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The Kiss

c. 1816–17

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The story

Géricault drew The Kiss around his self-funded trip to Italy in 1816 and 1817, when he filled sheets with erotic scenes of satyrs, nymphs and mortal couples. The sheet later belonged to Richard Wallace and Norton Simon before entering the Thyssen collection in 1973.

Source, Museo Thyssen

Object details

Title: The Kiss
Artist: Théodore Géricault
Date: c. 1816–17
Culture: Not recorded
Medium: Charcoal and gouache on brown paper
Object type: Drawings
Collection: Museo Nacional Thyssen-Bornemisza, Madrid
Credit line: Image source Wikimedia Commons. License Public domain.
Object number: EFA.0604
Original image: 2467 × 1808 px
Source record: View on Wikimedia Commons
License evidence: See the license

Cite this object

Théodore Géricault. The Kiss. c. 1816–17. Museo Nacional Thyssen-Bornemisza, Madrid. Image source Wikimedia Commons. License Public domain. In The Secret Cabinet, https://thesecretcabinet.com/object/ea0604/