Horace’s work is defined by its painter sensibility — an enduring influence on generations that followed. Most artists are dead; following is a declaration of love.

A Stagecoach
Horace Vernet (French, 1789-1863) printed by Francois Seraphin Delpech (French, 1778-1825)

Portrait of Carle Vernet, Standing and Drawing
Horace Vernet French, 1789-1863

Mail Coach
Horace Vernet (French, 1789-1863) printed by Francois Seraphin Delpech (French, 1778-1825)

Mme. Horace Vernet
Jean Baptiste Isabey (French, 1767-1855) printed by Langlumé (French, active 1822-1840)

Portrait of Madame Perregaux
Horace Vernet (French, 1789-1863) printed by Comte Charles Philibert de Lasteyrie (French, 1759-1849)

Portrait of Carle Vernet
Horace Vernet French, 1789-1863

Fortune and the Young Child
Horace Vernet French, 1789-1863

Convicts
Horace Vernet (French, 1789-1863) printed by François Seraphin Delpech (French, 1778-1825)

The Death of D'Egmont, plate thirteen from La Henriade
Horace Vernet (French, 1789-1863) poem by Voltaire (French, 1694-1778) printed by Formentin (French, active 1824-1845) published by Dubois (French, 18th-19th century)

Je te vas descendre
Horace Vernet (French, 1789-1863) printed by Francois Seraphin Delpech (French, 1778-1825)

Assault Launched Against the Suburbs of Paris, plate nine from La Henriade
Horace Vernet (French, 1789-1863) poem by Voltaire (French, 1694-1778) printed by Francois Seraphin Delpech (French, 1778-1825) published by Dubois (French, 18th-19th century)

Henri IV at the Battle of Ivry, plate ten from La Henriade
Horace Vernet (French, 1789-1863) poem by Voltaire (French, 1694-1778) printed by Francois Seraphin Delpech (French, 1778-1825) published by Dubois (French, 18th-19th century)

Self-Portrait
Horace Vernet French, 1789-1863

Combat between D'Aumale and Turenne, plate sixteen from La Henriade
Horace Vernet (French, 1789-1863) poem by Voltaire (French, 1694-1778) printed by Formentin (French, active 1824-1845) published by Dubois (French, 18th-19th century)

Claude de Lorraine, Chevalier D'Aumale, is Brought Back to Paris, plate seventeen from La Henriade
Horace Vernet (French, 1789-1863) poem by Voltaire (French, 1694-1778) published by Dubois (French, 18th-19th century)

Henri IV and Gabrielle d'Estrées in the Gardens of Anet, plate fifteen from La Henriade
Horace Vernet (French, 1789-1863) poem by Voltaire (French, 1694-1778) printed by Francois Seraphin Delpech (French, 1778-1825) published by Dubois (French, 18th-19th century)

The Death of the Admiral Coligny, plate four from La Henriade
Horace Vernet (French, 1789-1863) poem by Voltaire (French, 1694-1778) printed by Gottfried Engelmann (French, 1788-1839) published by Dubois (French, 18th-19th century)

Hold Fast
Horace Vernet (French, 1789-1863) printed by Francois Seraphin Delpech (French, 1778-1825)

Assessment of the Whip
Horace Vernet (French, 1789-1863) printed by Francois Seraphin Delpech (French, 1778-1825)

Hunters
Horace Vernet (French, 1789-1863) printed by Francois Seraphin Delpech (French, 1778-1825)