Which Happened First?

Creation of The Raft of the Medusa

Creation of The Raft of the Medusa
Image: Théodore Géricault · Public domain · source

The Raft of the Medusa —originally titled Scène de Naufrage —is an oil painting of 1818–1819 by the French Romantic painter and lithographer Théodore Géricault (1791–1824). Completed when the artist was 27, the work has become an icon of French Romanticism.

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Which happened first?

Timeline

  1. Creation of Chalk Cliffs at Ruegen1818
  2. Creation of Wanderer above the Sea of Fogcirca 1818
  3. Creation of The Raft of the Medusa (this page)1819
  4. Creation of Saturn Devouring His Son1820s
  5. Creation of The Hay Wain1821
  6. Creation of The Barque of Dante1822

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