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.
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Artist: Émile Jean-Horace Vernet
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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1830s Modern Emile Jean Horace Vernet Art
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“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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Watercolor
Judith & Holophernes - Etching by J.P.M. Jazet after H. Vernet - 19th Century
By Émile Jean-Horace Vernet
Located in Roma, IT
Judith & Holophernel is an original engraving, realized by Jean-Pierre-Marie Jazet after a painting of Horace Vernet.
In very good conditions.
The artwork represents the key scene of the story of Judith and Holophernes.
Horace Vernet (1789 -1863): The French painter of military and historical scenes Horace Vernet was born on 30 June 1789 in Paris at the Louvre, where his parents found refuge during the war. The artist mainly painted sports subjects and extensive battle scenes. Son and grandson of two well-known painters, Carle Vernet and Joseph Vernet, Horace developed a remarkable facility for working on a large scale making him one of the most important painters of military France. In favor of Napoleon Bonaparte, the painter specialized in glorifying the Napoleonic era with his art. During the restoration of the monarchy after 1815, his studio became a center of political intrigue, as well as a meeting place for sportsmen, artists and writers. One of his most famous paintings dates back to 1826, Battle of the Bridge of Arcole, and shows the young Napoleon grabbing a torn flag and leading his men across the bridge on November 17, 1796. After spending a period with the French army in Algiers (1833), Horace Vernet's works present elements of the Arab world. Later he also obtained commissions from Louis Philippe and Napoleon III to produce battle scene paintings...
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19th Century Old Masters Emile Jean Horace Vernet Art
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Etching
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
Le Soldats - Pencil Drawing by Horace Vernet
By Émile Jean-Horace Vernet
Located in Roma, IT
Le soldats is an original drawing by Horace Vernet. Image dimensions: 20 x 18.5 cm. Includes passpartout: 55 x 50 cm. Very good conditions. Some hand-wri...
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19th Century Emile Jean Horace Vernet Art
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Pencil
La Sorrentine - Original Pencil Drawing by Horace Vernet - Mid 1800
By Émile Jean-Horace Vernet
Located in Roma, IT
La Sorrentine is an original artwork realized by the famous artist Horace Vernet. Drawing on paper.
Original sheet mounted and glued on cardoboard. Pass...
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1850s Emile Jean Horace Vernet Art
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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
Caricatures - Original Pencil Drawing by Horace Vernet - Mid 1800
By Émile Jean-Horace Vernet
Located in Roma, IT
Caricatures is an original pencil drawing on paper of XIX century realized by Horace Vernet.
Very good conditions, except for a stain on the left margin...
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1850s Emile Jean Horace Vernet Art
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Pencil
Portraits - Original Pencil Drawing by Horace Vernet - Mid 1800
By Émile Jean-Horace Vernet
Located in Roma, IT
Portraits is an original pencil drawing on paper by Horace Vernet realized during XIX century.
Very good conditions. Image dimensions: 22 x 17.5 cm. Inc...
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1850s Emile Jean Horace Vernet Art
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Pencil
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
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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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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