Skip to main content
Want more images or videos?
Request additional images or videos from the seller
1 of 17

Carle Vernet (Antoine Charles Horace Vernet)
Pair of 18th Century watercolour drawings by Old Master Carle Vernet

About the Item

Carle Vernet (French, 1758 – 1836) ‘La Marchande de Coco’; and ‘La Tour de Babbe d’un Charbonnier’ Ink, watercolour on paper Both signed C Vernet and Carle Vernet (lower left and lower right respectively) 12.1/4 x 9 in. (31 x 22.8 cm.) A pair Vernet was born in Bordeaux. At the age of five, he showed an extraordinary passion for drawing horses, but went through the regular academical course as a pupil of his father and of Nicolas-Bernard Lépicié. Strangely, after winning the grand prix (1782), he seemed to lose interest in the profession, and his father had to recall him back from Rome to France to prevent him from entering a monastery. In his Triumph of Aemilius Paulus, he broke with tradition and drew the horse with the forms he had learnt from nature in stables and riding-schools. His hunting-pieces, races, landscapes, and work as a lithographer were also very popular. Carle's sister was executed by the guillotine during the Revolution. After this, he gave up art. When he again began to produce under the French Directory (1795–1799), his style had changed radically. He started drawing in minute detail battles and campaigns to glorify Napoleon. His drawings of Napoleon's Italian campaign won acclaim as did the Battle of Marengo, and for his Morning of Austerlitz Napoleon awarded him the Legion of Honour, and Louis XVIII of France awarded him the Order of Saint Michael. Afterwards he excelled in hunting scenes and depictions of horses. In addition to being a painter and lithographer, Carle Vernet was an avid horseman. Just days before his death at the age of seventy-eight, he was seen racing as if he were a sprightly young man.
More From This SellerView All
  • 17th Century French sanguine drawing of maiden's harvesting flowers
    By (Circle of) Nicolas Poussin
    Located in Petworth, West Sussex
    Circle of Nicolas Poussin (French, 1594-1665) Maiden’s harvesting flowers Sanguine on paper 8. ¾ in. (22 cm.) tondo
    Category

    17th Century Old Masters Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

    Materials

    Paper

    17th Century French sanguine drawing of maiden's harvesting flowers

    17th Century French sanguine drawing of maiden's harvesting flowers

  • 18th Century French sanguine drawing of figures in the Roman ruins by Robert
    By Hubert Robert
    Located in Petworth, West Sussex
    Hubert Robert (French, 1733 – 1808) Figures in the Roman ruins Sanguine on paper 29.6 x 35.6 cm. Bearing watermark from ‘Jan Honig & Zoonen, Amsterdam’ Provenance: Hal O’Nians, Fine...
    Category

    18th Century Old Masters Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

    Materials

    Paper

    18th Century French sanguine drawing of figures in the Roman ruins by Robert

    Hubert Robert
    18th Century French sanguine drawing of figures in the Roman ruins by Robert

  • British 20th Century watercolour on paper 'Adam and Eve'
    Located in Petworth, West Sussex
    Derrick Latimer Sayer (British, 1917 – 1992) Adam and Eve Ink and watercolour/ gouache on paper Signed ‘DEK Sayer 12/44’ (lower right) 13.5/8 x 10.1/2 in. (34.7 x 26.5 cm.) Sayer st...
    Category

    20th Century Expressionist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

    Materials

    Ink, Paper, Watercolor, Gouache

    British 20th Century watercolour on paper 'Adam and Eve'

    Derrick Latimer Sayer
    British 20th Century watercolour on paper 'Adam and Eve'

  • Augustus Edwin John original watercolour drawing of a cavewoman, British
    By Augustus Edwin John
    Located in Petworth, West Sussex
    This is one of a number of drawings that was accompanied by a signed letter from Augustus Edwin John which read as follows `Alderney Manor/ Nr Parkstone, Dorset / Dear Hodge, I send ...
    Category

    20th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

    Materials

    Ink, Watercolor, Paper

    Augustus Edwin John original watercolour drawing of a cavewoman, British

    Augustus Edwin John
    Augustus Edwin John original watercolour drawing of a cavewoman, British

  • Augustus Edwin John original watercolour drawing of cavemen, British
    By Augustus Edwin John
    Located in Petworth, West Sussex
    This is one of a number of drawings that was accompanied by a signed letter from Augustus Edwin John which read as follows `Alderney Manor/ Nr Parkstone, Dorset / Dear Hodge, I send ...
    Category

    20th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

    Materials

    Paper, Ink, Watercolor

    Augustus Edwin John original watercolour drawing of cavemen, British

    Augustus Edwin John
    Augustus Edwin John original watercolour drawing of cavemen, British

  • Augustus Edwin John original watercolour drawing of a caveman family, British
    By Augustus Edwin John
    Located in Petworth, West Sussex
    This is one of a number of drawings that was accompanied by a signed letter from Augustus Edwin John which read as follows `Alderney Manor/ Nr Parkstone, Dorset / Dear Hodge, I send ...
    Category

    20th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

    Materials

    Ink, Watercolor, Paper

    Augustus Edwin John original watercolour drawing of a caveman family, British

    Augustus Edwin John
    Augustus Edwin John original watercolour drawing of a caveman family, British

You May Also Like

Recently Viewed

View All

More Ways To Browse

Old Antique Paper
Old Master Drawings
Old Masters Painters
Drawings By Old Masters
French Old Master
Old Master Scene
Pair Of Drawings
Old Master Italian Drawings
Drawings Italian 18th Century
Grand Masters
18th Century Lithograph
18th Century French Masters
French Old Master Drawing
French Academic Drawing
Italian School Old Master
Pair Of Old Masters
Horse Painting Old Masters
A Pair Of French Framed Art Work
View All Popular Figurative Drawings and Watercolors Searches