Name: Antique Master Print-FRENCH HORSE-STUDY-ROYAL GUARD-Coqueret-Vernet-c.1810
SKU: PCO-4670
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Antique Master Print-FRENCH HORSE-STUDY-ROYAL GUARD-Coqueret-Vernet-c.1810

€345.00

‘ETUDE DE CHEVAL – FRANCAIS / RELEVE PAR UN CHASSEUR DE LA GARDE ROYALE / HORACE VERNET DEL. / COQUERET SCULP.’

– A French royal guard attempts to control a rearing horse, using forceful reins. The soldier is depicted in detailed uniform, with gear and sword. The horse, seated with legs outstretched, resists the command. A bearskin hat lies to the side.

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Description

Medium: Crayon style engraving on hand laid (verge) paper.

Sheet size: 57 x 35 cm (22.44 x 13.78 inch). Image size: 57 x 35 cm. (22.44 x 13.78 inch).

Condition: very good, given age. Light foxing, creasing and soiling. Trimmed to the plate. Light staining. 2 Small tears in right paper edge. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully.

HORSE, CAVALRY, FRENCH GUARD, STIPPLE ENGRAVING, COQUERET, VERNET, MILITARY, HORSE TAMING, NAPOLEONIC ERA | PCO-B8-36

BACKGROUND INFORMATION

Published by Basset, Paris, ca. 1810.

Reference: Thieme-Becker VII, p. 383.

Biography engraver: Pierre Charles Coqueret (1761-1832) was a French engraver renowned for his finely executed stipple engravings, especially those after works by Horace Vernet. He collaborated with Parisian publishers including Basset and specialized in military and genre scenes.

Biography artist: Emile Jean Horace Vernet (1789-1863) was a French painter celebrated for his military and historical subjects. Grandson of Claude-Joseph Vernet, he served as official court painter under Louis-Philippe and was a prominent figure in 19th-century French academic art.