General Letellier on His Deathbed
Gift of Christopher Forbes, 2023
Catalogue
- Year
- 1818
- Medium
- Oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- 9 1/2 × 12 5/8 in. (24.1 × 32.1 cm)
- Collection
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Artist
- Théodore Géricault
Artist
Painting
Jean-Louis André Théodore Géricault was a French painter and lithographer. His best-known painting is The Raft of the Medusa. Despite his short life, he was one of the pioneers of the Romantic movement.
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Record
Verified by WattsOS- Artist
- Théodore Géricault
- Year
- 1818
- Medium
- Oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- 9 1/2 × 12 5/8 in. (24.1 × 32.1 cm)
- Watts ID
- WW-1818-005406
Source
- Collection
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Source
- met
- Reference
- View at source
- Status
- verified