File:Géricault - Sheet of figure studies, Circa 1817-18.jpg

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English: Sheet of figure studies

Pen and two shades of brown ink over graphite on laid paper
Height: 21.6 cm; Width: 34 cm;
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This sheet of studies may have originally formed part of a sketchbook. Most of the groups are related to military subjects, betraying the artist’s preoccupation with military life under Napoleon. While the studies do not seem to be directly preparatory, many motifs reappear in Géricault’s finished paintings. The group of five soldiers at centre right relates to The Epidemic of Yellow Fever at Cadiz of 1819. There the man seen from behind is based on the figure of the sleeping soldier in the drawing. (Permanent collection label)
Date Circa 1817-18
Source Courtauld Institute of Art
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Théodore Géricault  (1791–1824)  wikidata:Q184212 q:it:Théodore Géricault
 
Théodore Géricault
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Jean Louis Théodore Géricault
Description French painter, graphic artist, sculptor, lithographer, architectural draftsperson and drawer
Date of birth/death 26 September 1791 Edit this at Wikidata 26 January 1824 Edit this at Wikidata
Location of birth/death Rouen Paris
Work period 1810 Edit this at Wikidata–1824 Edit this at Wikidata
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creator QS:P170,Q184212

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