History of Art, VRC Image Bank: Romantic; Creation date: 1818

Work Title: First Sketch for Raft of Medusa; Le Radeau de la Méduse, esquisse
Creator/Culture: artist: Theodore Géricault (French, 1791-1824)
Site/Repository: Repository: Musée du Louvre (Paris, France) ID: R.F. 2229
Period/Date: Romantic; Creation date: 1818
Media/Technique: oil on canvas, sketching, drawing (image-making)
Dimensions: 38x46 cm (14.96x18.11 inches)
Subjects: France; Paintings (visual works); Géricault, Théodore (French painter, 1791-1824); Sketches; Preparatory drawings; Géricault, Théodore, 1791-1824. Raft of the Medusa; Marine accidents
Work Record ID: 190484
Image Record ID: 877215
Classification Filing Number: 375; G369; 4ML; cop.2

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Romantic; Creation date: 1818