Théodore Géricault Artist

Jean-Louis André Théodore Géricault French pronunciation: ​[ʒɑ̃ lwi ɑ̃dʁe teodoʁ ʒeʁiko] (26 September 1791 – 26 January 1824) was an influential French painter and lithographer, known for The Raft of the Medusa and other paintings. Although he died young, he was one of the pioneers of the Romantic movement.

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Théodore Géricault
Birth dateSeptember 26, 1791
Birth place
Normandy , Rouen
Date of deathJanuary 26, 1824

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