La Chasse à Rouen (Hunting at Rouen) (Furnishing Fabric)
Horace Vernet
1840
Medium
Cotton, plain weave; engraved roller printed
Dimensions
93.8 × 80.5 cm (36 7/8 × 31 5/8 in.); Warp repeat: H.: 48.6 cm (19 1/8 in.)
Classification
textile
Department
Textiles
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
60715
Rights
Public Domain
About the Artist
Horace Vernet · 1789–1863
**Horace Vernet** (full name Émile Jean-Horace Vernet) was a leading French painter of the nineteenth century, renowned for his dynamic battle scenes, portraits, and Orientalist subjects. Born on 30 June 1789 in Paris at the Louvre during the French Revolution, he came from a distinguished artistic dynasty. He was the son of the equestrian and military painter Carle Vernet and the grandson of the ...