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A Paraleytic Woman, plate 9 from Various Subjects Drawn from Life on Stone

A work made of lithograph in black on ivory wove paper.
CC0 Public Domain Designation

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  • A work made of lithograph in black on ivory wove paper.

Date:

1821

Artist:

Jean Louis André Théodore Géricault (French, 1791-1824)
printed by Charles Joseph Hullmandel (German and English, 1789-1850)
published by Rodwell and Martin

About this artwork

Although he was renowned as a painter, Théodore Géricault feared that he could never rival the work of his predecessors. Thus, he embraced the invention of lithography in the late 18th century as an opportunity to become the master of a new medium. Here Géricault used the lines of the building to frame the young girl’s despair at the plight of the older woman.

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Prints and Drawings

Artist

Jean Louis André Théodore Géricault

Title

A Paraleytic Woman, plate 9 from Various Subjects Drawn from Life on Stone

Place

France (Artist's nationality:)

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1821

Medium

Lithograph in black on ivory wove paper

Dimensions

Image: 22.6 × 31.7 cm (8 15/16 × 12 1/2 in.); Sheet: 37.6 × 49.6 cm (14 13/16 × 19 9/16 in.)

Credit Line

Purchased with funds provided by Alan Rutenberg; Clarence Buckingham Collection

Reference Number

1991.228.1

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