Émile Jean-Horace Vernet more commonly known as simply Horace Vernet, was a French painter of battles, portraits, and Orientalist subjects.
Allan M'Aulay is an 1823 painting by the French artist Horace Vernet. The work was inspired by Scottish author Sir Walter Scott's 1819 novel A Legend of Montrose. It depicts the character of Allan M'Aulay. Allan M'Aulay Is shown carrying the severed head of his enemy Hector, killed in revenge for the murder of his own uncle.
Joseph Vernet Tied to a Mast During a Storm is an 1822 history painting by the French artist Horace Vernet. It depicts a famous, possibly apocryphal, incident from the life of the artist's grandfather the marine painter Joseph Vernet who lashed himself to the mast of a ship in order to witness the effects of a storm. He had received a commission from Louis XV to paint a series of pictures depicting the ports of France and after departing Italy had run into a violent storm. As a rising artist Horace Vernet promoted his connection with his celebrated grandfather but quickly developed a reputation as a prolific and versatile painter in his own right.
The Salon of 1824 was an art exhibition held at the Louvre in Paris between 25 August 1824 and 15 January 1825. It took place during the Restoration Era that followed the downfall of Napoleon's French Empire. At the time one of Europe's premier art exhibitions, the Salon was held roughly biennaly during the period. It was the first to be held since Charles X succeeded to the throne earlier the same year.
The Battle of Montmirail is an 1822 history painting by the French artist Horace Vernet. It depicts the 1814 Battle of Montmirail during the Napoleonic Wars. It was one of four battle scenes Vernet painted on a commission by the Duke of Orleans, a cousin of Louis XVIII and himself a future monarch of France. Vernet received a total of thirty eight thousand francs for the four works. It depicts the Battle Montmirail, one of the final victories of the French emperor Napoleon. Fought on 11 February 1814 during the Six Days' Campaign, Napoleon's success there ultimately didn't prevent the fall of Paris and his abdication two months later.
Napoleon's Tomb is an 1821 oil painting by the French artist Horace Vernet. An allegory, it depicts the apotheosis of the former emperor of France Napoleon following his death in exile on the island of Saint Helena.
The Dog of the Regiment Wounded is a 1819 oil painting by the French artist Horace Vernet. It shows a battle scene from the Napoleonic Wars in which a dog, a regimental mascot, has been wounded in the fighting and is being treated by two French bandsman, a bugler of the voltigeurs and a drummer of the grenadiers.
Napoleon at the Tuileries is an 1838 history painting by the French artist Horace Vernet. It depicts Napoleon, Emperor of France, inspecting a parade of the Imperial Guard in the Place du Carrousel outside the Tuileries Palace in Paris around 1808. He is approached by a wounded veteran holding out a petition. Amongst the officers accompanying the Emperor are Eugène de Beauharnais, Joachim Murat, Michel Ney, Jean-Andoche Junot and Géraud Duroc. The Horses of Saint Mark, looted from Venice but later returned in 1815, can be seen on the right.
Massacre of the Mamelukes is an 1819 history painting by the French artist Horace Vernet.
Duck Shooting is an 1824 genre painting by the French artist Horace Vernet. It pays homage to the artist's father Carle Vernet who was very influenced by British sporting paintings and prints. It depicts a duck hunt in the marshes. Vernet often made reference to the works of his father and grandfather Joseph Vernet, both noted painters. It was exhibited at the Salon of 1824 in Paris along with its pendant piece The Quarry. Both paintings are now in the Wallace Collection in London.
The Salon of 1819 was an art exhibition held at the Louvre in Paris between 25 August and 30 September 1819. It was the largest Salon to be staged since the fall of Napoleon. It took place during the Restoration era with Louis XVIII on the throne. It was the first to be held since the withdrawal of Allied Occupation forces from the country at the end of the previous year. The two officials behind the exhibition the Count Forbin and Vicomte de Senonnes set out to make it even more a celebration of the House of Bourbon that the previous Salon of 1817.
The Salon of 1822 was an art exhibition held at the Louvre in Paris, opening on 24 April 1822. The Salon took place every two or three years at the time and featured paintings and sculpture. One of the most notable works to be displayed was The Barque of Dante by the romantic painter Eugène Delacroix, which owed much to Théodore Géricault's The Raft of the Medusa which had appeared at the previous Salon of 1819. Taking place during the Restoration era, it was the last to be held during the reign of Louis XVIII. The Salon of 1824 took place after his brother Charles X had succeeded to the throne.
The State Barge of Cardinal Richelieu on the Rhône is an 1829 history painting by the French artist Paul Delaroche. It depicts the state barge of Cardinal Richelieu on the River Rhône in Southern France. It is followed by another boat carrying two failed conspirators Henri Coiffier de Ruzé, Marquis of Cinq-Mars and François Auguste de Thou towards their execution. The events took place in 1642 during the reign of Louis XIII and the scene was portrayed in the 1826 novel Cinq-Mars by Alfred de Vigny.
Beilstein on the Moselle is an 1837 landscape painting by the British artist Clarkson Stanfield. It depicts a view on the River Moselle at the village of Beilstein in the Rhineland. The scene is not far from the city of Koblenz. The ruins of Metternich Castle can be seen on the right. Stanfield, a former sailor turned painter of seascapes, had toured the area in the autumn of the previous year. Metternich Castle was the ancestral home of Klemens von Metternich, the Austrian statesman. In 1855 the artist's son George Clarkson Stanfield produced a view of the same scene in 1855.
Venus in Search of Cupid Surprises Diana is an 1820 oil painting by the British artist William Hilton. It depicts a scene from the poem The Faerie Queene by the Tudor era writer Edmund Spenser. The style pays homage to the Old Master Titian. Venus, searching for her son Cupid, runs across Diana and her attendants bathing nude. It was one of seven paintings that Hilton produced over a number of years illustrating scenes from the poem.
The Salon of 1836 was an art exhibition held at the Louvre in Paris. Since 1833 the Salon had been held annually, featuring paintings, sculptures and other works of art. It was followed by the Salon of 1837.
The Sorrows of Love is a 1790 genre painting by the French artist Louis-Léopold Boilly. In the early stages of his career Boilly largely produced genre paintings and portraits before switching to the street scenes of Paris for which he is best known.
Judah and Tamar is an 1840 oil painting by the French artist Horace Vernet. It portrays a biblical scene featuring the windowed Tamar who seduces her father-in-law Judah while disguised as a prostitute. Vernet was inspired by his trips to recently conquered Algeria to paint biblical scenes featuring Arabs.
Conrad the Corsair is an 1824 oil painting by the French artist Horace Vernet. Inspired by Lord Byron's 1814 poem The Corsair it depicts Conrad, a pirate notorious across the Aegean Sea seated in a cave as two of his men approach. Along with Walter Scott, Byron was a popular literary source for younger French painters, particularly those in the romantic movement. Vernet was the first French artist to depict scenes from Byron's works.
Ariadne is a c.1804 oil painting by the French artist Jean-Baptiste Greuze. It depicts Ariadne, a figure from Greek Mythology, it features her wearing a Crown of Stars. According to Ovid, the Cretan princess Ariadne had helped Theseus defeat the Minotaur and escape the Labyrinth, only to be abandoned by him on the island of Naxos.
