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Theodore Gericault
      French Romantic Painter, 1791-1824 Born in Rouen, France, Gericault was educated in the tradition of English sporting art by Carle Vernet and classical figure composition by Pierre-Narcisse Gu??rin, a rigorous classicist who disapproved of his student impulsive temperament, but recognized his talent. The Charging Chasseur, 1812.Gericault soon left the classroom, choosing to study at the Louvre instead, where he copied from paintings by Peter Paul Rubens, Titian, Diego Vel??zquez, and Rembrandt for about six years, from 1810 to 1815. There he found a vitality which he preferred to the prevailing school of Neoclassicism.
Theodore Gericault Chasseur of the Imperial Guard,Charging (mk10) USA oil painting artist


Chasseur of the Imperial Guard,Charging (mk10)
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Painting ID::  21840
Visit European Gallery 		  Around 1812,oil on paper Mounted on canvas 43 x 35.5 cm Rouen,Musee des Beaux-Arts

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Theodore Gericault
      French Romantic Painter, 1791-1824 was a profoundly influential French artist, painter and lithographer, known for The Raft of the Medusa and other paintings. Although he died young, he became one of the pioneers of the Romantic movement. Born in Rouen, France, Gericault was educated in the tradition of English sporting art by Carle Vernet and classical figure composition by Pierre-Narcisse Guerin, a rigorous classicist who disapproved of his student's impulsive temperament, but recognized his talent.[1] Gericault soon left the classroom, choosing to study at the Louvre instead, where he copied from paintings by Peter Paul Rubens, Titian, Diego Velezquez, and Rembrandt for about six years, from 1810 to 1815.
Theodore Gericault Chasseur of the Imperial Guard,Charging (mk10) USA oil painting artist


Chasseur of the Imperial Guard,Charging (mk10)
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Painting ID::  21841
Visit European Gallery 		  sketch 1812,paper on canvas 52.5 x 40 cm Paris,Musee du Louvre

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Theodore Gericault
      French Romantic Painter, 1791-1824 was a profoundly influential French artist, painter and lithographer, known for The Raft of the Medusa and other paintings. Although he died young, he became one of the pioneers of the Romantic movement. Born in Rouen, France, Gericault was educated in the tradition of English sporting art by Carle Vernet and classical figure composition by Pierre-Narcisse Guerin, a rigorous classicist who disapproved of his student's impulsive temperament, but recognized his talent.[1] Gericault soon left the classroom, choosing to study at the Louvre instead, where he copied from paintings by Peter Paul Rubens, Titian, Diego Velezquez, and Rembrandt for about six years, from 1810 to 1815.
Theodore Gericault Chasseur of the Imperial Guard,Charging (mk10) USA oil painting artist


Chasseur of the Imperial Guard,Charging (mk10)
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Painting ID::  21844
Visit European Gallery 		  1812 Oil on canvas,292 x 194 cm Paris,Musee du Louvre

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