Théodore Géricault facts for kids

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.

Images for kids

The Charging Chasseur, 1812
Study of the Head of a Youth
The Raft of the Medusa, 1819
Monument at Géricault's tomb, by sculptor Antoine Étex
Wounded Cuirassier Leaving the Field of Battle, 1814
Horse Head, 1815
Riderless Racers in Rome, 1817 (The Walters Art Museum)
Portrait of Laure Bro, 1818
Portrait of a young man 1818
Heroic Landscape with Fishermen, 1818
Portrait Study of a Youth, ca. 1818–1820
Horse in the Storm, 1820–1821
The Derby of Epsom, 1821
White Arabian Horse, before 1824
Portrait of a Kleptomaniac, 1822 (Museum of Fine Arts, Ghent)
The Woman with a Gambling Mania, 1822 (Louvre, Paris)
Man Suffering from Delusions of Military Rank, 1822 (Collection Oskar Reinhart am Römerholz, Winterthur)
La Monomane de l'envie (Insane Woman), 1822 (Museum of Fine Arts of Lyon)
A kidnapper, 1822–1823 (Museum of Fine Arts, Springfield, Massachusetts)