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Théodore Géricault, Draft letter
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Théodore Géricault

Draft letter

1812–1814

Current Collection

J. Paul Getty Museum

Los Angeles, United States

Medium
Graphite
Dimensions
15.2 × 10.6 cm
Status
In Museum Collection
Collect24 Art ID
C24-194409

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."

Provenance

The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles

Registry history

  • 1812–1814 — Recorded in the collection of J. Paul Getty Museum — drawings

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