Horace Vernet Pen And Ink Drawing French Officers At Duel Circa.1814 Actors This design was not executed

This design was not executed

6 x 32 cm Provenance: Ex

He is noted as a painter of decorative landscapes and classical ruins much influenced by Nicolas Poussin and Gaspard Dughet

"A View of the Royal Circus near the Obelisk now in St Georges Fields Surry

Ship floundering in rough seas off a rocky coast

Horace Vernet Pen And Ink Drawing French Officers At Duel Circa.1814 Actors This design was not executedAttributed to mile Jean Horace Vernet 1789 1863 French School Early 19th. Century. Pen, ink and wash drawing Circa. 1814. 20 by 16cms. After the restoration of the Bourbon monarchy following the defeat of Napoleon in 1814, much of the Grande Arme struggled to forsake their allegiances to the deposed Emperor. Multiple disputes erupted between soldiers loyal to Napoleon and those loyal to the King. The image here depicts such an event, the two officers