• Bertel Thorvaldsen

  1770-1844

Horace Vernet

• Production Date

  1832

• Type of Work / Object

  • Sculpture > Herm
  • Sculpture > Bust > Portrait Bust

• Location

  • Denmark > Copenhagen > Thorvaldsens Museum > Main Floor > Room 1

• Inventory Number

  A254

• Catalogue Number

  A254

• Catalogue Level / Collection

  Thorvaldsen's Art > Thorvaldsen's Sculptures (A)

Explanation

• The painter Vernet (1789-1863) was the director of the French Academy in Rome when Thorvaldsen modelled his bust. The following year, Vernet painted a portrait of Thorvaldsen, which today hangs in the collection of paintings on the museum’s 1st floor.

Motif / Theme

• Human > Man > Horace Vernet

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