Only the legs and torso of the figure in the lower right can be seen, while four huddled figures create a structural triangle with the vessel's mast in the central left.
In preparation to depict human agony in this painting, the artist repeatedly visited the Hospital Beaujon to sketch dying patients. As he began his final version of this work, he reversed the orientation of an early attempt titled "Sighting of the Argus," making the main action and figures face right. Only the legs and torso of the figure in the lower right can be seen, while four huddled figures create a structural triangle with the vessel's mast in the central left. Depicting the survivors of a shipwreck near Mauritania, FTP name this 1819 work by Theodore Gericault.
In preparation to depict human agony in this painting, the artist repeatedly visited the Hospital Beaujon to sketch dying patients.
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