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Self-Portrait, Vernet, Horace, 1835
Vernet, Horace, portraitVernet, HoraceFrench, 1789–1863

Self-Portrait

1835 · Painting · 39 × 47 cm

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State Hermitage Museum

Saint Petersburg, Russia

It belongs to the collection, but is not on display at present.

Checked
29 Aug 2026
In this state since
Aug 30, 2026
Source
The museum
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About the painting

In the museum's own words — in Russian

Внук Жозефа и сын Карла Верне, Орас Верне затмил славу отца и деда. Один из самых талантливых среди "малых романтиков", он был окружен при жизни толпой поклонников и богатых меценатов. Его восхваляла пресса. Ему покровительствовал король Луи Филипп. В "Автопортрете" Верне изобразил себя в римской мастерской после путешествия по Северной Африке. На художнике восточный костюм: белые шаровары, опоясанные красным шарфом. Экзотические предметы - длинная курительная трубка, оружие, ковер - противопоставлены прозаической обстановке, состоящей из простого стула и железной печки. За спиной Верне - большой чистый холст, свидетельствующий о том, что художник предается творческим размышлениям, обдумывая замысел будущей картины. Не отличаясь глубиной психологической характеристики, автопортрет позволяет почувствовать особенности характера Верне: трезвый проницательный ум, самоуверенность, склонность к позерству.

State Hermitage Museum

Particulars

1835 · aged 46
17891863
Accession number
ГЭ-5679

In the catalog

PaintingsOilFrench paintingRomanticism19th centuryFrance

Sources

  • State Hermitage Museum
  • Image: State Hermitage Museum — Museum open access

Meanwhile, in the life of Vernet, Horace

The whole life
  1. 1829–1834

    Post: director of the French Academy in Rome

  2. 1829–1835

    Friendship with Bertel Thorvaldsen

    In Rome he befriends the world-famous Danish sculptor Bertel Thorvaldsen, who spent most of his professional life in Italy.

  3. 1833

    Travels to Algeria as official artist

    At Louis-Philippe's request he goes to Algeria as an official artist, with two battalions assigned to guard his journeys; yet he is struck less by the feats of the French soldiers than by their brave opponents in picturesque costumes. It is the first of five long visits to North Africa (1833, 1837, 1839–1840, 1845, 1853), during which he eagerly draws and gathers documents on the French conquests in Algeria and Morocco, material later turned into large canvases for the military gallery at Versailles.

  4. c. 1835

    Becomes a professor at the École des Beaux-Arts

    On returning from Rome, where he directed the French Academy, he becomes a professor at the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris.

  5. 1836

    First extended visit to Russia

    Travels to Russia on diplomatic missions and enjoys the patronage of Emperor Nicholas I.

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