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Théodore Géricault

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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. Get notified when Théodore Géricault's biography is complete:

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
Peder Balke, The Artists

Peder Balke

Hard luck in the land of supernatural beauty

1804-1887
Eugène Delacroix, The Artists

Eugène Delacroix

Drama, movement and a search for the exotic

1798-1863
Joseph Wright of Derby, The Artists

Joseph Wright of Derby

The birth of science out of fire

1734-1797
Angelica Kauffmann, The Artists

Angelica Kauffmann

A feminist prodigy charms the European elite

1741-1807
William-Adolphe Bouguereau, The Artists

William-Adolphe Bouguereau

Creating beauty by the rules

1825-1905
Joseph Ducreux, The Artists

Joseph Ducreux

Renaissance painter wins the internet

1735-1802
17011900
Of Love and Mushrooms
Orra White Hitchcock
An underdog artist pits monsters vs. superheroes
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Drama, movement and a search for the exotic
Eugène Delacroix
Electric blue: the first photographic book
Anna Atkins

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