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Théodore Géricault: The Raft of the Medusa

Artist



Alternative names	Jean Louis Théodore Géricault
Description	French painter, graphic artist, sculptor, lithographer, architectural draftsperson and drawer
Date of birth/death	26 September 1791	26 January 1824
Location of birth/death	Rouen	Paris
Work period	1810 –1824
Work location	Paris, England
Authority file	: Q184212 VIAF: 64128788 ISNI: 0000000121365971 ULAN: 500115562 LCCN: n50016306 NLA: 36556081 WorldCat

Title

French:

Le Radeau de La Méduse

The Raft of the Medusa

Object type

painting

Genre

painting

Date

1819

Medium

oil on canvas

Dimensions

height: 491 cm (16.1 ft)

; width: 716 cm (23.4 ft)

Collection

Louvre Museum (Inventory)

	Native name	Louvre Museum
	Location	1st arrondissement of Paris , France
	Coordinates	48° 51′ 40″ N, 2° 20′ 09″ E
	Established	10 August 1793
	Website	www.louvre.fr
	Authority file	: Q19675 VIAF: 257711507 ISNI: 000000012260177X ULAN: 500125189 LCCN: n80020283 NLA: 35912436 WorldCat

Current location

Department of Paintings of the Louvre

Room 700

Accession number

INV 4884 (Department of Paintings of the Louvre)

Object history

1919: in collection of French State

Exhibition history

Salon of 1819, Salon Carré

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Date

20 August 2006, 14:34

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Le Radeau de la Méduse

Author



Alternative names	Jean Louis Théodore Géricault
Description	French painter, graphic artist, sculptor, lithographer, architectural draftsperson and drawer
Date of birth/death	26 September 1791	26 January 1824
Location of birth/death	Rouen	Paris
Work period	1810 –1824
Work location	Paris, England
Authority file	: Q184212 VIAF: 64128788 ISNI: 0000000121365971 ULAN: 500115562 LCCN: n50016306 NLA: 36556081 WorldCat

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Camera location	48° 51′ 40.47″ N, 2° 20′ 15.97″ E	View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMap	48.861242; 2.337770

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