The bronze tomb of the Romantic painter Théodore Géricault (1791–1824) is in the Père Lachaise cemetery, in Paris. On top, Géricault reclines in the manner of an Etruscan funerary effigy. The front bears a relief after his immortal Raft of the Medusa.
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Credit Line:Purchase, H. Rodes and Patricia Hart Gift and Gifts in memory of B. Gerald Cantor, 2004
Accession Number:2004.195
Inscription: Inscriptions on base: top center, GERICAULT; LEFT, A/LA/MEMOIRE/DE/T.GERICAULT/NE/A/ROUEN/LE/26 7bre/; right, MORT/A/PARIS/A/L’AGE/DE/33ANS/LE/26 JANVIER/1824. Below center: IL REPOSE AUPRES DE JON PERE ET DE SON FILS. On proper left side: 1883 ETEX 1840. On back, names of subscribers in five columns: SAR.M D’ORLEANS, PRINCE DE JOINVILLE, LE MINSTRE DE L’INTERIEUR, H. VERNET, P. DELAROCHE, A.SCHEFFER, E. DELACROIX, L. COGNET, and CHARLET; DEDREUX D’ORCY, A.DEDREUX, VAVIN, AUBREY, BAUDIER, DELAUNAY, E.LAMI, H.DELABORDE, E. ODIER, H.PRETEU, G.SETY, BOULANGER, ETEX, THADENAT DUVENT, MAURISSET, ST. REMY, DELYONEE, MILON, JOUY, and MOQUART; PICOT, VINCHON, A.DEVERIA, [ sic ], V. ADAM, CHASSERIAU, DUBOIS, G. SCHEFFER, PERIGNON, RITNER-GOUPIL, GIHAUT FRERES, TARDIF, GALLAIT, PIGAL, DE BOUILLETTE, JUSTIN OUVRIE, GUYOT, LARIVIERE, MAUZAISSE, J.JANIN, and ODIOT; H. BELLANGE, DUCHESNE, E. WATTIER, DUCHESNE AINE, BAUME, L. LACAZE, DEVAINES, DE CAISNES, FRANQUELIN, MAINEMARRE, DUCHAPEL, SCHOPIN, J. DROZ, VAUCHELET, ROBERT FLEURY, BEZARD, DULONG, DELARUE, CORTOT, and DUMONT; Cte DE FORBIN, Cte DE HOUDETOT, Cte DEMIDOFF, G.P. PERRIER, Cte MAISON, ISABEY, CHAMPMART, and MUSIGNY.
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