Who created "Alfred Dedreux (1810–1860) as a Child"?

Alfred Dedreux (1810–1860) as a Child was created by Théodore Gericault in ca. 1819–20.

When was "Alfred Dedreux (1810–1860) as a Child" created?

This artwork was created ca. 1819–20.

What medium is "Alfred Dedreux (1810–1860) as a Child"?

Alfred Dedreux (1810–1860) as a Child is Oil on canvas.

Is "Alfred Dedreux (1810–1860) as a Child" in the public domain?

Yes, Alfred Dedreux (1810–1860) as a Child is in the public domain and available for free download under CC0 license.

Alfred Dedreux (1810–1860) as a Child

Théodore Gericault

ca. 1819–20

Medium

Oil on canvas

Dimensions

18 x 15 in. (45.7 x 38.1 cm)

Classification

Paintings

Department

European Paintings

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

The Alfred N. Punnett Endowment Fund, 1941

Accession Number

41.17

Tags

BoysPortraits

Art Historical Context

In the intimate portrait *Alfred Dedreux (181–1860) as a Child*, painted around 1819–20, French Romantic master Théodore Gault captures the youthful gaze of a boy destined to become an artist himself. At just 9 or 10 years old, Alfred Dedreux stares directly at the viewer with a precocious intensity, his tousled hair and simple attire evoking the raw energy of childhood. Géricault, for dramatic history paintings like *The Raft of the Medusa* (1819), here demonstrates his prowess in portraiture, a genre he approached with psychological depth and emotional immediacy characteristic of Romanticism...

About the Artist

Théodore Gericault · 1791–1824

Théodore Géricault, born Jean-Louis André Théodore Géricault on September 26, 1791, in Rouen, France, into a prosperous family—his father a lawyer turned tobacco merchant and his mother from a line of growers—moved to Paris around 1797. Displaying early artistic promise, recognized by painter Jean-Louis Laneuville, he began formal training in 1808 under Carle Vernet, mastering English sporting art...

Alfred Dedreux (1810–1860) as a Child

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