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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

John Constable, The ArtistsPortrait of John Constable

John Constable

Nature wins, every time

1776 – 1837
Eugène Delacroix, The ArtistsPortrait of Eugène Delacroix

Eugène Delacroix

Drama, movement and a search for the exotic

1798 – 1863
Joseph Wright of Derby, The ArtistsPortrait of Joseph Wright of Derby

Joseph Wright of Derby

The birth of science out of fire

1734 – 1797
Élisabeth Vigée Le Brun, The ArtistsPortrait of Élisabeth Vigée Le Brun

Élisabeth Vigée Le Brun

Painted for Marie Antoinette and never made a dime

1755 – 1842
Anne-Louis Girodet, The ArtistsPortrait of Anne-Louis Girodet

Anne-Louis Girodet

A phenom works himself to death

1767 – 1824
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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