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Théodore Géricault

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Pencil sketch page with weapon studies, a helmeted rider with lance, a helmet detail, and a castle scene at upper right.

Weapon studies, compositional study of castle scene

1812-1814

Pencil sketchbook page with a seated figure, tassels, a horse head and a charging horseman in studies.

Tassels, seated figure from behind chair, thumbnail study of Charging Chasseur

1812-1814

Pencil sketches on a sketchbook page showing a lion's leg, paws and head in several studies.

Various studies of lion leg, paws and head

1812-1814

Pencil sketch of a man on a rearing horse with a separate study of a horse's hind legs above.

Man on a rearing horse, study of hind legs of horse

1812-1814

Pencil sketches on a page of a man beside a rearing horse, with several quick studies of horses in motion.

Six studies for man beside a rearing horse

1812-1814

Sketches of head and hind legs of a lion

1812-1814

Pencil sketch of a standing cavalier with handwritten ink notes and ruled staff lines on a page.

Standing cavalier, continuation of letter

1812-1814

Pencil sketch of nude men in combat poses, with faint studies of limbs and figures on a rotated sheet.

Studies of nude men in combat

1812-1814

Lion walking, face of lion

1812-1814

Pencil sketch of a seated lion with dense diagonal hatching on its body and a raised paw, on an aged page.

Seated lion

1812-1814

Pencil sketches of a nude man drawing a bow and arrow, with a faint horse and rider at lower right.

Three studies of a nude man with bow and arrow, standing cavalier

1812-1814

Seated lion, two lion head studies

1812-1814

Pencil sketch on sketchbook page with three studies of figure groups, including a standing man and horsemen.

Three compositional studies of figure group

1812-1814

Brown ink and wash drawing of a kneeling nude man and a seated woman reaching out, with faint figure studies behind.

Classical Nudes (recto); Classical Statuary (verso)

about 1814-1815

Figure studies

1812-1814

Pencil sketch on a sketchbook page showing tree trunks and foliage drawn with loose hatched shading.

Landscape with a row of trees

1812-1814

Pencil sketch of three entwined figures standing on a mound, drawn on a cream page.

Group of three figures

1812-1814

Pencil sketch on a sketchbook page showing two lions, one with a full mane at lower left and a muscular body with paws.

Pair of lions

1812-1814

Black-and-white lithograph of shipwreck survivors crowded on a raft with a torn sail, reaching toward a distant ship.

Shipwreck of the Medusa

1820

Pencil sketch of horse tack studies including a bridle, fringed tassels, and a horse's leg and hoof.

Horse Studies and Tassels

1812-1814

Pencil sketch of a walking lion with a separate study of a lioness head above it, on a small page.

Lion walking, head of a lioness

1812-1814

Watercolor of a dark sailboat battling a stormy sea with a breaking white wave and a distant ship under a brown sky.

Sailboat on a Raging Sea

about 1818-1819

Lithograph of a crowded wagon of soldiers pulled by two harnessed horses, with a cane-carrying man at left.

Wagon Laden with Wounded Soldiers

1818

Pencil drawing of a soldier in a shako standing on a caisson, pointing forward beside a fallen horse and mounted troops.

The Artillery Caisson

1818

Lithograph of three draft horses in harness leaving a brick archway, led by two men with a whip, cobbled street.

Entrance to the Adelphi Wharf, plate 11 from Various Subjects Drawn from Life on Stone

1821

Pencil sketch of cavalry horses and riders in battle, drawn in loose overlapping lines on a small cream page.

Cavalry battle

1812-1814

Graphite sketch of a lion hunt with overlapping horses and riders, plus small architectural interior studies above.

Two compositional studies of a lion hunt

1812-1814

Pencil sketch of a cavalry skirmish with overlapping horses and riders on cream paper, a rider at upper right.

Cavalry skirmish with four horsemen

1812-1814

Pencil sketch of a lion head with a hatched mane on a sketchbook page, with faint outlines of a seated lion below.

Head on view of seated lion

1812-1814

Standing cavalier

1812-1814

Two pencil studies of a rearing horse on a cream sketchbook page with a green spine edge.

Two studies of a rearing horse

1812-1814

Pencil sketch of two lions on a sketchbook page, one looking up and one resting with its head lowered.

Two lion studies

1812-1814

Pencil sketch of a rearing horse above loose studies of horse legs and hooves on cream paper.

Compositional study, horse studies

1812-1814

Pencil sketchbook page with four studies of grouped figures in varied poses, some draped and seated.

Four compositional studies for a group of figures

1812-1814

Pencil sketch of a country house among trees with a fence, above studies of bushes and foliage on a pale page.

View of a Country House and Studies of Bushes and Foliage

1812-1814

Pencil sketch of a lion attacking a coiled snake, with a nude figure study drawn below.

Lion attacking a snake over nude figure study

1812-1814

Lithograph of a rider on a dark horse leading a dappled grey horse at a gallop, with a checkered saddle cloth.

Two Dappled Horses Exercising

1822

Pencil sketch of a crouching lion at upper right with three lion head studies on a pale sheet.

Four lion studies

1812-1814

Horse head, view of a courtyard

1812-1814

Watercolor of a turbaned rider on a galloping black horse along a rocky shore under a dark stormy sky.

The Giaour

about 1822-1823

Horse head

1812-1814

Pencil sketch sheet of cavalry riders and rearing horses in overlapping studies, by Théodore Géricault.

Cavalry skirmish

1812-1814

Lithograph title page with a wagon, harnessed horse, and standing woman inside an oval cartouche lettered Various Subjects Dr

Various Subjects Drawn from Life and on Stone: A Wagon with Harnessed Horses

1821

Lithograph of a paralytic woman in a wheeled chair pushed by a man, with two children and a carriage on a brick street.

Various Subjects Drawn from Life and on Stone: A Paraleytic Woman

1821

Lithograph of a man in a turban embracing a grey Arabian horse, with palm trees, tents and a camel in a desert landscape.

Various Subjects Drawn from Life and on Stone: An Arabian Horse

1821

Lithograph of three harnessed horses leaving a dark brick archway, led by a man with a whip on a cobbled street.

Various Subjects Drawn from Life and on Stone: Entrance to Adelphi Wharf

1821

Lithograph of a farrier shoeing a horse in a brick stable while another horse waits beside them.

Various Subjects Drawn from Life and on Stone: The English Farrier

1821

Lithograph of a farrier in a cap lifting a horse's hoof in a stable, with another horse behind.

A French Farrier

1821

Pencil and brown wash sketch of a shako-capped soldier on a crate, sabre raised, with fallen figures on a battlefield.

Caisson d'artillerie

1818

Ink drawing of a street market with a seated fishmonger in a top hat, a woman carrying a basket, a child, and a dog.

The Sleeping Fishmonger

1820

Lithograph of two horses trotting in a yard, one ridden by a man in a cap, with a brick wall behind.

Horses Exercising, plate 6 from Various Subjects Drawn from Life on Stone

1821

Lithograph of a paralytic woman in a wheeled chair pushed by a man, with a girl and child walking past a barred brick wall.

A Paraleytic Woman, plate 9 from Various Subjects Drawn from Life and on Stone (The English Suite)

April 1821

Lithograph of a man in a turban embracing a grey Arabian horse in a desert landscape with palm trees and a tent.

An Arabian Horse, plate 8 from Various Subjects Drawn from Life and on Stone (The English Suite)

March 1821

Lithograph of three harnessed horses led by a whip-carrying man through a dark brick archway onto a cobbled street.

Entrance to the Adelphi Wharf, plate 11 from Various Subjects Drawn from Life and on Stone (The English Suite)

May 1821

Lithograph of two galloping horses with a rider in a cap in a brick-walled courtyard, by Géricault, 1821.

Horses Exercising, plate 6 from Various Subjects Drawn from Life and on Stone (The English Suite)

February 1821

Lithograph of a farrier in a cap lifting a horse's hoof in a stable, with a second horse behind in stalls.

A French Farrier, plate 12 from Various Subjects Drawn from Life and on Stone (The English Suite)

1821

Grey lithograph of a mounted life guard in a plumed helmet speaking with a standing soldier, with a column of horses behind.

A Party of Life Guards, plate 5 from Various Subjects Drawn from Life and on Stone (The English Suite)

February 1821

Lithograph of a coal wagon piled with sacks, pulled by a team of draft horses under a stormy sky with a carter on top.

The Coal Wagon, plate 7 from Various Subjects Drawn from Life and on Stone (The English Suite)

February 1821

Lithograph of a farrier heating a horseshoe at a forge while a man and child hold a grey horse in a stable.

The Flemish Farrier, plate 4 from Various Subjects Drawn from Life and on Stone (The English Suite)

February 1821

Lithograph of horses on a rocky road, with a woman riding a grey horse and a man leading another past a stone pillar.

Horses Going to a Fair, plate 3 from Various Subjects Drawn from Life and on Stone (The English Suite)

February 1821

Lithograph of an elderly man in a top hat seated on a step with a dog, beside a shop window and a dim street scene.

Pity the Sorrows of a Poor Old Man!... plate 2 from Various Subjects Drawn from Life and on Stone (The English Suite)

February 1821

Lithograph of a bagpiper in a top hat and long coat playing beside a small white dog near a brick wall.

The Piper, plate 1 from Various Subjects Drawn from Life and on Stone (The English Suite)

February 1821

Title page print of a horse-drawn wagon with a large barrel, a standing woman, and lettering reading Various Subjects Drawn f

A Horse-Drawn Wagon, Title Page for Various Subjects Drawn from Life and on Stone (The English Suite)

1821

Study of Two Soldiers

1818-1819

Worn green sketchbook cover with a handwritten paper label in the upper right corner.

Sketchbook

1812-1814

Pencil sketch on a sketchbook page showing hatched foliage and branch shapes spreading diagonally across the sheet.

Studies of clouds

1812-1814

Lithograph of a rider on a galloping horse beside a second horse in a brick-walled stable yard.

Horses Exercising

1821

Lithograph of a grey Hanoverian horse with a striped blanket held by a groom in a stable interior.

Cheval d'Hanovre (A Hanoverian Horse)

1822

Lithograph of a man in a hat leading three horses across open ground, rendered in grey tones.

Trois chevaux conduits à l'écorcheur (Three Horses Being Led to the Slaughterhouse)

1823

Cheval gris-pommelé (A Dapple-Gray Horse)

1817

Print of a lion attacking a fallen horse beside a rocky cave, drawn with fine hatching lines.

Lion dévorant un cheval (A Lion Devouring a Horse)

1820

Pencil sketch of a saddled horse walking right, with a faint second horse study at left on pale paper.

Sketch of a Horse

1817

Drawing of a horse-drawn cart full of soldiers in military caps, with a man walking beside it leaning on a cane.

Chariot chargé de soldats blessés (A Wagon Full of Wounded Soldiers)

1818

Line engraving of an English jockey in a top hat riding a horse along a path, with trees and buildings in the distance.

Jockey anglais (An English Jockey)

1820

Lithograph of a Swiss sentry by a wall as a crutch-using man in a top hat walks past in a city street.

Swiss Sentry at the Louvre

1819

Lithograph of a soldier in a shako standing on an ammunition wagon, gesturing forward beside a fallen horse and mounted offic

Munitiewagen

1818

Lithograph of a bagpiper in a long cloak and hat playing beside a small dog near a stone wall and arched doorway.

The Piper, plate one from Various Subjects Drawn from Life on Stone

1821

Sepia lithograph of two soldiers, one mounted and one in a tall fur hat, walking through snow with a dog and marching troops

Return from Russia

c. 1818

Ink and wash drawing of a helmeted warrior with a shield and sword standing over a fallen figure against blue hills.

Venus and Cupid in a Landscape, after Annibale Carracci (recto); A Warrior Holding a Shield and Sword, Seen from the…

1816-17

Pencil sketch of a charioteer and horseman with horses and a dog on grey paper.

Charioteer and Horseman

early 19th century

Pen and ink sketch of six figure studies, including seated mother and child, reclining figure and standing nude.

Six Figure Studies, including four for "The Poor Italian Family"

1816-17

Pencil sketch of a man in a top hat riding a horse, with a study of a horse's head in the upper left.

Man on Horseback, and Study of Horse's Head

19th century

Brown wash drawing of turbaned horsemen in combat on galloping horses, with a distant city of domes and minarets behind them.

Combat of Oriental Horsemen

1822-23

Pencil drawing of a plumed-helmet soldier mounting a saddled horse, with mounted figures and a building in the background.

Soldier Mounting a Horse

1808 (?)

Grey wash drawing of two harnessed draft horses beside a sleeping driver, under a dark sky with a distant windmill.

Two Draft Horses with a Sleeping Driver

1820-22

Pencil sketch of soldiers and figures, with a cloaked crouching man at right and a helmeted soldier at left.

Fallen Soldiers

ca. 1818

Lithograph of a turbaned man with his arm on an Arabian horse, with palm trees and a tent in the desert behind them.

An Arabian Horse

1821

Engraved print of a groom in a top hat riding a dark horse with raised legs on a cobbled street beside a stone wall.

Groom Mounted on a Carriage-Horse (Cheval de carrosse monte par un palfrenier)

1820

Lithograph of a horse-drawn coal cart loaded with sacks, a man leading the team, under a stormy sky.

The Coal Waggon

1821

Lithograph of a mounted officer in a plumed helmet speaking with a standing soldier, with a line of cavalry horses behind the

A Party of Life Guards

1821

Lithograph of a mounted herder with a long spear driving bulls across rocky ground, a second rider and a dog behind.

Butchers of Rome

1817

Lithograph of two bandaged and uniformed soldiers with a horse and dog in snow, figures retreating in the background.

Retreat from Russia (Retour de Russie)

1818

Watercolor landscape with a blue mountain, a hillside village, a leaning tree, and fishermen hauling a boat on rocks.

Landscape with Fishermen

1818

Lithograph of two harnessed draft horses beside an arched door with two children and buildings behind them.

Farm Horses

1823

Lithograph of a horse team pulling a loaded coal cart up a rocky hill, with a driver walking beside the lead horse.

Le Chariot de Charbon (The Coal Wagon)

1822

Lithograph of a man with a cane and wooden leg passing a Swiss sentry at a doorway, with a crowd and domed building behind.

The Swiss Sentry at the Louvre (Le factionnaire Suisse au Louvre)

1818