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Théodore Géricault: The Raft of the Medusa

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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

The Raft of the Medusa (detail)

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painting

Genre

painting

Date

between 1818 and 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

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Department of Paintings of the Louvre

Room 700

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INV 4884 (Department of Paintings of the Louvre)

Object history

1919: in collection of French State

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Salon of 1819, Salon Carré

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GÉRICAULT, Théodore

(b. 1791, Rouen, d. 1824, Paris)

The Raft of the Medusa (detail) 1818-19 Oil on canvas Musée du Louvre, Paris

The most horrifying part of the shipwreck had been the drama of 149 wretches abandoned on a raft with only some casks of wine to live on, and the ensuing drunkenness and abominations. When the frigate Argus found the raft, after many days, she was only able to rescue fifteen survivors, of whom five died after being brought ashore. After some hesitation, Géricault chose this last episode — the sighting of the Argus by the survivors on the raft. With regard to the latter, he set himself to the task of carrying out an inquest as thoroughly as any examining magistrate. He rented a studio opposite the Beaujon hospital, so that he could make anatomical studies of the dying.

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Author: GÉRICAULT, Théodore Title: The Raft of the Medusa (detail) Form: painting Time-line: 1801-1850 School: French

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