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Emile Jean Horace Vernet Art

French, 1789-1863
Émile Jean-Horace Vernet was a French painter of battles, portraits, and Orientalist Arab subjects. He was born to Carle Vernet, another famous painter, who was himself a son of Claude Joseph Vernet. He was born in the Paris Louvre, while his parents were staying there during the French Revolution. Vernet quickly developed a disdain for the high-minded seriousness of academic French art influenced by Classicism, and decided to paint subjects taken mostly from contemporary culture. Therefore, he began depicting the French soldier in a more familiar, vernacular manner rather than in an idealized, Davidian fashion. Some of his paintings that represent French soldiers in a more direct, less idealizing style, include Dog of the Regiment, Trumpeter's Horse, and Death of Poniatowski. He gained recognition during the Bourbon Restoration for a series of battle paintings commissioned by the duc d'Orleans, the future King Louis-Philippe. Critics marvelled at the incredible speed with which he painted. Many of his paintings made during this early phase of his career were "noted for their historical accuracy as well as their charged landscapes." Examples of paintings in this style include his Four Battles series: The Battle of Jemappes (1821), The Battle of Montmirail (1822), The Battle of Hanau (1824), and The Battle of Valmy (1826). Over the course of his long career, Horace Vernet was honoured with dozens of important commissions. King Louis-Philippe was one of his most prolific patrons. His depictions of Algerian battles, such as the Capture of the Smahla and the Capture of Constantine, were well-received, as they were vivid depictions of the French army in the heat of battle. After the fall of the July Monarchy during the Revolution of 1848, Vernet discovered a new patron in Napoléon III of France. He continued to paint representations of the heroic French army during the Second Empire and maintained his commitment to representing war in an accessible and realistic way. He accompanied the French Army during the Crimean War, producing several paintings, including one of the Battle of the Alma, which was not as well received as his earlier paintings. One well known and possibly apocryphal anecdote maintains that when Vernet was asked to remove a certain obnoxious general from one of his paintings, he replied, "I am a painter of history, sire, and I will not violate the truth," hence demonstrating his fidelity to representing war truthfully. Vernet died in his hometown of Paris in 1863.
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“Orientalist Portrait of an Arab Man” Jean-Horace Vernet (French 1789-1863)
“Orientalist Portrait of an Arab Man” Jean-Horace Vernet (French 1789-1863)

“Orientalist Portrait of an Arab Man” Jean-Horace Vernet (French 1789-1863)

By Émile Jean-Horace Vernet

Located in SANTA FE, NM

“Orientalist Portrait of an Arab Man” Half-length, turned to the left, oval Jean-Horace Vernet (French 1789-1863) Circa 1830s Watercolor heightened with touches of white on paper Sig...

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1830s Romantic Emile Jean Horace Vernet Art

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French Fashion: Two Ladies, a drawing by Horace Vernet, 1814
French Fashion: Two Ladies, a drawing by Horace Vernet, 1814

French Fashion: Two Ladies, a drawing by Horace Vernet, 1814

By Émile Jean-Horace Vernet

Located in Philadelphia, PA

Horace Vernet (French, 1789-1863) Two Ladies Standing, 1814 Watercolor on paper, 8 x 6 1/4 inches Framed: 15 x 13 inches (approx.) Signed and dated at lower right: "H.Vernet--1814."...

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1810s Realist Emile Jean Horace Vernet Art

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Paper, Watercolor, Pencil

Jean-Jean - Original Lithograph by Horace Vernet - First half of 19th century

Jean-Jean - Original Lithograph by Horace Vernet - First half of 19th century

By Émile Jean-Horace Vernet

Located in Roma, IT

Jean-Jean is a fine black and white lithograph, realized by Horace Vernet (1789-1863). This beautiful original print, representing a soldier playing the flute, is in very good condi...

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Early 19th Century Emile Jean Horace Vernet Art

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Lithograph

Le Villageois et le Serpent - Lithograph by Horace Vernet - 19th century
Le Villageois et le Serpent - Lithograph by Horace Vernet - 19th century

Le Villageois et le Serpent - Lithograph by Horace Vernet - 19th century

By Émile Jean-Horace Vernet

Located in Roma, IT

Lithograph on paper realized in the mid-19th Century. Signed in-plate lower left: H. Vernet Titled lower center: Le Villageois et le Serpent Publisher’s mark on the right margin A co...

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19th Century Modern Emile Jean Horace Vernet Art

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Lithograph

Bonaparte in Arcole - Etching by Horace Vernet  - 1837

Bonaparte in Arcole - Etching by Horace Vernet - 1837

By Émile Jean-Horace Vernet

Located in Roma, IT

Bonaparte in Arcole is an Etching realized by H. Vernet in 1837. Good conditions. The artwork is realized in a well-balanced composition. the artwork and belongs to the suite suite...

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1830s Modern Emile Jean Horace Vernet Art

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Etching

Napoleonic Battle - Etching by Horace Vernet  - 1837

Napoleonic Battle - Etching by Horace Vernet - 1837

By Émile Jean-Horace Vernet

Located in Roma, IT

Napoleonic Battle is an Etching realized by Horace Vernet in 1837. Good conditions. The artwork is realized in a well-balanced composition. the artwork and belongs to the suite sui...

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Chateau Fort - 19th Century - Horace Vernet - Drawing - Old Master

Chateau Fort - 19th Century - Horace Vernet - Drawing - Old Master

By Émile Jean-Horace Vernet

Located in Roma, IT

Chateau fort is an original pencil drawing on paper by Horace Vernet realized in XIX century. Certified by Paul Proutè. Very good conditions, except for a very little rip on the lef...

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19th Century Old Masters Emile Jean Horace Vernet Art

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Pencil

French Fashion: Lady and her Maid, a Drawing by Horace Vernet, 1814
French Fashion: Lady and her Maid, a Drawing by Horace Vernet, 1814

French Fashion: Lady and her Maid, a Drawing by Horace Vernet, 1814

By Émile Jean-Horace Vernet

Located in Philadelphia, PA

Horace Vernet (French, 1789-1863) Lady and Her Maid with a Dress, 1814 Watercolor on paper, 8 1/4 x 6 1/4 inches Framed: 15 x 13 inches (approx.) Signed and dated at lower right: "H...

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1810s Realist Emile Jean Horace Vernet Art

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