Finding Aids to Special Collections in the VMFA Archives | Pierre Sanchez Collection of Horace Vernet Graphic Works SC-28
Special Collection 28 (SC-28)
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Virginia Museum of Fine Arts Archives
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Courtney Yevich Tkacz, VMFA Archivist
Administrative Information
Conditions Governing Use
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.
Biographical Note
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 above information was taken from Dessin Original and Horace Vernet .)
Scope and Contents
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 The collection is comprised of unpublished volumes, prints, and a poster.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.
Arrangement
The collection is organized into three series, and items are arranged chronologically within each series.
- Series 1
- Prints, 1816-1838
- Series 2
- Posters, 1996
- Series 3
- Correspondence, undated
Subjects and Indexing Terms
- Alan Wofsy Fine Arts
- Lithography, French -- 19th century
- Vernet, Horace, 1789-1863
Related Materials - VMFA Library: Pierre Sanchez Collection
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)
Related Materials - VMFA Library: Catalogs
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)
Related Materials - VMFA Library: Artist File
Artist File: Horace VernetSignificant Persons Associated With the Collection
- Charlet, Nicolas-Toussaint, 1792-1845
- Sanchez, Pierre, 1963-
- Vernet, Horace, 1789-1863
Container List
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 Paper1818
- 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 Paper1818-1823
- Books Item: SC-28 Volume 3 SC28.01.0.003
"Lithographies d'Horace Vernet," Volume I49 pages Paper1816-1838
- Books Item: SC-28 Volume 4 SC28.01.0.004
"Lithographies d'Horace Vernet," Volume II50 pages Paper1816-1838Conservation 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.
- Graphic Materials SC-28 Oversize 1 Folder 1 SC28.01.0.005
"Prise d'une Redoute par des Grenadiers Français" Lithograph1 items Paper1818Notes
Sanchez print 22
- Graphic Materials SC-28 Oversize 1 Folder 2 SC28.01.0.006
"Bivouac Français" Lithograph1 items Paper1818Notes
Sanchez print 28
Conservation HistoryPrint was taken by Paper Conservator Samantha Sheesley on May 30, 2019 to receive conservation treatment. Print was returned to Archives on September 6, 2019.
- Graphic Materials SC-28 Oversize 1 Folder 3 SC28.01.0.007
"El Général Quiriga" Lithograph1 items PaperSep. 1820General
Sanchez print 95
- Graphic Materials SC-28 Oversize 1 Folder 4 SC28.01.0.008
"Bonaparte au Pont d'Arcole" Lithograph1 items Paper1822General
Sanchez print 144
Conservation HistoryPrint 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.
- Graphic Materials SC-28 Oversize 1 Folder 5 SC28.01.0.009
"Retour de Syrie" Lithograph1 items Paper1823General
Sanchez print 145
- Graphic Materials SC-28 Oversize 1 Folder 6 SC28.01.0.010
"Arabe Fumant Sous un Arbre" Lithograph1 items Paper1838General
Sanchez print 235
- Graphic Materials SC-28 Oversize 1 Folder 7 SC28.01.0.011
"Infanterie légère Français - Voltigeur" Lithograph1 items Paper1822General
By Nicolas Toussaint Charlet
This series is comprised of one poster advertising a Piranesi exhibition curated by Pierre and Véronique Sanchez-Dufief.
- Graphic Materials SC-28 Oversize 1 Folder 8 SC28.02.0.001
J.-B. Piranese: Les Vues de Rome, 1748-1778, Expositiondu 3 Mai au 15 Juin 1996, Pierre et Véronique Sanchez, Paris1 items Paper1996