Horace Vernet

French · 1789–1863 · Painter, Printmaker

Émile Jean-Horace Vernet, better known as Horace Vernet, was a French painter of battles, portraits, and Orientalist subjects. (Wikipedia)

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Émile Jean-Horace Vernet, better known as Horace Vernet, was a French painter of battles, portraits, and Orientalist subjects.

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Born 1789, ParisDied 1863, ParisOccupation Painter, Printmaker, Draughtsman, PhotographerWikidata Q161145 ↗ULAN 500024243 ↗Museum works 24

Romanticism

Also known as E. J. H. Vernet, e. j. horace vernet, emil jean horace vernet, emile jean horace vernet, fils Vernet, H. Vernet, Hor. Vernet, M. Verne and 2 other name forms

Works in museum collections

Open-access images (public domain, CC0 or CC BY) from museum collections, each shown with its credit line and licence.

Horace Vernet, Portrait of a "Mamelouk" — **Portrait of a "Mamelouk"**1810 · Oil on canvas
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of Kenneth Jay Lane, 2014 — Open Access …

Horace Vernet, Jean-Louis-André-Théodore Géricault (1791–1824) — **Jean-Louis-André-Théodore Géricault (1791–1824)**probably 1822 or 1823 · Oil on canvas
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Purchase, Gift of Joanne Toor Cummings, by ex…

Horace Vernet, Arab Warrior — **Arab Warrior**ca. 1817–22 · Oil on canvas
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of Kenneth Jay Lane, 2017 — Open Access …

Horace Vernet, Bertel Thorvaldsen (1768–1844) with the Bust of Horace Vernet — **Bertel Thorvaldsen (1768–1844) with the Bust of Horace Vernet**1833 or later · Oil on canvas
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of Dr. Rudolf J. Heinemann, 1962 — Open …

Horace Vernet, The Start of the Race of the Riderless Horses — **The Start of the Race of the Riderless Horses**1820 · Oil on canvas
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Catharine Lorillard Wolfe Collection, Bequest…

Horace Vernet, Hunting in the Pontine Marshes — **Hunting in the Pontine Marshes**1833 · oil on canvas
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Chester Dale Fund — Open Access (CC0)

Horace Vernet, Departure for the Hunt in the Pontine Marshes — **Departure for the Hunt in the Pontine Marshes**1833 · oil on canvas
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Chester Dale Fund — Open Access (CC0)

Horace Vernet, Shipwrecked Victim Thrown onto the Shore of Pourville — **Shipwrecked Victim Thrown onto the Shore of Pourville**1822 · Lithograph; only state
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha …

Horace Vernet, La piece en action — **La piece en action**1817 · lithograph on wove paper
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Rosenwald Collection — Open Access (CC0)

Horace Vernet, La piece en batterie — **La piece en batterie**1817 · lithograph on wove paper
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Rosenwald Collection — Open Access (CC0)

Horace Vernet, Bust of Carle Vernet — **Bust of Carle Vernet**1817 · lithograph
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Rosenwald Collection — Open Access (CC0)

Horace Vernet, Carle Vernet, Full-Length — **Carle Vernet, Full-Length**1818 · lithograph
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Rosenwald Collection — Open Access (CC0)

Horace Vernet, Oorlogstafereel in Spanje: een gekwetst paard wordt met een pistoolschot afgemaakt — **Oorlogstafereel in Spanje: een gekwetst paard wordt met een pistoolschot afgemaakt**1799 - 1863
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam ↗
Public domain · Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam — public domain

Horace Vernet, The battle of Jena, October 14, 1806 — **The battle of Jena, October 14, 1806**1836
Palace of Versailles ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Palace of Versailles

Horace Vernet, The Battle of Bouvines — **The Battle of Bouvines**1827
Musée de l'Histoire de France ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Musée de l'Histoire de France

Horace Vernet, Battle of Fontenoy, 11th of May 1745 — **Battle of Fontenoy, 11th of May 1745**1828
Musée de l'Histoire de France ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Musée de l'Histoire de France

Horace Vernet, Napoleon at the Battle of Friedland — **Napoleon at the Battle of Friedland**1836
Musée de l'Histoire de France ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Musée de l'Histoire de France

Horace Vernet, The battle of Wagram in 1809 — **The battle of Wagram in 1809**1836
Musée de l'Histoire de France ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Musée de l'Histoire de France

Horace Vernet, Polish Prometheus — **Polish Prometheus**1831
Polish Library in Paris ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Polish Library in Paris

Horace Vernet, Emperor Napoleon I and his staff on horseback — **Emperor Napoleon I and his staff on horseback**1830
Rijksmuseum ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Rijksmuseum

Horace Vernet, Jeremiah on the ruins of Jerusalem — **Jeremiah on the ruins of Jerusalem**1844
Amsterdam Museum ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Amsterdam Museum

Horace Vernet, Self-Portrait in Rome — **Self-Portrait in Rome**1832 · oil on canvas
Cleveland Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · Cleveland Museum of Art, Mr. and Mrs. William H. Marlatt Fund — Open Access (…

Horace Vernet, Combat of a Greek and a Turk — **Combat of a Greek and a Turk**after 1835 · oil on fabric
Cleveland Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of Noah L. Butkin — Open Access (CC0)

Horace Vernet, A Stagecoach — **A Stagecoach**1818 · Lithograph in black on ivory wove paper
Art Institute of Chicago ↗
CC0 · Art Institute of Chicago, Gift of the Print and Drawing Club — public domain …

Artist record compiled from: Wikidata (CC0), Getty ULAN (ODC-By), National Gallery of Art open data (CC0), Art Institute of Chicago API (CC0), The Met Open Access (CC0). See data sources & attribution.

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