Medusa was a ship that the British gave to the French, King Louis XVIII as a sign of a good relation ship. It sail close to the African shoreline to outpace other sailer but it was to close and hit sandbar which caused it to sink. The sailors on the ship were also over the boat capacity and only 146 men were able to servive on a raft but suffer from starvation and being lost at sea. In the end when they were found only 15 men were actually left on the raft. The event was then painted by Theodore Gericault called, 'The Raft of Medusa'. His painting showed realisim, social critismim and a event that show veries of emotion.