Théodore Géricault
French, 1791-1824
The Return from Russia
INV-7508
Théodore Géricault
French, 1791-18241818
The Return from Russia
Théodore Géricault French, 1791-1824 →lithographprint
Date
1818
Medium
Lithograph in black with tan tint stone on ivory wove paper
Dimensions
Image: 44.4 × 36.1 cm (17 1/2 × 14 1/4 in.); Sheet: 58.7 × 41.9 cm (23 1/8 × 16 1/2 in.)
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Location
Chicago, IL
Credit
Albert H. Wolf Memorial Collection
This print centers on two wounded soldiers as they return from the disastrous French invasion of Russia. In 1812 the French army, led by Napoleon, fought its way into Russian territory, beginning a bloody campaign that lasted five months and ended in a decisive loss for the French that decimated the size of the force as well as public faith in the French military.
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