Vernet, Horace (SC-28) Finding Aids to Special Collections in the VMFA Archives | Pierre Sanchez Collection of Horace Vernet
Graphic Works SC-28 Special Collection 28 (SC-28)
0.5 Linear Feet, 13 items (4 volumes, 7 prints, 1 poster, and 1 letter)
Creator
Sanchez, Pierre, 1963-
source
Alan Wofsy Fine Arts
Creator
Vernet, Horace, 1789-1863
Creator
Charlet, Nicolas-Toussaint, 1792-1845
Language
French
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Abstract
The collection was assembled by the French scholar Pierre Sanchez, who collected hundreds of lithographs by Horace Vernet
(1789-1863) to write the catalogue raissoné of Vernet's lithographic work. The largest privately owned collection of Vernet's
graphic works, the collection is comprised of three unpublished volumes of over 300 works, as well as eight loose prints,
one poster, and one letter.
The collection is subject to all copyright laws. Transmission or reproduction of materials protected by copyright, beyond
that allowed by fair use, requires the researcher to obtain permission of copyright holders.
Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open for research.
Custodial History
Originally collected by Pierre Sanchez, this was the largest privately owned collection of Horace Vernet's graphic works.
VMFA purchased it from Alan Wofsy Fine Arts LLC in June 2017.
Preferred Citation
Pierre Sanchez Collection of Horace Vernet Graphic Works (SC-28). VMFA Archives, Richmond, Virginia.
Pierre Sanchez, born in 1963, is a French scholar who assembled hundreds of lithographs by Horace Vernet (1789-1863) between
1995 to 2006 in order to write the catalogue raissoné of Vernet's lithographic work. Drawing upon public and private collections,
and completing the work of Louis-Maurice Bruzard (1826) and Henri Beraldi (1885-1891), the complete catalog presents the artist's
237 original lithographs, in various states of edition, as well as two etchings.
The son of famed painter Carle Vernet, and a friend and disciple of Theodore Géricault, Émile Jean-Horace Vernet was primarily
known as a French painter of battles, soldiers, and commissioned portraits, working for both Louis-Philippe I and Napoléon
Bonaparte. However, Horace and his father were among the first artists to experiment with lithography and market their images
to printers. Regardless of Charles Baudelaire, Horace Vernet is much more "than a soldier who does painting," and his lithographs
showcase his pioneering talent.
The collection's inclusive dates are 1816-1996, with the bulk of the material dating from 1818-1824. The collection is comprised
of unpublished volumes, prints, and a poster. One loose print is by Nicolas Toussaint Charlet, otherwise all of the prints
are by Vernet.
Quelques idées sur les troupes a cheval de France, et principalement sur la cavalerie légère / par R. de Bourge (1817)
Sylla: tragédie en cinq actes / par E. Jouy (1822)
Catalogue de l'oeuvre lithographique de Mr. J.E. Horace Vernet (1826)
Horace Vernet: dessinateur lithographe, 1816-1838: catalogue raisonné de l'œuvre lithographié (2016)
Horace Vernet: incroyables et merveilleuses: Paris, 1810-1818 (1955)
Catalogue des tableaux anciens des écoles primitives et de la Renaissance et des écoles flamande, française, hollandaise et
italienne des XVIIe et XVIIIe siècles (1911)
Les Vernet: Joseph, Carle, Horace (1898)
This series is comprised of 4 bound volumes, containing 302 Horace Vernet lithographs, and 7 loose prints, including 6 lithographs
by Vernet and 1 lithograph by Nicolas Toussaint Charlet.
Books Item: SC-28 Volume 1 SC28.01.0.001
"Croquis Lithographiques par Hce Vernet"
14 pages Paper
1818
Books Item: SC-28 Volume 2 SC28.01.0.002
Bound together: "Croquis Lithographiques par Hce Vernet, A Paris, chez Delpeeh Quai Voltaire N 23," "Album Lithographique
par Hce Vernet, A Paris, chez Delpech Quai Voltaire No 23," "Croquis Lithographiques par Horace Vernet. A Paris, de l'Imprimerie
lithographique de F. Delpech, Marchard d'Estampes et Editeur, Quai Voltaire No 23," "Album Lithographique année 1823, A Paris,
chez Delpech Quai Voltaire No 23"
69 pages Paper
1818-1823
Books Item: SC-28 Volume 3 SC28.01.0.003
"Lithographies d'Horace Vernet," Volume I
49 pages Paper
1816-1838
Books Item: SC-28 Volume 4 SC28.01.0.004
"Lithographies d'Horace Vernet," Volume II
50 pages Paper
1816-1838
Conservation History
Print 51a was removed by Paper Conservator Samantha Sheesley on May 30, 2019 to receive conservation treatment. The print
was returned to the Archives on September 6, 2019.
Print was taken by Paper Conservator Samantha Sheesley on May 30, 2019 to receive conservation treatment. Print was returned
to Archives on September 6, 2019.
Print was taken by Paper Conservator Samantha Sheesley on May 30, 2019 to receive conservation treatment. Print was returned
to the Archives on September 6, 2019.
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