Mme. Horace Vernet
1818
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
1818
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
This sketch shows a woman with soft, wavy hair pulled up. She’s looking slightly to the side, her face calm and gentle. The edges are fuzzy, like the artist worked fast with a light touch. The paper has a yellowish tint and looks old. The artist signed it in the corner, along with the year 1818. Want to know more? Check out Romanticism to see how this style shaped portraits of the time.
