Entrance to the Adelphi Wharf, plate 11 from Various Subjects Drawn from Life on Stone

Prints and Drawings

1821

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

Although he was famed 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. In lithography a grease crayon was used to draw on a smooth stone, a process more similar to painting and drawing than other forms of printmaking. The development of Géricault’s work mirrors the exploration of lithography’s possibilities; here, for example, the artist experimented with the use of subtle contrast.

Status: Currently Off View
Department: Prints and Drawings

Artist: Jean Louis André Théodore Géricault
Title: Entrance to the Adelphi Wharf, plate 11 from Various Subjects Drawn from Life on Stone
Place: France (Artist's nationality)
Date Dates are not always precisely known, but the Art Institute strives to present this information as consistently and legibly as possible. Dates may be represented as a range that spans decades, centuries, dynasties, or periods and may include qualifiers such as c. (circa) or BCE.: 1821
Medium: Lithograph in black on ivory wove paper
Dimensions: Image: 25.4 × 31 cm (10 × 12 1/4 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: 1991.228.11
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Beraldi 31

Rouen, Géricault Complete Prints Exh. 31 II/II

Delteil 40 II/II

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