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Théodore Géricault

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Oil painting of a seated boy with curly hair in a yellow jacket and grey trousers on a rock under a cloudy sky.

Alfred Dedreux (1810-1860) as a Child

ca. 1819-20

Painting of an aqueduct and hilltop town at dusk, with bathers by a river and a ruined arched wall on the left.

Evening: Landscape with an Aqueduct

1818

Oil study of a man with curly hair in a blue jacket and white collar, turned toward the viewer against a dark background.

Study of the Model Joseph

about 1818-1819

Painting of a nude reclining woman on a canopied bed with a clothed woman embracing her in a dim interior.

Three Lovers

about 1817-1820

Painted sketch of galloping horses and nude men racing past classical columns in a dusty street.

The Race of the Riderless Horses

1817

Painting of a woman in a dark riding habit and green-ribboned hat on a piebald horse under a stormy sky.

Horsewoman

1820 or later

Painting of a severed male head resting on a wooden block with white cloth, against a dark background.

Head of a Guillotined Man

1818-19

Seated hussar trumpeter in red shako and white fur pelisse, holding a brass trumpet against a dark wall.

The trumpeter of the Orleans Hussars

1813

Oil painting of a grieving woman in a pale headscarf, hands clasped in prayer, tears on her cheeks, against a dark background

Mater dolorosa, Copy after Ribera

1811

Painting of a martyrdom scene in a forest with an executioner, a fallen robed figure, a fleeing man and a winged angel.

The Martyrdom of Saint Peter

1814

A Horse

Sketch of shipwreck survivors on a raft in stormy seas, with a torn sail and figures reaching toward a distant ship.

Esquisse du "Radeau de la Méduse"

1819

Painting of a cavalry officer in fur shako on a rearing grey horse with leopard-skin saddle, sabre raised, smoky battlefield

The Charging Chasseur

1812

Head of a lion

1819

Oil portrait of a young man with tousled dark hair, wearing a blue scarf and dark coat, against a brown background.

Alexandre Colin

1816

Portrait of an elderly woman in a white headscarf and shawl against a dark background, painted in warm earth tones.

The Old Italian Woman

1824

Painting of four racehorses and jockeys galloping across a grassy field under a dark, stormy sky.

The Epsom Derby in 1821

1821

Painting of shipwreck survivors on a crowded raft in a stormy sea, some waving cloth toward the horizon.

The Raft of the Medusa

1819

Painting of horses and carts beside a tiled-roof kiln building, with smoke rising under a dark, cloudy sky.

The kiln

1821

Oil painting of a wounded cavalry cuirassier in a plumed helmet and red-lined cape beside a rearing horse under a stormy sky.

The Wounded Cuirassier

1814

Painting of an elderly woman in a white bonnet and dark shawl with a red bodice, gazing sideways against a dark background.

Portrait of a demented woman

1819

Oil portrait of a bearded man with tousled dark hair and a white collar, gazing outward against a dark background.

Portrait of a Kleptomaniac

1820

Gray Horse

1812

Oil portrait study of a man with curly hair, white collar and blue jacket with red shoulder detail, against a dark background

Portrait Study

1818

Painting of a nude male warrior seated on a rock, holding a spear, with a mountain landscape and cloudy sky behind him.

Nude Warrior with a Spear

c. 1816

Painting of a mounted trumpeter in red and gold uniform on a dappled grey horse, with a second rider behind him in a dark set

Mounted Trumpeters of Napoleon's Imperial Guard

1813/1814

Oil sketch of a young man in a feathered bonnet and red plaid shawl holding a walking staff against a dark background.

L'Ecossais

1825

Dark sketch of two nude men lifting a laurel-crowned, white-bearded seated figure before a crowd and a classical temple.

Ovation d'Homère, esquisse. Sujet antique

Oil study of a bald, bearded man with mouth open in anguish, head tilted back, against a dark background.

Tête de supplicié

1810

Painting of a stormy Italian landscape with a round stone tower, a river with a stone bridge and boat, and distant mountains.

Paysage italien au tombeau

1818

Painting of riderless horses surging down a city street, held by grooms, with crowds watching from a draped stand.

Riderless Racers at Rome

1817

Dark forest landscape with sleeping figures in the foreground and a distant village under a glowing twilight sky.

Le Sommeil Des Paysans

1808

Painting of a horse-drawn cart loaded with coal on a muddy road under a stormy sky, with a man leading the horses.

Kohlenwagen

1821

Oil painting of a lioness lying alert on the ground beneath a dark rock overhang, with grass and distant hills.

Prowling lioness

Painting of a mounted hussar in a red and black shako and fur pelisse on a grey horse, against a cloudy landscape.

Trumpeter of the Hussars

1815

Oil painting of a youth with long hair and a white collar, half the face in shadow against a dark background.

Portrait Study of a Youth

1819

Oil portrait of a young man in a feathered bonnet and red tartan shawl, holding a staff against a dark background.

L'Ecossais

1800

Cheval brun à l'écurie

1818

Painting of a seated nude man resting on a stool, one foot on a crate, against a dark brown background.

Study of a nude man

Oil painting of a chestnut horse with a white blaze standing in a stall beside a wooden rail, in warm earth tones.

Dervish in His Stall

1820

Oil portrait of a woman with dark curly hair, white collar and red garment, half of her face in shadow.

Portrait de Suzanne

1817

Oil portrait of an elderly man with white hair, dark coat, white cravat and a red rose, in an ornate gilt frame.

Portrait of Siméon Bonnesoeur-Bourginière

1812

Oil painting of a seated nude male warrior gripping a spear, looking right against a hazy mountain landscape.

Nude Warrior with a Spear

1816

Oil sketch of two horses, a grey and a bay, on a dirt path under a stormy sky with trees.

Two Horses

1808

Painting of mounted trumpeters in red uniforms and plumed helmets on grey horses against a dark background.

Mounted Trumpeters of Napoleon's Imperial Guard

1813

Oil portrait of a young man with curly hair, white collar, black bow and gold brooch against a dark background.

Portrait of a Young Man

1818

Brown Horse

Pferd im Gewitter

1820

Head of a Youth

1821

Painting of a black horse with a checkered saddle cloth led by a groom in a red waistcoat at a stable door.

The horse is out of the stable

1810

Painted academic study of a standing male nude leaning on a wooden block against a dark background, in a gilded frame.

Académie d'homme

1808

Painting of a young man in white tunic and tan cloak resting his head on his hand on a rock by the sea under a dark sky.

Jeune grec endormi sur un rocher au bord de la mer

Painting of Napoleon in green coat pointing while riding a grey horse beside a mounted officer in a dark battlefield landscap

Napoléon donnant un ordre à un officier supérieur des Guides

1812

Oil sketch of a man on his deathbed in white sheets, with a green headwrap and bloodstains, beside a red curtain.

General Letellier on His Deathbed DP-23958-001

Watercolor of horses fighting in a stable yard, with a grey and a white horse rearing while a figure with a pole stands behin

Fighting Horses

c. 1820

Lithograph of a party of life guards: a mounted officer with a plumed helmet talks to a standing soldier beside several horse

A Party of Life Guards, plate 5 from Various Subjects Drawn from Life on Stone

1821

Two ink and wash sheets of sketched male figures in dynamic poses, running, wrestling and reclining.

Sheet of Sketches (recto and verso)

1819

Brown ink and wash drawing of a turbaned man lying with his head against a horse's neck on a pale ground.

Man Clutching a Horse in Water, after Poussin's "Deluge" (recto)

c. 1816

Brown ink and wash sketch sheet with multiple studies of muscular male figures in dynamic poses, one reclining.

Sheet of Sketches (recto)

1819

Pen and brown ink sketch sheet with many nude male figures in varied action poses, some shaded with brown wash.

Sheet of Sketches (verso)

1819

Lithograph of a man in a top hat leading three horses across a shadowed ground, one horse with dark patches.

Horses Being Led to the Skinner

1823

Watercolor and drawing of a mounted officer directing cavalry soldiers and horses on a smoky battlefield.

General of the First Empire Giving his Cavalry Orders to Charge

n.d.

Pencil sketch of a coach pulled by four galloping horses, with two top-hatted men on the driver's seat.

Coach Drawn by Four Galloping Horses

1818/19

Pencil sketch of two horses galloping to the right, one overlapping the other, with studied legs and flowing manes.

Two Horses Galloping to the Right

1818/19

Pencil sketches of turbaned horsemen on rearing and galloping horses, with studies of hands and feet below.

Sketches of Oriental Horsemen

1813/14

Studies of a Draught Horse, a Blacksmith and a Young Woman

1813/14

Pencil sketch sheet with studies of horses and riders, a wooded landscape, and a cavalry battle scene.

Three Studies with Sketches of a Wooded Landscape and a Cavalry Battle

1813/14

Pencil sketch sheet with a timber shed, a landscape of trees, a dog head, a reclining dog, and several figure studies.

Sketches of A Shed, A Landscape, Dogs and Various Figures

1813/14

Pencil study sheet with horses in full figure, foal, heads, legs and hooves, with a faint brown wash.

Sketches of a Horse

1813/14

Pencil and ink sketch of horses, a groom, and a cavalry battle, with handwritten notes on aged paper.

Sketches of Horses, Groom Holding Horse, a Cavalry Battle

1813/14

Sheet of Sketches: Greyhounds; A Male and a Female Head in

1813/14

Pencil and wash sketches of trees, dogs and a pheasant in a wooded landscape, with arched panels at lower right.

Sketches of a Wooded Site, Dogs and Pheasants in Landscape

1813/14

Pencil sketch sheet of soldiers in helmets and cloaks, cavalry riders on horseback, and a pointing figure.

Sketches of Soldiers and Horses

1813/14

Pencil and brown wash sketches of horsemen and horses in battle, with a larger watercolor study in the upper right.

Four Sketches for a Cavalry Battle

c. 1814

Pencil sketch of mounted carabiniers in plumed helmets and studies of horse heads on a pale sheet.

Sketches of Mounted Carabiniers and Heads of Horses

1813/14

Pencil sketches of uniformed officers in tall hats and several horses in varied poses on tan paper.

Sketches of Russian Officers and Horses

1813/14

Pencil sketches on paper showing grids of horsemen, rearing horses and battle groups, with brown watercolor stains.

Eleven Compositional Sketches

1813/14

Pen and ink sketch of a boating party with a standing oarsman, surrounded by pencil studies of heads, hats and a tree.

Sketches of a Musical Boating Party and of a Woman Wearing a Tall Hat

1813/14

Pencil sketch sheet with studies of a turkey, duck, peacock and several fowl in varied poses.

Sketches of Fowl

1813/14

Pencil and brown wash sketches of cavalry battle scenes and horse studies arranged across one sheet.

Sketches of a Cavalry Battle and Studies of a Draught Horse

1813/14

Pencil and brown wash sketches of a chasseur on horseback, with rearing horse studies and faint head sketches.

Six Sketches of a Chasseur Beside His Horse

1813/14

Pencil sketches on aged paper showing a horse head with rider, a greyhound head, and faint preparatory studies.

Sketches of an Equestrian Battle and the Head of a Greyhound

1813/14

Brown wash and graphite sketches of cavalry battle groups with horses and riders, plus a study of a dog's forepaws.

Sketches of a Cavalry Battle and the Forepaws of a Dog

1813/14

Lithograph of a coal wagon pulled up a stony slope by a team of horses, with a driver walking beside them.

The Coal Wagon, plate 7 from Various Subjects Drawn from Life on Stone

1821

Pen and brown ink sketch of a robed figure facing a violent scene of men struggling, one raising a dagger.

Assassination of Tiberius

1816-1817

Lithograph of a farrier shoeing a horse in a brick stable, with other horses in checkered blankets nearby.

The English Farrier, plate 10 from Various Subjects Drawn from Life and on Stone (The English Suite)

May 1821

Studies of lion, compositional group figure study, two caricature head studies

1812-1814

Three lion studies

1812-1814

Pencil sketch on a sketchbook page showing a bowman in action and a horse with rider, drawn in loose outline.

Three studies of a bowman

1812-1814

Pencil sketch of two standing horses above a base, with a rider on a rearing horse and a kneeling figure below.

Two standing horses, Man riding a rearing horse

1812-1814

Pencil sketch of a seated stag with branching antlers in side view, with faint vertical strokes suggesting trees behind.

Seated Stag

1812-1814

Pencil sketch sheet with several loose studies of a lion, including a head, a crouching body, and a paw.

Lion studies

1812-1814

Seated lion, head of lioness

1812-1814

Pencil sketch page with three studies of horses, one rearing at lower left and a head study at right.

Three horse studies

1812-1814

Pencil sketch on cream paper of a horse's head and legs above, with a shaded study of a horse and rider below.

Horse Studies

1812-1814

Pencil sketch of a seated stag with antlers, a goat head study, and a hoof on cream paper.

Studies of a seated stag, a fawn, a goat head

1812-1814