Jean louis theodore gericault biography of mahatma

Theodore Gericault was a French painter and lithographer.

Jean louis theodore gericault biography of mahatma

Sadly he died young but he is still regarded as one of the pioneers of the Romantic Movement in France. He was born in Rouen on 26th September 1791 and died in Paris on 26th January 1824 aged 32. 

Major Works

“Charging Chasseur” (1812)
“Cattle Market” (1817-20)
“The Raft of the Medusa” (1818-19)
“Portrait of Mustapha” (1819-20)
“The Piper” (1821)

Biography Timeline

Jean-Louis-André-Théodore Géricault was born on 26th September 1791 in Rouen, France.

His middle-class parents were wealthy and encouraged him in art from a very young age.

1797: The Géricault family moves to Paris when his father gains a job in the family tobacco business and his son’s abilities are recognised by the painter and art dealer Jean Louis Laneuville who lives nearby.

1808: He begins an apprenticeship with Carle Vernet, a Neoclassi