Original: Théodore Géricault ( 26 September 1791 & ndash ; 26 January 1824 ) was a profoundly influential French artist , painter and lithographer , known for The Raft of the Medusa and other paintings .
Simplified: Born in Rouen , France , Géricault was schooled in English sporting art by Carle Vernet and in classical figure composition by Pierre-Narcisse Guérin , who saw that he had talent .