The Race (Translation)
La Course (Primary Title)
Carle Vernet, French, 1758 - 1836 (Artist)
Antoine-Charles-Horace Vernet, called Carle, was the son of Joseph-Carle Vernet, a seascape painter to Louis XV. Carle, who classically trained at the French Academy under history painter Nicolas-Bernard Lepicié, is mostly remembered today for his huge paintings of battles during the First Empire, for which he received the 1808 French Legion of Honor. However, throughout his career he also produced sporting art after the British model, as in this gentle example showing a race with spectators following on horseback.
Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Mellon
"The French Horse from Géricault to Picasso: Works from the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts", The National Sporting Library & Museum, May 6 - July 31, 2016
"The French Horse from Géricault to Picasso: Works from the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts", University of Richmond, March 3 - April 25, 2016
"Nineteenth Century French Drawings", Hazlitt, Gooden and Fox, London, June 18 to July 18, 1980; catalog no. 5, illustrated plate 4.
"From Delacroix to Toulouse Lautrec: French Drawings from the Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Mellon", VMFA, Mellon Galleries, August 23, 1994 to February 12, 1995.
"Corot to Cezanne: French Drawings from the Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Mellon", VMFA, September 11, 2010-January 2, 2011.
"The French Horse from Géricault to Picasso: Works from the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts", University of Richmond, March 3 - April 25, 2016
"Nineteenth Century French Drawings", Hazlitt, Gooden and Fox, London, June 18 to July 18, 1980; catalog no. 5, illustrated plate 4.
"From Delacroix to Toulouse Lautrec: French Drawings from the Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Mellon", VMFA, Mellon Galleries, August 23, 1994 to February 12, 1995.
"Corot to Cezanne: French Drawings from the Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Mellon", VMFA, September 11, 2010-January 2, 2011.
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