The Return from Russia, Théodore Géricault — The Return from Russia, 1818

Théodore Géricault

1791–1824 · Romanticism · 8 works

Géricault explored vulnerability and strong emotion in contemporary subjects. The Return from Russia centers on wounded soldiers after Napoleon’s failed invasion. This print brings the human cost of a military campaign into a room concerned with Romanticism’s attention to lived suffering.

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Life and work

1818: Makes The Return from Russia
Géricault uses lithography to depict wounded soldiers returning from the French invasion of Russia.

Sources

Art Institute of Chicago · The Return from Russia

8 works · 1813–1820

By periodEarliest first

1813–1817 · 3 works

In the museum: Romanticism room · 1 work

1818–1820 · 5 works

In the museum: Romanticism room · 3 works

Original museum reproductions, with source records on every artwork page.

Artist information: Art Institute of Chicago, The Met.

Public-domain art. An imagined museum; no museum affiliation.