File:Théodore Géricault, Le Radeau de la Méduse.jpg

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Théodore Géricault: The Raft of the Medusa

Artist



Alternative names	Jean Louis Théodore Géricault
Description	French painter, graphic artist, sculptor, lithographer, architectural draftsperson and drawer
Date of birth/death	26 September 1791	26 January 1824
Location of birth/death	Rouen	Paris
Work period	1810 –1824
Work location	Paris, England
Authority file	: Q184212 VIAF: 64128788 ISNI: 0000000121365971 ULAN: 500115562 LCCN: n50016306 NLA: 36556081 WorldCat

Title

French:

Le Radeau de La Méduse

The Raft of the Medusa

Object type

painting

Genre

marine art

Date

1819

Medium

oil on canvas

Dimensions

height: 491 cm (16.1 ft)

; width: 716 cm (23.4 ft)

Collection

Louvre Museum (Inventory)

	Native name	Louvre Museum
	Location	Saint-Germain-l'Auxerrois , France
	Coordinates	48° 51′ 40″ N, 2° 20′ 09″ E
	Established	10 August 1793
	Website	www.louvre.fr
	Authority file	: Q19675 VIAF: 257711507 ISNI: 000000012260177X ULAN: 500125189 LCCN: n80020283 NLA: 35912436 WorldCat

Current location

Department of Paintings of the Louvre

Room 700

Accession number

INV 4884 (Department of Paintings of the Louvre)

Object history

1986: in collection of French State

Exhibition history

Salon of 1819, Salon Carré

References

Authority file

Source/Photographer

wartburg.edu

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	Date/Time	Dimensions	User	Comment
current	18:23, 10 April 2009	2,073 × 1,403 (2.75 MB)	David Fuchs	Reverted to version as of 08:24, 16 December 2008; while too low a contrast, better than overexposing and misrepresenting
	11:37, 10 April 2009	2,073 × 1,403 (3.04 MB)	Neurolysis	refix
	09:59, 10 April 2009	2,073 × 1,403 (3.41 MB)	MegaMatic	Fixed contrast and tint.
	08:24, 16 December 2008	2,073 × 1,403 (2.75 MB)	Paris 16	{{Painting\| \|Title= {{de\|Das Floß der Medusa}} {{en\|Raft of the Medusa}} {{fr\|Le Radeau de la Méduse}} \|Technique= {{Oil on canvas}} \|Dimensions=491 × 716 cm \|Location=Paris \|Country=France \|Gallery=Louvre \|Notes= \|Source=[http://faculty.wartburg.e