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Théodore Géricault
1791 – 1824 · aged 33
French painter (1791–1824)
- Born
- 26 Sept 1791 · Rouen
- Died
- 26 Jan 1824 · Paris
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- 26 Sept 1791BornBorn in Rouen
- 26 Jan 1824DiedDied in Paris
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- 1812 – 1815War of 1812
- 1814 – 1815Congress of Vienna
Biography
Jean-Louis André Théodore Géricault (French: [ʒɑ̃lwi ɑ̃dʁe teɔdɔʁ ʒeʁiko]; 26 September 1791 – 26 January 1824) was a French painter and lithographer. His best-known painting is The Raft of the Medusa. Despite his short life, he was one of the pioneers of the Romantic movement.
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