biography
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Géricault, (Jean Louis André) Théodore
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pronunciation:
[zhayreekoh]
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| male
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| lived:
| (1791–1824)
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| biography:
| Painter, born in Rouen, NW France. A pupil of Guérin, he was a great admirer of the 17th-c Flemish schools. He painted many unorthodox and realistic scenes, notably ‘The Raft of the Medusa’ (1819, Louvre), based on a shipwreck which had caused a sensation in France. It was harshly criticized, and he withdrew to England, where he painted racing scenes and landscapes. |
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