Portrait of Théodore Gericault
ca. 1824
Medium
Lithograph
Dimensions
Sheet: 12 in. × 9 1/4 in. (30.5 × 23.5 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1961
Accession Number
61.590.2
Tags
Art Historical Context
This evocative lithograph, *Portrait of Théodore Gault* by Léon Cogniet (ca. 1824), offers a poignant glimpse into the world of early 19th-century French. Théodore Géricault, celebrated Romantic painter known for dramatic works like *The Raft of the Medusa* (1819), is captured here with a direct, introspective gaze that hints at his turbulent genius. Created just around the time of Géricault's untimely death at age 32, the print serves as both a tribute and a historical record of a key figure in Romanticism, emphasizing raw emotion and individualism over classical restraint. Lithography, the ...
About the Artist
Léon Cogniet|Théodore Gericault (French|French) · 1794 | –1880 |
French, Paris 1794–1880 Paris|