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In the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland · as of August 2026
FROM THE CLEVELAND MUSEUM OF ART’S CATALOG
Géricault's drawing of a man clutching the mane of a horse as they struggle together to stay afloat is a direct copy of a detail from one of Nicolas Poussin's (1594-1665) most celebrated paintings, The Deluge, or Winter (see photo). Small in scale but monumental in feeling, the sheet exemplifies the artist's "antique manner" of drawing, which he began to develop around 1815. This style, with its heavy contour lines and broad washes, developed in tandem with Géricault's renewed interest in copying works of art from the past, such as prints after ancient sculpture and works by Raphael (1483-1520), Michelangelo (1475-1564), and Poussin.
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Jules Dupré (French, 1811–1889) — Landscape with Cattle (rec
Romanino (Italian, 1484/87–1562) — Romulus and Remus Found b
Camillo Procaccini (Italian, 1546–1629) — The Transfiguratio
Nicolas Poussin (French, 1594–1665) — Extreme Unction (recto
Perino del Vaga (Italian, 1501–1547) — Poros Assailed by the
Eugène Delacroix (French, 1798–1863) — Armored Figure on Hor
Carletto Caliari (Italian, 1570–1596) — Studies of Hands (re
Pierre Puvis de Chavannes (French, 1824–1898) — Study of a F
Edgar Degas (French, 1834–1917) — Battle Scene with Armored 
Giovanni Battista Piazzetta (Italian, 1682–1754) — A Flying 
Benjamin West (American, 1738–1820) — Head of a Screaming Ma
Battista Franco (Italian, c. 1510–1561) — Torsos with Rib Ca
