Jean-Louis-André-Théodore Gericault (1791–1824), probably 1822 or 1823, Oil on canvas, 18 5/8 x 15 1/8 in. (47.3 x 38.4 cm), Paintings, Horace Vernet (French, Paris 1789–1863 Paris), In the early 1820s, Parisian critics were hard pressed to decide which young painter held greater promise, Vernet or his close friend—and friendly rival—Gericault. This work shows Gericault as a Romantic artist, a type that had recently come into being based on Lord Byron's example
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Jean-Louis-André-Théodore Gericault, 1791–1824, 1822, 1823, Oil, canvas, 18 5/8 x 15 1/8, 47.3 38.4 cm, Paintings, Horace Vernet, French, Paris, 1789–1863, early 1820s, Parisian critics, hard pressed, decide, young painter held, greater, promise, Vernet, close friend—, friendly, rival—Gericault, work, Gericault, Romantic artist, type, recently come, based, Lord Byron, example
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