gericaultI have painted a father holding the body of his son.
I have painted a dead horse.
I have painted a horse frightened by lightning.
I have painted a man suffering from
delusions of military command.
I have painted Lord Byron.
I have painted the slave trade.
I have painted a soldier berated by a priest.
I have painted a kleptomaniac.
I have painted a woman driven mad by envy.
I have painted an execution in London.
I have painted a woman addicted to gambling.
I have painted a child snatcher.
I have painted the insane.

 

From the words of Théodore Géricault
Linda Frye Burnham 2014

"Leaves after Géricault," woodland banner by Steven Durland.

“Leaves after Géricault,” woodland banner by Steven Durland.

Théodore Géricault, "The Charging Chasseur" (1812)

Théodore Géricault, “The Charging Chasseur” (1812)