Shipwreck of the Medusa (Primary Title)
Théodore Géricault, French, 1791 - 1824 (Artist)
Nicolas Toussaint Charlet, French, 1792 - 1845 (Artist)
Pen lithograph on "pierre carton" (a prepared substitute for stone which did not hold up for large editions.)
Collectors mark of Alexis Hubert Rouart (Lugt 2187a) lower right. Collectors mark of Victor-Amédée Faure (Lugt 115) on verso.
Printed beneath image, lower center: "SHIPWRECK OF THE MEDUSE./ C. Hullmandel's Lithography". Inscribed in graphite on verso, lower right: "adjugé 8_ à la vente de la combe" (?) and "Z 00481"
Purchased with funds from an Anonymous Donor
Image released via Creative Commons CC-BY-NC
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