1823
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
Dominant colour
Hold Fast!, or the Marauders is a 1823 by Horace Vernet, a Romanticism work, held at Cleveland Museum of Art.
This sketch shows two men fighting over a dead animal. One man, in a soldier’s uniform, holds a rifle and looks determined. The other, dressed like a hunter, is grabbing the animal’s leg. The scene looks rough, with a crumbling wall and a broken arch in the background. The artist used quick, sketchy lines to show action and tension. The way the men’s clothes and the animal’s fur are drawn makes everything feel messy and real. Next, check out Romanticism to see how artists used drama and emotion in their work.
Émile Jean-Horace Vernet (French pronunciation: ; 30 June 1789 – 17 January 1863), better known as Horace Vernet, was a French painter of battles, portraits, and Orientalist subjects.
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