Théodore Géricault: The Painter Who Turned a National Scandal into a Masterpiece

Dead at 32, obsessed with horses, and so determined to paint a real shipwreck honestly that he brought body parts into his studio. Meet Théodore Géricault — the reckless genius who turned a national scandal into one of the most shocking masterpieces of the 19th century, and lit the fuse of French Romanticism.