Frontispiece for the portfolio "Croquis Lithographiques par H. Vernet"

1818

Horace Vernet

Associated Names
Horace Vernet

Artist, French, 1789 - 1863

This is a drawing of a figure carrying an easel through an urban setting. The drawing shows a person walking away with an easel slung on their back. The individual is stepping up onto a platform or ledge. In the background, there are buildings with an urban architectural style, and the foreground includes cobblestones or pavement. The pencil work is detailed, focusing on movements and postures rather than facial details.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    lithograph [trial proof] on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 25.7 × 32.5 cm (10 1/8 × 12 13/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1964.8.1704

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Beraldi, no. 117, State (trial proof)

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Albert Maroni (1852 - 1923), Paris [Lugt 150b]

Associated Names

Bibliography

1885

  • Beraldi, Henri. Les graveurs du XIXe siecle, guide de l'amateur d'estampes modernes. 12 vols. Paris, 1885-1892: Henri. Les graveurs du XIXe siecle, guide de l'amateur d'estampes modernes. 12 vols. Paris: Librairie L. Conquet, 1885-1892.

Inscriptions

recto: in stone, below image, at left: H Vernet 1818; in graphite, below image, at right, in later hand: P r L; verso: none

Markings

recto: Albert Maroni (Lugt 150b); verso: none

Wikidata ID

Q65508867

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