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Artists›Théodore Géricault

Théodore Géricault

1791–1824

WA-00016047

Rouen, France

PaintingRomanticism

Representation

None documented

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Publications Referenced

80%

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Authority Records (1)

WikidataQ184212

Field Verification (3 fields)

1 cross-verified · 2 single-source

Birth yearArtsy· 85%✓
BiographyWikipedia· 88%
NationalityArtsy· 85%

Source Registry (2)

Artsy (bulk)https://www.artsy.net/artist/theodore-gericault
Tier 1 · Institutional85%
Wikidata
Tier 1 · Institutional40%

About

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Movement

Romanticism

Medium

Painting

Related Artists

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Museum Collections

Rijksmuseum The Metropolitan Museum of Art Cleveland Museum of Art National Gallery of Art

Canonical record

Artworks (58)

Dead Horse

1823 · lithograph on wove paper

plate: 18.5 x 22.8 cm (7 5/16 x 9 in.) sheet: 26.2 x 32.4 cm (10 5/16 x 12 3/4 in.)

National Gallery of Art

Lion Devouring a Horse

1823 · lithograph on wove paper

sheet: 24.8 x 34.5 cm (9 3/4 x 13 9/16 in.)

National Gallery of Art

Cuirassiers Charging

1823 · lithograph on wove paper

overall: 25.7 x 33.8 cm (10 1/8 x 13 5/16 in.)

National Gallery of Art

Wagoner Climbing a Hill (Roulier montant une cote)

1823 · lithograph

National Gallery of Art

Horse Devoured by a Lion (Cheval devore par un lion)

1823 · lithograph on papier mince

National Gallery of Art

Light Artillery Officer of the Imperial Guard (Officier d'artillerie legerie de la garde imperiale)

1823 · lithograph on papier mince

National Gallery of Art

Guillaume le Conquérant rapporté après sa mort à l'église Saint-George de Boscherville

1823 · lithography on paper

height: 175 cm, width: 217 cm

Rijksmuseum

Cheval anglais monté par un jockey

1823 · lithography

width: 232 cm, width: 299 cm, height: 260 cm, height: 200 cm

Rijksmuseum

Acht kleine platen

1823 · lithography on paper

height: 266 cm, width: 175 cm, height: 120 cm, width: 363 cm

Rijksmuseum

Cheval de la plaine de Caen

1822 · lithograph on wove paper

image: 19 x 22.7 cm (7 1/2 x 8 15/16 in.) sheet: 28 x 35.7 cm (11 x 14 1/16 in.)

National Gallery of Art

Cheval de Mecklembourg

1822 · lithograph on wove paper

image: 18.8 x 23.5 cm (7 3/8 x 9 1/4 in.) sheet: 26 x 35.3 cm (10 1/4 x 13 7/8 in.)

National Gallery of Art

Cheveaux des Ardennes

1822 · lithograph on wove paper

image: 15.7 x 22.7 cm (6 3/16 x 8 15/16 in.) sheet: 26.7 x 33.3 cm (10 1/2 x 13 1/8 in.)

National Gallery of Art

Passage du Mont St. Bernard (Napoleon's Army Crossing the St. Bernard Pass)

1822 · lithograph on wove paper

image: 35.8 x 41.6 cm (14 1/8 x 16 3/8 in.) sheet: 42.1 x 58.3 cm (16 9/16 x 22 15/16 in.)

National Gallery of Art

Horses Going to a Fair

1821 · lithograph

sheet: 35.5 x 47 cm (14 x 18 1/2 in.)

National Gallery of Art

Adelphi Wharf

1821 · lithograph in black on wove paper

sheet (trimmed to image): 25.2 x 30.9 cm (9 15/16 x 12 3/16 in.)

National Gallery of Art

Horses Going to a Fair

1821 · lithograph

National Gallery of Art

A Party of Life Guards

1821 · lithograph

National Gallery of Art

The Piper

1821 · lithograph

National Gallery of Art

A Party of Life Guards

1821 · lithograph

National Gallery of Art

The Coal Waggon

1821 · lithograph

National Gallery of Art

An Arabian Horse

1821 · lithograph

National Gallery of Art

Horses Exercising

1821 · lithograph

National Gallery of Art

A French Farrier

1821 · lithograph

National Gallery of Art

The Flemish Farrier

1821 · lithograph

image: 22.7 x 31.4 cm (8 15/16 x 12 3/8 in.) sheet: 38.5 x 55.1 cm (15 3/16 x 21 11/16 in.)

National Gallery of Art

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Artwork sources (4)

58 published of 58 catalogued · 58 with image

Nga
37 published37 img
Rijksmuseum
7 published7 img
Cleveland Museum of Art
7 published7 img
The Met
7 published7 img

Per-Artwork Provenance Chains (top 10)

10 entries · 1 sources

Bivak met paarden en soldaten
1812 · Rijksmuseum · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
Acht kleine platen
1823 · Rijksmuseum · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
Sheet of Sketches (recto and verso)
1819 · Cleveland · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
Sheet of Sketches (recto)
1819 · Cleveland · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
Man Clutching a Horse in Water, after Poussin's "Deluge" (recto)
1811 · Cleveland · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
Sheet of Sketches (verso)
1819 · Cleveland · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
Kop van een opziende man, met neerwaartse blik
1801 · Rijksmuseum · 1 prov
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Cheval anglais monté par un jockey
1823 · Rijksmuseum · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
Guillaume le Conquérant rapporté après sa mort à l'église Saint-George de Boscherville
1823 · Rijksmuseum · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
Various Subjects Drawn from Life and on Stone: Entrance to Adelphi Wharf
1821 · Cleveland · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number

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Images

Artsy

Met Museum

Relationships

Movements1

Romanticism

Collections5

Rijksmuseum The Metropolitan Museum of Art Cleveland Museum of Art National Gallery of Art Christie's

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In collection

Rijksmuseum

In collection

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

In collection

Cleveland Museum of Art

In collection

National Gallery of Art

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Christie's

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