Horace Vernet
The Vesuvius Erupting, the Artist and His Father, Carle Vernet, in the Foreground

The Vesuvius Erupting, the Artist and His Father, Carle Vernet, in the Foreground

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The Vesuvius Erupting, the Artist and His Father, Carle Vernet, in the Foreground
ArtistFrench, 1789–1863
CultureFrench
Titles
  • The Vesuvius Erupting, the Artist and His Father, Carle Vernet, in the Foreground
Datec. 1822
Place depictedItaly
MediumOil on canvas
DimensionsCanvas: 36 7/16 × 29 1/8 in. (92.5 × 74 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by the Brown Foundation Accessions Endowment Fund
Object number2014.254
Current Location
The Audrey Jones Beck Building
219 Blanton Gallery
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Object Type
ProvenancePrivate collection, France; Paola Rosa, Monaco; Hubert Duchemin, Paris, purchased from the above ca. 2000; purchased fromthe above by [Saint Honoré Art Consulting, Paris]; consigned by the above to [Sayn-Wittgenstein Fine Art, Inc. New York]; purchased by MFAH, 2014.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Printed label on verso upper stretcher: TransArt / I N T E R N A T I O N A L / 22 rue Paul Valery 75116 PARIS / Tél. : (331) 53.64.58.58 - Fax. : (331) 45 00 17 04 / DOSSIER : 14618 OEUVRE n° 1

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