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THÉODORE GÉRICAULT Le Porte-Étendard.
Lithograph, circa 1817. 169x145 mm; 6 5/8x5 3/4 inches, wide margins. One of only several proofs. A superb, richly-inked impression of this extremely scarce, early lithograph.
According to Delteil, "Très rare." He lists a mere eight impressions in public collections and only two in private collections, including this impression formerly in the Rouart collection.
Provenance: Alexis Hubert Rouart (Lugt 2187a, lower right recto, faded).
Géricault's (1791-1824) first major work, The Charging Chasseur, now in the Musée du Louvre, Paris, was exhibited at the Paris Salon of 1812, and this, one of his earliest lithographs, reflecting a similar subject, was created shortly thereafter. These pre-date The Raft of the Medusa, oil on canvas, 1819, and are among his most celebrated works and a masterpiece of the Romantic movement. Delteil 3.
