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Horace Vernet

Associated Names
Horace Vernet

Artist, French, 1789 - 1863

This is a drawing of a man leaning against a tree in a war setting. The scene features a man sitting under a large tree, dressed in attire that suggests a military uniform or soldier's outfit, complete with a hat, belt, and boots. Next to the figure is a long rifle lying on the ground. The background reveals a group of soldiers marching with rifles, partially shrouded in a misty or smoky atmosphere. The entire composition is rendered in monochrome, with detailed cross-hatching to provide depth and texture to the scene.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    lithograph on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Frank Anderson Trapp

  • Dimensions

    image: 14.6 x 20.8 cm (5 3/4 x 8 3/16 in.)
    sheet: 26.5 x 35.6 cm (10 7/16 x 14 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2004.128.43

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Beraldi, no. 84

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

C. Hallasz. Frank Anderson Trapp [1922-2005], Amherst, MA; gift to NGA, 2004.

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

lower center in stone: GREDIN DE SORT!; lower right in stone: lith de Delpich.; by later hand, lower left in graphite: De 83

Wikidata ID

Q75427995

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