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Draft letter

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Théodore Géricault

French Artist · 1791–1824

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> Obstacles and difficulties which repel mediocre men are a necessity and nourishment to genius. They mature and elevate it, when in an easier road it would have remained cold. > > --Théodore Géricault Géricault's fiery, daring personality and short life fit the mold of Romantic artists of his era and, along with his controversial paintings, profoundly influenced nineteenth-century art. Despite ab

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Date: 1812–1814
Medium: Graphite
Culture: French
Department: Drawings
Institution: Getty Museum

In his sketchbook, Théodore Géricault drafted a letter to the powerful director of the Musée du Louvre and head of admissions to the Salon, Baron Dominique Vivant-Denon, asking him to hang Géricault's painting in the "best possible place."

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