The Wounded Cuirassier

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The Wounded Cuirassier is an 1814 oil painting by French Romantic artist Théodore Géricault depicting a retreating, injured cavalry officer that reflects the trauma and disillusionment following Napoleon’s downfall.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Romantic painting
oil painting
painting
artForm painting
artist Théodore Géricault
artisticPeriod early career of Théodore Géricault
basedOn Napoleonic Wars
defeat of Napoleon
collection Musée du Louvre
linked to: Louvre Museum
countryOfOrigin France
creator Théodore Géricault
depicts French cuirassier
aftermath of battle
disillusionment after Napoleonic Wars
horse
military defeat
retreat
wounded cavalry officer
depictsTimePeriod early 19th century
follows Napoleon’s downfall
genre history painting
hasPart armour
horse descending a slope
mounted soldier
sword
inception 1814
languageOfTitle French
location Louvre Museum
mainSubject wounded French cavalry officer
materialUsed canvas
oil paint
movement Romanticism
significantEventReferenced Napoleonic Wars
fall of the First French Empire
style Romantic
theme defeat
disillusionment
heroism questioned
trauma
war
title Le Cuirassier blessé quittant le feu
The Wounded Cuirassier

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Théodore Géricault notableWork The Wounded Cuirassier
The Wounded Cuirassier title The Wounded Cuirassier
The Wounded Cuirassier title Le Cuirassier blessé quittant le feu
linked to: The Wounded Cuirassier
Jean-Louis André Théodore Géricault notableWork The Wounded Cuirassier
subject linked to: Jean-Louis