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Théodore Géricault

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Théodore Géricault Famous memorial

Birth
Rouen, Departement de la Seine-Maritime, Haute-Normandie, France
Death
26 Jan 1824 (aged 32)
Paris, City of Paris, Île-de-France, France
Burial
Paris, City of Paris, Île-de-France, France GPS-Latitude: 48.8608906, Longitude: 2.3928675
Plot
Division 12
Memorial ID
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Artist. Major figure of French Romantic painting. He painted an image of a scandalous event of his era on a heroic scale, "Raft of the Medusa" (replica of the painting appears on the grave).
Artist. Major figure of French Romantic painting. He painted an image of a scandalous event of his era on a heroic scale, "Raft of the Medusa" (replica of the painting appears on the grave).

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  • Maintained by: Find a Grave
  • Added: Jun 7, 1999
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/5629/th%C3%A9odore-g%C3%A9ricault: accessed ), memorial page for Théodore Géricault (26 Sep 1791–26 Jan 1824), Find a Grave Memorial ID 5629, citing Cimetière du Père Lachaise, Paris, City of Paris, Île-de-France, France; Maintained by Find a Grave.