Carle Vernet (Antoine Charles Horace Vernet) Art

Carle Vernet (French, 1758 – 1836) ‘La Marchande de Coco’; and ‘La Tour de Babbe d’un Charbonnier’ Ink, watercolour on paper Both signed C Vernet and Carle Vernet (lower left and lower right respectively) 12.1/4 x 9 in. (31 x 22.8 cm.) A pair Vernet was born in Bordeaux. At the age of five, he showed an extraordinary passion for drawing horses, but went through the regular academical course as a pupil of his father and of Nicolas-Bernard Lépicié. Strangely, after winning the grand prix (1782), he seemed to lose interest in the profession, and his father had to recall him back from Rome to France to prevent him from entering a monastery. In his Triumph of Aemilius Paulus, he broke with tradition and drew the horse with the forms he had learnt from nature in stables and riding-schools. His hunting-pieces, races, landscapes, and work as a lithographer were also very popular. Carle's sister was executed by the guillotine during the Revolution. After this, he gave up art. When he again began to produce under the French Directory (1795–1799), his style had changed radically. He started drawing in minute detail battles and campaigns to glorify Napoleon. His drawings of Napoleon...

"Soleil je viens voir pour la dernier fois" is an original lithograph realized by Carle Vernet (1758-1836). Not signed. Good conditions. The artwork represents an interesting woma...

Art Sz: 9 1/2"H x 12"W Frame Sz: 16 1/2"H x 19"W Custom framed by J. Pocker & Son Antoine Charles Horace Vernet, better known as Carle Vernet (14 August 1758 – 17 November 1836), ...