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

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Artist Horace Vernet (French, 1789–1863)French, 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

Object number2014.254

Current Location

The Audrey Jones Beck Building

219 Blanton Gallery

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Department

Arts of Europe and the Mediterranean

Object Type

PAINTING

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.
Published References Etienne de Jouy, Antoine Jay, "Salon d'Horace Vernet, analyse historique et pittoresque des quarante-cinq tableaux exposé chez lui en 1822", no. XII, pp. 72-74, Paris Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks

Seal on reverse: REY / Md de couleurs / Rue de l'Arbre-Sec / Nº 46 Paris

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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