Théodore Géricault (1791-1824)
French Painter
Pioneer of the Romantic Movement

The Raft of the Medusa (Le Radeau de la Méduse)

You’ve seen the painting, now see the movie

Still Lifes (studies of severed heads and limbs)
Le Chat Mort (The Dead Cat)

Chasseur and Cheval (Horses and Imperial Horse Guards)

Les Monomanes (Portraits of the Insane)

https://youtu.be/3S9cFGmZVvg

Died Young (at the age of 32)
Perhaps Weakened by (horse) riding accidents
Buried at Père Lachaise Cemetery