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Black-and-white lithograph of men struggling on a crowded raft at sea, with a ship's mast and billowing sails behind them and French caption text below.

Shipwreck of the Frigate Medusa. Revolt of Some of the Crew on the Raft

A black-and-white lithograph shows men crowded onto a raft tossed by rough waves, many in struggle, some brandishing sabers and raised arms beneath a tall mast with billowing sails. Figures in disheveled clothing fill the composition, with a dramatic sea and sky stretching behind them. French caption text appears beneath the scene.

Artist
Hippolyte Lecomte
Date
1818
Medium
Lithograph in black on cream wove paper
Source
Art Institute of Chicago
Size
1686 × 1220 px
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Public domain · Art Institute of Chicago releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1818).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Art Institute of Chicago, is_public_domain=true)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Art Institute of Chicago, John H. Wrenn Memorial Collection

Español: Naufragio de la fragata Medusa: motín en la balsa

Una litografía en blanco y negro muestra a hombres apretujados en una balsa sacudida por olas agitadas, muchos forcejeando, algunos con sables y brazos en alto bajo un alto mástil con velas hinchadas. Las figuras, con ropas desarregladas, llenan la composición, con un mar y un cielo dramáticos al fondo. Bajo la escena aparece texto en francés.

Português: Naufrágio da fragata Medusa: revolta na jangada

Uma litografia em preto e branco mostra homens amontoados em uma jangada agitada por ondas fortes, muitos em luta, alguns com sabres e braços erguidos sob um mastro alto com velas infladas. As figuras, de roupas desalinhadas, preenchem a composição, com mar e céu dramáticos ao fundo. Abaixo da cena aparece texto em francês.

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