Lot 219
  • 219

Antoine-Charles-Horace Vernet, called Carle Vernet Bordeaux 1758 - 1836 Paris

Estimate
2,500 - 3,500 GBP
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Description

  • Antoine-Charles-Horace Vernet, called Carle Vernet
  • preparing horses for the riderless race in rome
  • signed and dated in pen and brown ink: Carle Vernet/Rome 1820
  • pen and black ink and watercolour over black chalk

Condition

Hinged at top of mount. Stain in wide band along right edge. Signs of foxing throughout, mostly removed.
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Catalogue Note

This dramatic horse race was painted by Carle and Horace Vernet many times, and most famously, by GĂ©ricault.