Frontispiece for the portfolio "Croquis Lithographiques par H. Vernet"
1818
Medium
lithograph with hand coloring on wove paper
Dimensions
sheet: 26.7 × 36 cm (10 1/2 × 14 3/16 in.)
Classification
Department
CG-E
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Rosenwald Collection
Accession Number
1964.8.1705
Art Historical Context
Step into the dynamic world of early 19th-century French with Horace Vernet's *Frontispiece for the portfolio "Croquis Lithographiques par H Vernet"* (1818). As a leading Romantic artist and lithographer, Vernet was renowned for his vivid depictions of military life, horses, and Orientalist themes, capturing the energy of post-Napoleonic Europe. This frontispiece as an inviting title page for his portfolio of lithographic sketches, his skill in translating spontaneous drawings into reproducible prints—a revolutionary format for artists seeking broader audiences. Crafted as a lithograph with d...