Route to Jouy
Horace Vernet
19th century
Medium
Cotton
Dimensions
L. 19 x W. 23 3/4 inches 48.3 x 60.3 cm
Classification
Textiles-Printed
Culture
probably French
Department
European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Rogers Fund, 1913
Accession Number
13.133.10
Rights
Public Domain
Tags
HorsesMenHuntingDeerDogsCarriages
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 ...