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Artist Information:
Emile Jean Horace Vernet
The artist was born in Paris, in the
galleries of the Louvre on 30th June, 1789 where his parents were lodging during
the occupation of the palace in the revolution. He attained early distinction
and quickly developed a disdain for the classical school of David. He set about
therefore to develop his own style and his taste led him to military subjects.
Taking nature as his guide, Vernet depicted the French soldier as he really was
rather than in an idealised fashion. His pictures Dog of the Regiment,
Trumpeter's Horse and Death of Poniatowski along with similar compositions gave
him universal popularity.
In 1819 he began to paint large battle scenes but though he worked on an immense
scale and with the utmost speed, his figures and groupings were thoroughly
artistic. In the past, artists had represented episodes in warfare but Vernet
brought whole battlefields before his audience as in his famous Battle of Italy
and Capture of Rome. Several of his well-known paintings represented battles of
the French Revolution such as Valmy and Jemapes. One of his most famous
pictures painted in 1826 entitled the Battle of the Bridge of Arcole showed the
young Napoleon seizing a tattered flag and leading his men across the bridge on
17th November, 1796. He represented many of the victories of Napoleon including
scenes of the emperor at the Battle of Jena, Friedland, and Wagram. During the
Crimean War, he accompanied the French army and produced several important
paintings including the Battle of the Alma exhibited in 1856. His Algerian
battle pieces such as the Occupation by the French Army of the Pass of Mouzia,
and the Capture of Smalah were well received as he had drawn the soldiers and
the events from nature. Once when asked by Louis Napoleon to alter a picture of
a military review leaving out a certain general who was obnoxious to the French
emperor, Vernet refused to do it stating "I am a painter of history, sire
and I will not violate the truth." Vernet died in Paris on 17th January, 1863.
Peter Harrington
A Grenadier of the Guard at Elba by Horace Vernet.
Wearing patched white trousers and gaiters made of mattress ticking. In the mid distance, officers of the Polish Lancers and the Guard. Napoleon stands on the distant cliff. To the right a ship flies a tricolour. The Elba battalion was Napoleons bodyguard in exile, comprising six companies of Guardsmen, 100 artillery men and a crew of 21 seamen, They formed the nucleus of the Imperial Guard in 1815.
Item Code : DHM0145
A Grenadier of the Guard at Elba by Horace Vernet. - Editions Available
Napoleon is shown taking leave of the Imperial Guard outside the Palace of Fontainbleau. With a dramatic final gesture, I cannot embrace you all but I shall embrace your General, and after General Petit, he kissed the eagle of the 1st Grenadiers whose bearer, Lieut Fortin covers his face. The officers at the right are representative of the Allied armies and are considerably less affected by the scene than the Frenchman.
Item Code : DHM0129
Les Adieux de Fontainebleau by Horace Vernet. - Editions Available
The Bataille de Bouvines 27th July 1214 by Horace Vernet.
Fought at Bouvines a village in Flanders (now part of France) Between the French army led by King Philip Augustus of France, against the combined forces of King John of England, The Holy Roman Emperor Otti IV, and Ferdinand Count of Flanders. Due to this French victory, Frederick of Hohenstaufen became Holy Roman Emperor Frederick II in 1215. and King John of England who could not wage war against France because of dwindling support was forced to sign the Magna Charter on June 15th 1215.
Item Code : DHM0405
The Bataille de Bouvines 27th July 1214 by Horace Vernet. - Editions Available
As the evening draws to a close Napoleon is seen riding amongst his men after their victory at the Battle of Friedland. Due to the French pressure the Russian Commander General Levin Bennigsen moved his army back to his main camp at Konigsberg in June 1807, while his army of 60,000 men crossed the River Alle at Friedland. It was faced by a French force of 26,000 under the command of Marshal Jean Lannes. The Russian Commander attacked early on the 14th of June. The much smaller force fought of the Russian attacks for nine hours, giving time for the main French force of 80,000 to arrive. Marshall Neys Force came up from the south and attacked the Russian left flank which gave way all the way along the river until just outside Friedland where it was halted. A second corps under the command of General Laude Victor came to the support of Neys left flank. Victor also brought up 30 Artillery pieces which blasted the Russians at very short range. The Russians that were massed in the tiny vil.........
On the 6th November 1792 Dumouriez defeated the Austrians under the Duke of Saxe Teshen and Clerfayt at Jemappes, near Mons. This led to the French Occupation of Belgium.
Item Code : DHM0042
The Battle of Jemappes by Horace Vernet. - Editions Available
The Dog of the Regiment is Wounded by Horace Vernet.
As the French regiment man the postion while under heavy attack, a French drummer boy and soldier are seen attending the wounded mascot dog of the regiment.
Item Code : DHM0228
The Dog of the Regiment is Wounded by Horace Vernet. - Editions Available
The campaign of Leipzig forced Napoleon to retire to the west of the Rhine, in the course of which he defeated a force of Germans at Hanau near Frankfurt on 30th October 1813.
Item Code : DHM0040
The Battle of Hanau by Horace Vernet. - Editions Available
The battle took place on the 17th November 1796, Arcole is a small village in Italy on the Alpine river. Bonaparte, holding the tri colour, urges on his Grenadiers and carries the Bridge of Arcole, thus bringing victory over the Austrians. This episode has passed into French Army Legend but we understand the truth to be. A French Officer cried if you fall we are lost, you shall not go further. This is not your place and Bonaparte almost drowned when the officer pushed him into the water.
Item Code : DHM0127
Le Bataille Du Pont D Arcole by Horace Vernet. - Editions Available
Battle of Fontenoy during the war of Austrian Succession. French victory under Marshal Maurice De Saxe over the allies (British, Dutch and German under the Duke of Cumberland) 11th May 1745. Fontenoy, 5 miles south east of Tournai (Tolnay) the battle which started with a Dutch assault and British and Hanovarian infantry advance against the French centre during the battle a sudden attack by an Irish Brigade under French command, attacked the allied forces. The allied square was broken but the British, Hanovarian and Dutch forces retreated in good order.
Item Code : VAR0375
Battle of Fontenoy by Horace Vernet. - Editions Available
The Battle of Jena, Won by Napoleon by Horace Vernet.
The painting shows Napoleons customary informality with the soldiers in his army. Here he is turning to acknowledge the Salutation by a Grenadier of the Imperial Guard. Murat is shown riding behind Napoleon.
Item Code : DHM0132
The Battle of Jena, Won by Napoleon by Horace Vernet. - Editions Available
The French General Kellerman (Duc de Valmy) resisted the invading armies under the Duke of Brunswick at Valmy, between Reims and Verdun, on 20th September, 1792, a turning-point in the French revolutionary wars.
Item Code : DHM0044
Battle of Valmy by Horace Vernet. - Editions Available
The Dog of the Regiment is Wounded by Horace Vernet
The Dead Trumpeter by H Vernet A trumpeter of the Chasseurs Cheval lies dead with his faithful horse
overlooking the body.
A Grenadier of the Guard at Elba by Horace Vernet
Wearing patched white trousers and gaiters made of mattress ticking. In
the mid distance, officers of the Polish Lancers and the Guard. Napoleon
stands on the distant cliff. To the right a ship flies a tricolour. The
Elba battalion was Napoleons bodyguard in exile, comprising six
companies of Guardsmen, 100 artillery men and a crew of 21 seamen, They
formed the nucleus of the Imperial Guard in 1815.
The Veteran at Home by Horace Vernet A Grenadier of the Old Guard in tenue des climanches, with beige
breeches and white stockings, he is shown playing with a small child while
on leave.
The Battle of Jemappes by Horace Vernet On the 6th November 1792 Dumouriez defeated the Austrians under the
Duke of Saxe Teshen and Clerfayt at Jemappes, near Mons. This led to the
French Occupation of Belgium
Battle of Valmy by Horace Vernet The French General Kellerman
(Duc de Valmy) resisted the invading
armies under the Duke of Brunswick at Valmy, between Reims and Verdun, on
20th September, 1792, a turning-point in the French revolutionary wars.
Battle of Montmirail by Horace Vernet One of Napoleons last successes in France when he defeated the Russian
General Sacken on 11th February 1814 at Montmirail near Paris.
The Battle of Hanau by Horace Vernet The campaign of Leipzig forced Napoleon to retire to the west of the
Rhine, in the course of which he defeated a force of Germans at Hanau near
Frankfurt on 30th October 1813.
Battle of Fontenoy by H Vernet Battle of Fontenoy during the war of Austrian Succession. French
victory under Marshal Maurice De Saxe over the allies (British, Dutch and
German under the Duke of Cumberland), 11th May 1745. Fontenoy, 5 miles
south east of Tournai (Tolnay), the battle which started with a Dutch
assault and British and Hanovarian infantry advance against the French
centre during the battle a sudden attack by an Irish Brigade under French
command, attacked the allied forces. The allied square was broken but the
British, Hanovarian and Dutch forces retreated in good order.
The Bataille de Bouvines 27th July 1214 by Vernet
Fought at Bouvines a village in Flanders (now part of France)
Between the French army led by King Philip Augustus of France, against the
combined forces of King John of England, The Holy Roman Emperor Otti IV,
and Ferdinand Count of Flanders. Due to this French victory, Frederick of
Hohenstaufen became Holy Roman Emperor Frederick II in 1215. and King John
of England who could not wage war against France because of dwindling
support was forced to sign the Magna Charter on June 15th 1215.
Chris has produced a wealth of impressive paintings from the Napoleonic War, American Civil War, English Civil War, and a variety of Portraits of Great Military Leaders, He also has produced superb paintings of Pirates, a particular favourite of his. Chris studied at Berkshire College of Art 1966 - 1970 and then worked for Halas and Batchelor as a background artist. In the golden age of book cover illustration Chris made the Gunslinger, Crow and Herne series his own. To this day the shelves of high street booksellers are full of his work. Perhaps his best known popular pieces are in the now famous Jorvik Centres paintings which form the focus of the exhibitions promotion and won a travel industry award. In recent years his best work has been paintings, such as SPQR, Anne Bonny, Mary Reid and Calico Jack Rakam and Blackbeard in Damnation Seize My Soul. His super realistic style, using oils, brilliantly reflects the techniques, passion and depth of the old masters. He has a particular love of portraiture, which his portraits of Wellington and William of Orange certainly reflect, along with others from the English Civil War, his love of the subject. He is also fascinated by the awful romance of weaponry and war. Chris uses traditional Dutch paints made today, as in 1664, and is meticulous in his research and attention to detail, so scarce in our modern throw away society. Sir Anthony Van Dyke, William Dobson, Sir Peter Lely and Fortunio Matania played a vital part in his formative years. He also is much influenced by Meissonier and De Neuville.
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