What is Théodore Géricault?
{{unreferenced|date=July 2011}} [[File:Théodore Géricault by Alexandre Colin 1816.jpg|thumb|Théodore Géricault by Alexandre Colin 1816]] '''Théodore Géricault''' (September 26, 1791 – January 26, 1824) was an important [[France|French]] painter, known for ''The Raft of the Medusa'' and other paintings. He was one of the people who started the [[Romanticism|Romantic movement]]. Born in [[Rouen]], [[France]], Géricault was schooled in [[England|English]] sporting art by Carle Vernet and in classical figure composition by [[Pierre-Narcisse Guérin]], who saw that he had talent. His first big work, ''The Charging Chasseur'', shown at the [[Paris]] [[Salon]] in 1812, showed the influence of the style of [[Rubens]] and an interest in contemporary topics. {{bio-stub}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Gericault, Theodore}} [[Category:1791 births]] [[Category:1824 deaths]] [[Category:French painters]] [[Category:People from Rouen]] [[Category:Burials at Père Lachaise Cemetery]]