The Charging Chasseur, 1812

  • Théodore Gericault - Head of a Youth - Google Art Project

    Study of the Head of a Youth

  • JEAN LOUIS THÉODORE GÉRICAULT - La Balsa de la Medusa (Museo del Louvre, 1818-19)

    The Raft of the Medusa, 1819

  • Perelachaise-Gericault-p1000405

    Monument at Géricault's tomb, by sculptor Antoine Étex

  • GericaultWoundedCavalry

    Wounded Cuirassier Leaving the Field of Battle, 1814

  • Gericault tete

    Horse Head, 1815

  • Théodore Géricault - Riderless Racers at Rome - Walters 37189

    Riderless Racers in Rome, 1817 (The Walters Art Museum)

  • Laure-bro-de-comeres

    Portrait of Laure Bro, 1818

  • Jean Louis André Théodore Géricault - Portrait of a Young Man - 2001.280 - Minneapolis Institute of Arts

    Portrait of a young man 1818

  • Théodore Géricault - Heroic Landscape with Fishermen - WGA08629

    Heroic Landscape with Fishermen, 1818

  • Gericault Theodore 1819-20 Portrait eines Jungen mit langem blonden Haar

    Portrait Study of a Youth, ca. 1818–1820

  • Jean Louis Théodore Géricault 011

    Horse in the Storm, 1820–1821

  • Jean Louis Théodore Géricault 001

    The Derby of Epsom, 1821

  • Theodore-Gericault--cheval-arabe-gris-blanc-rouen

    White Arabian Horse, before 1824

  • Théodore Géricault - Portrait of a Kleptomaniac - WGA08636

    Portrait of a Kleptomaniac, 1822 (Museum of Fine Arts, Ghent)

  • A Madwoman and Compulsive Gambler 1822 Theodore Gericault

    The Woman with a Gambling Mania, 1822 (Louvre, Paris)

  • GericaultMonomaniacOfMilitaryCommander

    Man Suffering from Delusions of Military Rank, 1822 (Collection Oskar Reinhart am Römerholz, Winterthur)

  • The mad woman-Theodore Gericault-MBA Lyon B825-IMG 0477

    La Monomane de l'envie (Insane Woman), 1822 (Museum of Fine Arts of Lyon)

  • Le Monomane du vol d'enfants (Gericault, 1822-1823)

    A kidnapper, 1822–1823 (Museum of Fine Arts, Springfield, Massachusetts)


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