Théodore Géricault: References & Edit History
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Good general introductions to the artist include Lorenz E.A. Eitner, Géricault: His Life and Work (1983); and Henri Zerner, Géricault (1997). The definitive sources on Géricault’s work are Charles Clément, Gèricault: Étude biographique et critique, avec le catalogue raisonné de l’oeuvre de maître, 3rd ed., enlarged (1879, reprinted with English introduction, 1974); and Germain Bazin, Théodore Géricault: étude critique, documents, et catalogue raisonné, 8 vol. (1987–97). Specific aspects of his oeuvre are addressed in Kate H. Spencer, The Graphic Art of Géricault (1969); and Philippe Grunchec, Master Drawings by Géricault (1985). A study that focuses on the artist’s masterpieces is Lorenz Eitner, Géricault’s Raft of the Medusa (1972).
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| Anniversary information added. | Jan 22, 2026 | ||
| Anniversary information added. | Sep 22, 2025 | ||
| Article revised and updated. | Sep 02, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: Brigham Young University - Religious Studies Center - Th�odore G�ricault, Romantic Artists, and The Raft of the Medusa. | Aug 30, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: La Salle University Digital Commons - Gericault and The Raft of the Medusa: Reflecting French Society. | Jun 06, 2024 | ||
| First paragraph modernization. | Mar 06, 2024 | ||
| Media added. | Sep 05, 2017 | ||
| Add new Web site: Art Encyclopedia - Biography of Theodore Gericault. | Apr 05, 2017 | ||
| Add new Web site: National Gallery of Art - Biography of Th�odore Gericault. | Aug 10, 2014 | ||
| Add new Web site: Art UK - Biography of Th�odore G�ricault. | Jul 09, 2014 | ||
| Article revised. | Mar 16, 2001 | ||
| Article added to new online database. | Jul 20, 1998 |
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