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Théodore Géricault, The ArtistsThe Raft of the Medusai
Portrait of Théodore Géricault

Théodore Géricault was a French artist born on April 26, 1798. Géricault contributed to the Romantic and Neoclassical movements, worked in England and died on August 13, 1863.

An Officer of the Imperial Horse Guards Charging, Théodore Géricault

An Officer of the Imperial Horse Guards Charging 1812

The Wounded Cuirassier, Théodore Géricault

The Wounded Cuirassier 1814

The Raft of the Medusa, Théodore Géricault

The Raft of the Medusa 1818

Sailboat on a Raging Sea, Théodore Géricault

Sailboat on a Raging Sea 1818 – 1819

Portrait of a Kleptomaniac, Théodore Géricault

Portrait of a Kleptomaniac 1820

The Epsom Derby, Théodore Géricault

The Epsom Derby 1837

Gustave Doré, The ArtistsPortrait of Gustave Doré

Gustave Doré

Father of Horror, Father of Fantasy

1832 – 1883
John Constable, The ArtistsPortrait of John Constable

John Constable

Nature wins, every time

1776 – 1837
Peder Balke, The ArtistsPortrait of Peder Balke

Peder Balke

Hard luck in the land of supernatural beauty

1804 – 1887
William-Adolphe Bouguereau, The ArtistsPortrait of William-Adolphe Bouguereau

William-Adolphe Bouguereau

Creating beauty by the rules

1825 – 1905
Alexandre Cabanel, The ArtistsPortrait of Alexandre Cabanel

Alexandre Cabanel

Creativity vs the Académie

1823 – 1889
Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres, The ArtistsPortrait of Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres

Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres

Guardian of the old ways

1780 – 1867
17011900

Jean-Baptiste Camille Corot

Utagawa Kuniyoshi

Théodore Géricault

Eugène Delacroix

Anna Atkins

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