Vernet, HoraceFrench, 1789–1863LECON DE VIOLON DU COMTE DE PARIS
Can I see it?
Unknown
Where is “LECON DE VIOLON DU COMTE DE PARIS” now? Collection: Musée Condé, Chantilly. Unknown.
Chantilly, France
The owner is known; whether it is on view today is not.
- In this state since
- Source
- The museum
Details
- Accession number
- PE 807
What it shows
In the catalog
Sources
- Musée Condé
- Image: Musée Condé — © Mélanie Demarle; Ministère de la Culture (France), base Joconde
In the life of Vernet, Horace
The whole lifeMarch 1840
The earliest photographs of Malta, en route to Egypt
During a stop at Malta on his way to Egypt, he takes the earliest known photographs of the island at Fort Manoel; they are now believed to be lost. Drawn to the daguerreotype, he also photographs in Egypt as reference material for his paintings.
1842–1843
Second extended visit to Russia
Returns to Russia on diplomatic missions; over the course of his visits he paints several pictures commissioned by the imperial court, and Nicholas I continues to favour him.
1844
His nephew publishes “Voyage d'Horace Vernet en Orient”
His nephew and pupil Frédéric Goupil-Fesquet publishes the two-volume “Voyage d'Horace Vernet en Orient”.
