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: His first big work , The Charging Chasseur , shown at the Paris Salon in 1812 , showed the influence of the style of Rubens and an interest in contemporary topics .