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The Rescue of the Survivors of the Raft of the Medusa, Théodore Géricault

The Rescue of the Survivors of the Raft of the Medusa

Théodore Géricault (French) (1791-1824)

Movement
Romanticism
Date
c. 1818
Medium
Graphite, pen and brown ink on paper
Dimensions
22.5 × 30.1 cm (sheet)
Collection
Art Institute of Chicago, United States
Rights
Public domain
Photograph
Art Institute of Chicago, CC0

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