Original Antique Print of Joan of Arc in Prison made after P. Delaroche (1902)

Antique print titled 'Statue of the Maid of Orleans at Rouen'. Old print of the statue of Joan of Arc in Rouen, France. This print originates from 'One...

Antique print titled 'Christ taking leave of His Mother'. Original antique print on chine collé, made after the painting by Correggio. Source unknown, to be determined. Published cir...

Wonderful image after Rembrandt Fine Steel engraving. Published by Jones & Co., London. C.1850 Unframed.

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...