A Mameluck Resting
1751 to 1775
Medium
lithograph
Classification
Department
CG-E
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Andrew W. Mellon Fund
Accession Number
1977.12.15
Art Historical Context
Carle Vernet’s *A Mameluck Resting* captures a moment of quiet repose through the fluid possibilities of lithography. Created as a print between 1751 and 1775, the work reflects the period’s growing fascination with military and Orientalist subjects. Vernet, a French artist celebrated for his lively depictions of horses and soldiers, used the relatively new lithographic technique to convey both the texture of fabric and the relaxed posture of his subject with remarkable economy of line. Lithography allowed artists to draw directly on stone, producing images that retained the spontaneity of a ...
About the Artist
Carle Vernet · 1758–1836
Comment on works: Horses; Landscapes; History; Battles