Portrait of Louise Vernet as a child, daughter of the painter Horace Vernet, Théodore Géricault, between 1800 and 1825

More than the resemblance of facial features, géricault seems to want to establish the primitive and undisciplined character of childhood. The desert landscape under a stormy light and the tormented pose of the little girl, contrasting with the phlegm of the cat, break with the conventions of child portraiture. Object Type: painting. Genre: portrait. Date: between 1800 and 1825. Dimensions: height: 60.5 cm (23.8 in) ; width: 50.5 cm (19.8 in). Medium: oil on canvas. Depicted People: Louise Vernet. Collection: Louvre Museum. LOUVRE Museum (Louise Vernet enfant) by Gericault, Paris