Theodore Gericault (26 September 1791 - 26 January 1824)

Théodore Géricault, Prancing Horse.

Theodore Gericault was a French painter and lithographer, a 
representative of European painting of the Romantic era.

Théodore Géricault, Horsewoman 1820-1824.

Théodore Géricault, Heroic Landscape with Fishermen.

Théodore Géricault, The Raft of the Medusa 1818.

Théodore Géricault, A Cart Loaded with Kegs.

Théodore Géricault, The Plaster Kiln 1822-1823.

Théodore Géricault, The Storm.

Théodore Géricault, The Wounded Cuirassier 1814.

Théodore Géricault, The Charging Chasseur 1812.

Théodore Géricault, Cattle Market 1818-1819.

Théodore Géricault, Trumpeter of the Hussars 1815-1820.

Théodore Géricault, Grey Horse Study.

Théodore Géricault, The 1821 Derby at Epsom.

Fascinated by horses, Gericault made many paintings portraying 
them. Working for a while at the imperial stables at Versailles, he
had the opportunity to study them in detail and made 
numerous portraits of horses.
It was painted for the English horse dealer Adam Elmore.

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