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Face of a Man
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Théodore GéricaultFrench Artist · 1791–1824
All works by this person →> 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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- 1812–1814
- Medium
- Graphite
- Culture
- French
- Department
- Drawings
- Institution
- Getty Museum
- Object ID
- d4224c09-7326-4d23-b7db-84f822ad8638
Théodore Géricault lightly drew the face of a man with a long, bushy mustache in one corner inside the front cover of his sketchbook.
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