Théodore Géricault

Théodore Géricault
Portrait of Théodore Géricault by Horace Vernet, c. 1822–1823
Born
Jean-Louis André Théodore Géricault

(1791-09-26)26 September 1791
Rouen, Normandy, France
Died26 January 1824(1824-01-26) (aged 32)
Paris, France
NationalityFrench
Known forPainting, lithography
Notable workThe Raft of the Medusa
MovementRomanticism

Jean-Louis André Théodore Géricault (French: [ʒɑ̃lwi ɑ̃dʁe teɔdɔʁ ʒeʁiko]; 26 September 1791 – 26 January 1824) was a French painter and lithographer, whose best-known painting is The Raft of the Medusa. Despite his short life, he was one of the pioneers of the Romantic movement.

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