Carle Vernet, Full-Length
1818
Medium
lithograph
Classification
Department
CG-E
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Rosenwald Collection
Accession Number
1950.16.262
Art Historical Context
In the National Gallery of Art's Rosen Collection, *Carle Vernet, Full* (1818) is a lithograph by Horace Vernet, capturing his father, the renowned French painter Antoine Charles-Horace Vernet (known as Carle Vernet This full-length portrait showcases Carle in a dignified pose, reflecting the era's fascination with prominent artists and their legacies. Created during France's Bourbon Restoration following the Napoleonic Wars, it embodies the transition from revolutionary fervor to a renewed emphasis on classical grandeur and personal heroism in art. Lithography, the innovative medium here, wa...