Théodore Géricault

Théodore Géricault, September 26, 1791–January 26, 1824, was a French painter and lithographer associated with Romanticism.

He studied in Paris with Carle Vernet and Pierre-Narcisse Guérin. His early major paintings included The Charging Chasseur and The Wounded Cuirassier.

Géricault is best known for The Raft of the Medusa. He also produced portraits, horse studies, figure studies, landscapes, and lithographs.

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