Horace Vernet
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Selected Works177

Museum Acquisitions

Art Institute of Chicago
Scene d’Auvergne en 1845
Scene d’Auvergne en 1845
Acquired 2017
Lithograph on ivory wove paper
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
The Vesuvius Erupting, the Artist and His Father, Carle Vernet, in the Foreground
The Vesuvius Erupting, the Artist and His Father, Carle Vernet, in the Foreground, 1822
Acquired 2014
Oil on canvas
Cleveland Museum of Art
African Hunter (Chasseur Africain)
African Hunter (Chasseur Africain), 1818
Acquired 2014
lithograph
Cleveland Museum of Art
The Convicts
The Convicts, 1826
Acquired 2014
lithograph
Cleveland Museum of Art
Arab on Horseback
Arab on Horseback, 1800
Acquired 2010
watercolor heightened with white gouache with graphite underdrawing
Cleveland Museum of Art
The Man-Servant of Limier Rising from Bed
The Man-Servant of Limier Rising from Bed, 1818
Acquired 2003
lithograph in black and grayon blue chine
Art Institute of Chicago
Fortune and the Young Child
Fortune and the Young Child, 1818
Acquired 1993
Lithograph in black on ivory wove paper
Art Institute of Chicago
Bivouac Kitchen
Bivouac Kitchen
Acquired 1990
Lithograph in black on ivory wove paper
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
Conrad Saves Gulnare from the Fire
Conrad Saves Gulnare from the Fire, 1819
Acquired 1986
Lithograph on wove paper
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
Manfred and the Hunter
Manfred and the Hunter, 1820
Acquired 1986
Lithograph on wove paper
Cleveland Museum of Art
Combat of a Greek and a Turk
Combat of a Greek and a Turk, 1835
Acquired 1980
oil on fabric
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
Judith and Holofernes
Judith and Holofernes, 1830
Acquired 1979
Oil on canvas
Cleveland Museum of Art
Self-Portrait in Rome
Self-Portrait in Rome, 1832
Acquired 1977
oil on canvas
Cleveland Museum of Art
Receuil d'essais lithographiques: Le Lancier en Vedette
Receuil d'essais lithographiques: Le Lancier en Vedette, 1816
Acquired 1968
lithograph
Cleveland Museum of Art
Young Woman Standing
Young Woman Standing, 1800
Acquired 1966
lithograph
Cleveland Museum of Art
View of a Seaport
View of a Seaport, 1800
Acquired 1966
lithograph
Cleveland Museum of Art
Postal Horses
Postal Horses, 1823
Acquired 1966
lithograph
Cleveland Museum of Art
The Farewells
The Farewells, 1800
Acquired 1966
lithograph
Cleveland Museum of Art
Bust Portrait of Carle Vernet
Bust Portrait of Carle Vernet, 1817
Acquired 1942
lithograph
Cleveland Museum of Art
Hold Fast!, or the Marauders
Hold Fast!, or the Marauders, 1823
Acquired 1941
lithograph
Cleveland Museum of Art
Marauders (Maraudeurs. Petits! Petits! Petits!)
Marauders (Maraudeurs. Petits! Petits! Petits!), 1800
Acquired 1941
lithograph
Cleveland Museum of Art
Voluntary Partisan
Voluntary Partisan, 1822
Acquired 1941
lithograph
Cleveland Museum of Art
Procession at Arles
Procession at Arles, 1818
Acquired 1941
lithograph
Cleveland Museum of Art
African Hunter
African Hunter, 1818
Acquired 1941
lithograph
Cleveland Museum of Art
Farm Horse
Farm Horse, 1820
Acquired 1941
lithograph with hand coloring

Previous Sales

Swann Auction Galleries
"Portrait of a Lady."
"Portrait of a Lady."
$750
Dec 2023
Sotheby's
Socialism and Cholera
Socialism and Cholera
$28,000
May 2023
Artcurial
Officers on horseback firing, Soldiers mourning one of their own
Officers on horseback firing, Soldiers mourning one of their own
Sold
Feb 2023
Sotheby's
Retour du marché
Retour du marché
Sold
Dec 2022
Sotheby's
Portrait of the Général Marquis de Talhouët-Roy
Portrait of the Général Marquis de Talhouët-Roy
$88,200
May 2022
Christie's
Ancient battle scene
Ancient battle scene
£1,500 ($2k USD)
Jun 2017
Christie's
Study for the equestrian portrait of General Dumouriez at the Battle of Jemappes
Study for the equestrian portrait of General Dumouriez at the Battle of Jemappes, 1821
£9,600 ($13k USD)
Nov 2006

For Sale

Wallector · Artsy
Portrait of Berthe Thorwaldsen with Horace Vernet's Bust
Portrait of Berthe Thorwaldsen with Horace Vernet's Bust, 1833
£58,650
Oil on Canvas
Wallector · Artsy
Skirmish on the River
Skirmish on the River
€380
Lithograph on paper
Sarah Sauvin · Artsy
Croquis Lithographiques par H. Vernet [Lithographic Sketches by H. Vernet]
Croquis Lithographiques par H. Vernet [Lithographic Sketches by H. Vernet], 1818
For sale
Lithograph
Imperial Art · Artsy
L'Arrestation des Princes
L'Arrestation des Princes, 1828
For sale
Oil on canvas
Wallector · Artsy
Portrait of Berthe Thorwaldsen with Horace Vernet's bust
Portrait of Berthe Thorwaldsen with Horace Vernet's bust, 1833
Price on request
Oil paint on Canvas
Art Dumay · Artsy
I. 'La poste au desert'; II. 'L'Arabe en Prière'
I. 'La poste au desert'; II. 'L'Arabe en Prière', 1842
€125,000
Oil on canvas
Wallector · Artsy
Paris
Paris, 1805
£430
Original Lithograph
ArtWise · Artsy
Napoleon
Napoleon, 1972
US$250
Offset lithograph on heavy stock paper
Wallector · Artsy
Torquato Tasso and Isabella D'Este
Torquato Tasso and Isabella D'Este
Sold
Original Lithograph
Wallector · Artsy
Caricatures
Caricatures, 1800
£490
Original Pencil Drawing
Wallector · Artsy
La Sorrentine
La Sorrentine , 1800
£540
Original Pencil Drawing
Wallector · Artsy
Portraits
Portraits, 1800
£360
Portraits
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Other Museum Acquisitions12

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The Late Horace Vernet, from "Illustrated London News"
Metropolitan Museum of Art · New York, United States · Acquired 2019 · Accession 2019.279.10 · Wood engraving
Gift of Donato Esposito, 2019
Scene d’Auvergne en 1845
Art Institute of Chicago · Chicago, United States · Acquired 2017 · Accession 2017.42 · Lithograph on ivory wove paper
Gift of Henri M. Petiet
Arab Warrior
Metropolitan Museum of Art · New York, United States · Acquired 2017 · Accession 2017.202.12 · Oil on canvas
Gift of Kenneth Jay Lane, 2017
Megalopolis
Metropolitan Museum of Art · New York, United States · Acquired 2016 · Accession 2016.802.18 · Oil on canvas
Thaw Collection, Jointly Owned by The Metropolitan Museum of Art and The Morgan Library & Museum, Gift of Eugene V. Thaw, 2016
The Vesuvius Erupting, the Artist and His Father, Carle Vernet, in the Foreground
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston · Houston, United States · Acquired 2014 · Accession 2014.254 · Oil on canvas
Museum purchase funded by the Brown Foundation Accessions Endowment
African Hunter (Chasseur Africain)
Cleveland Museum of Art · Cleveland, United States · Acquired 2014 · Accession 2014.321 · lithograph
Bequest of John Bonebrake
The Convicts
Cleveland Museum of Art · Cleveland, United States · Acquired 2014 · Accession 2014.320 · lithograph
Bequest of John Bonebrake
Portrait of a "Mamelouk"
Metropolitan Museum of Art · New York, United States · Acquired 2014 · Accession 2014.435.3 · Oil on canvas
Gift of Kenneth Jay Lane, 2014
Portrait of Carle Vernet Sketching
Metropolitan Museum of Art · New York, United States · Acquired 2012 · Accession 2012.401.22 · Lithograph
Gift of Dr. Stephen K. and Janie Woo Scher, 2012
Lancer
Metropolitan Museum of Art · New York, United States · Acquired 2012 · Accession 2012.401.21 · Lithograph
Gift of Dr. Stephen K. and Janie Woo Scher, 2012
Arab on Horseback
Cleveland Museum of Art · Cleveland, United States · Acquired 2010 · Accession 2010.244 · watercolor heightened with white gouache with graphite underdrawing
Bequest of Muriel Butkin
Caricature of Charles-Henri Plantade (?)
Metropolitan Museum of Art · New York, United States · Acquired 2010 · Accession 2010.542 · Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash and black chalk
The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 2010
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death
Horace Vernet dies
Jan 1, 1863
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birth
Horace Vernet born
Jan 1, 1789