Het paard van de stukadoor

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collector's mark: Lugt 2228

Art Historical Context

### Théodore Géricault's *Het Paard van de Stukadoor* Step into the dynamic world of Théodore Géricault with this striking 1822 lithography, titled *Het Paard van de Stukadoor*—Dutch for "The Plasterer's Horse." Measuring 256 mm high by 321 mm wide, this print captures Géricault's masterful observation of equine form during his final creative years. Bearing the collector's mark Lugt 2228, it hints at its prized status among connoisseurs, linking it to esteemed provenance. As a leading figure of French Romanticism, Géricault (1791–1824) was obsessed with horses, portraying them with raw energ...

About the Artist

Théodore Géricault · 1791–1824

Théodore Géricault (1791-1824) stands as one of the most influential pioneers of French Romanticism, despite a career tragically cut short at age thirty-two. Born in Rouen on September 26, 1791, into a wealthy family, Géricault's brief but intense artistic life transformed the trajectory of nineteenth-century European painting. Géricault began his formal training in 1808 under Carle Vernet, maste...