Antique Master Print-A monkey performing tricks on a rope-Vernet-ca. 1816

Publication Date: 1816

About this Item

Antique Master Print, titled: 'Le singe et le leopard.' - Depiction of a monkey performing tricks on a rope at a village fair. Published by Godefroy Engelmann. Depiction of a monkey performing tricks on a rope at a village fair. Lithograph on wove paper. Made by 'Carle Vernet' after own design. Antoine Charles Horace Vernet aka. Carle Vernet (1758-1835) was a French painter, the youngest child of Claude Joseph Vernet, and the father of Horace Vernet. Born in Bordeaux, Vernet was a pupil of his father and of Nicolas-Bernard Lepicie. Strangely, after winning the grand prix (1782), his father had to recall him back from Rome to France to prevent him from entering a monastery. He was a painter of animals en genre scenes. He specialised in depiction of horses. Vernet worked with lithography and made many prints in this medium. Very good, given age. Ample margins. Some foxing. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully. The overall size is ca. 34.6 x 27.6 cm. The overall size is ca. 13.6 x 10.9 inch. Storage location: TPCLA-A32-22. Seller Inventory # 75187

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Title: Antique Master Print-A monkey performing ...

Publication Date: 1816

Condition: Very Good