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Also Known As Jean-Louis-André-Théodore Géricault
Born September 26, 1791 • Rouen • France
Died January 26, 1824 (aged 32) • Paris • France
Notable Works “The Charging Chasseur” • “The Raft of the Medusa”
Movement / Style Romanticism

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