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Frontispiece for the portfolio “Croquis Lithographiques par H. Vernet”
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| Artist / Maker | Horace Vernet |
|---|---|
| Date | 1818 |
| Culture / Origin | French |
| Medium | lithograph with hand coloring on wove paper |
| Dimensions | sheet: 26.7 × 36 cm (10 1/2 × 14 3/16 in.) |
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About the Artist
Born into a family of artists, Horace Vernet's profession seems to have been inevitable. His father, Carle Vernet (1758-1836), was a painter and lithographer; his grandfathers were Joseph Vernet (1714-1789) and Jean-Michel Moreau the younger (1741-1814), and his uncle the architect Jean-François Chalgrin (1739-1811). While his earliest lessons were given by his father, Vernet also worked in the studio of François-André Vincent (1746-1814) until 1810. The following year Vernet created caricatures for the Journal des dames et des modes, an… Full biography →
Provenance & Source
Image & data: National Gallery of Art, Washington · Licence: CC0.
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