Model for the Tomb of Géricault
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.
Artwork Details
- Title: Model for the Tomb of Géricault
- Maker: Antoine Etex (French, Paris 1808–1888 Chaville, Seine-et-Oise)
- Date: after 1840
- Culture: French
- Medium: Patinated plaster
- Dimensions: Overall: 17 1/2 × 15 1/4 × 7 5/8 in. (44.5 × 38.7 × 19.4 cm)
- Classification: Sculpture
- Credit Line: Purchase, H. Rodes and Patricia Hart Gift and Gifts in memory of B. Gerald Cantor, 2004
- Object Number: 2004.195
- Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
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