Model for the Tomb of Géricault, after 1840, French, Patinated plaster, Overall: 17 1/2 × 15 1/4 × 7 5/8 in. (44.5 × 38.7 × 19.4 cm), Sculpture, The bronze tomb of the Romantic painter Théodore Géricault (1791–1824) is in the Père Lachaise cemetery, in Paris. On top, Géricault reclines in the manner of an Etruscan funerary effigy. The front bears a relief after his immortal Raft of the Medusa
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Model, Tomb, Géricault, 1840, French, Patinated plaster, Overall, 17 1/2, 15 1/4, 7 5/8, 44.5, 38.7, 19.4 cm, Sculpture, bronze, tomb, Romantic painter, Théodore, 1791–1824, Père Lachaise, cemetery, Paris, top, Géricault reclines, manner, Etruscan funerary, effigy, front bears, relief, immortal Raft, Medusa
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