Géricault, who had just been forced to break off a painful affair with his aunt, shaved his head and from November 1818 to July 1819 lived a disciplined monastic existence in his studio in the Faubourg du Roule, being brought meals by his concierge and only occasionally spending an evening out.
Géricault, que recentemente se vira forzado a terminar unha relación amorosa coa súa tía, afeitouse a cabeza e dende novembro de 1818 ata xullo de 1819 levou unha vida de disciplina monástica no seu estudio de Faubourg du Roule, pasando algunha noite ocasional fóra e alimentándose coa comida que lle traía o seu conserxe.