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Horace Vernet

Horace Vernet (1789–1863) was a French painter, photographer and military personnel.

Also recorded as Emile Jean Horace Vernet; Hor. Vernet; Emile-Jean-Horace Vernet; fils Vernet; e. j. horace vernet; H. Vernet.

Horace Vernet in brief

Born
1789
Died
1863
Known for
painter, photographer, military personnel, graphic artist, draftsperson and lithographer
Place of birth
Paris
Contents

Overview

Also worked under the name Vernet, Émile Jean Horace.

Born at Paris in 1789, died at Paris in 1863.

In detail

Horace Vernet studied at Beaux-Arts de Paris. training under François-André Vincent is recorded. Jules Breton, Joseph Simon Volmar and Ignace-François Bonhommé are recorded as having studied under Horace Vernet. the recorded working language is French.

Subjects and genres recorded for the work are history, landscape and portrait. The authority associates the name with Romanticism.

Positions recorded include director of the French Academy in Rome. Membership is recorded of Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences, Académie des beaux-arts and Accademia delle Arti del Disegno.

Works named in the authority record are The battle of Jena, October 14, 1806, The Battle of Bouvines and Battle of Fontenoy, 11th of May 1745.

Work by Horace Vernet is recorded in the collections of Minneapolis Institute of Art, Art Institute of Chicago, National Gallery of Victoria, Nationalmuseum and National Gallery of Canada.

Distinctions recorded are Pour le Mérite for Sciences and Arts order, Knight in the Order of the Holy Sepulchre, resident at the Villa Medici and Grand Officer of the Legion of Honour.

Sources

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  1. 1.

    “Horace Vernet”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading

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  2. 2.

    Wikidata, structured authority record Q161145: Horace Vernet

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