Delaroche-Vernet

LOUISE VERNET

PAUL DELAROCHE

Carle Vernet (1758-1835) was in his own time known primarily as an exceptional painter of horses in full movement, either racing, hunting or in cavalry portraits. Vernet received a conventional artistic education from his father, Claude-Joseph Vernet. In 1782 he won the highly coveted Prix de Rome, and in 1808 Napoleon awarded him the Legion of Honor for one of his battle scenes

Claude-Joseph Vernet (1714-1789) was the leading French landscape painter (with Hubert Robert) of the later 18th century. He achieved great celebrity with his topographical paintings and serene landscapes. He was also one of the century's most accomplished painters of tempests and moonlight scenes. His works are mainly exposed in the Musée de la Marine and the Louvre, Paris, as well as museums worldwide.