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Head of a Guillotined Man

Théodore Géricault · 1818–19

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Artist

Théodore Géricault

Date

1818–19

Type

Painting

Medium

Oil on panel

Size

41 × 38 cm (16 1/8 × 14 15/16 in.); Framed: 53.3 × 50.8 × 7.6 cm (21 × 20 × 3 in.)

Place

France

Period

19th century

Main colour

Black · lightness 14, colourfulness 10

Art Institute of Chicago, Through prior gift of William Wood Prince; L. L. and A. S. Coburn Endowment; Charles H. and Mary F. S. Worcester Collection. Museum record. Public domain: the museum's is_public_domain field read true when we last checked (2026-10-25); image released under CC0. Licence rules