Théodore Géricault: 1781-1824

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Théodore Géricault by Alexandre Colin, 1816.

 

And yet the essential element of him,
As of all such men,
Is not scorching fire…
But shining illuminative light.

Thomas Carlyle

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1814 - The Wounded Cuirassier

1814 – The Wounded Cuirassier

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Portrait of Lord Byron

Kohlenwagen 1821-22

Kohlenwagen-1821-1822

Le Chasseur de la Garde, 1812

Le-Chasseur-de-la-Garde 1812-1814

Batalla de Maipo. Litografía coloreada. c.1819.

Batalla-de-Maipo-Litografia-Coloreada-c1819

The Kiss 1822

The Kiss 1822

Cheval Gris Pommele

Cheval Gris Pommele

Horse Market Five Horses at the Stake1816-19

Horse-Market: Five-Horses-at-the-Stake 1816-19

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Marie de Medici.