Coleção: Theodore Géricault

Jean-Louis André Théodore Géricault was an influential French painter and lithographer, whose most famous painting is The Raft of the Medusa. Although he died young, he was one of the pioneers of the Romantic movement.

Born: September 26, 1791, Rouen, France
Died: January 26, 1824, Paris, France
On view at: J. Paul Getty Museum, National Gallery of Art
Periods: Romanticism, Realism
Nationality: French
Burial place: Père Lachaise Cemetery, Paris, France
Known for: Painting, Lithography