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Horace Vernet

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Also known as Emile Jean Horace Vernet, Hor. Vernet, Emile-Jean-Horace Vernet, emile jean horace vernet, fils Vernet, e. j. horace vernet, H. Vernet, vernet horace

French painter (1789–1863)

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Horace Vernet was a French painter, photographer, military personnel, and graphic artist born in Paris in 1789. He was educated at Beaux-Arts de Paris and studied under François-André Vincent. His artistic output included history painting, landscape painting, and portraiture, and he was associated with the Romanticism movement. Among his notable works is The battle of Jena, October 14, 1806.

Vernet received the Grand Officer of the Legion of Honour and the Officer of the Legion of Honour. He was sponsored by Napoleon and had a partner named Olympe Pélissier. He taught students including Jules Breton, Joseph Simon Volmar, Jean-Paul Alaux, and Louis Marie Baptiste Atthalin. He died in Paris in 1863 and was buried at Montmartre Cemetery.

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Key facts

Born
Émile Jean-Horace Vernet , ( 1789-06-30 ) 30 June 1789, Paris , France
Died
17 January 1863 (1863-01-17) (aged 73), Paris, France
Known for
Painter draughtsman lithographer
Movement
Orientalist

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Gender
male
Citizenship
France
Place of birth
Paris
Place of death
Paris
Occupation
lithographer
Languages spoken
French
Movement
Romanticism
Image
Horace Vernet Adrien Nadar 1858.jpg
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place of burial
Montmartre Cemetery
Commons category
Horace Vernet
unmarried partner
Olympe Pélissier
date of birth
1789-06-30
date of death
1863-01-17
Commons Creator page
Horace Vernet
Commons gallery
Horace Vernet
name in native language
Horace Vernet
sponsor
Napoleon
start of work period
1810-01-01
end of work period
1863-01-01
pseudonym
Vernet, Émile Jean Horace
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Works in European collections

16 objects attributed to Horace Vernet, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana

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Encyclopedic overview

Émile Jean-Horace Vernet ( French pronunciation: [emil ʒɑ̃ ɔʁas vɛʁnɛ]; 30 June 1789 – 17 January 1863), better known as Horace Vernet, was a French painter of battles, portraits, and Orientalist subjects.

Biography

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