VMFA_EAD_SC28Vernet, Horace (SC-28)Finding Aids to Special Collections in the VMFA Archives | Pierre Sanchez Collection of Horace Vernet Graphic Works SC-28Special Collection 28 (SC-28)Courtney Yevich Tkacz, VMFA ArchivistVirginia Museum of Fine Arts Archives

2017

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This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2024-03-12 07:04:47 -0400.Description is written in: English, Code for undetermined script script. Virginia Museum of Fine Arts Archives Pierre Sanchez Collection of Horace Vernet Graphic Works (SC-28) Sanchez, Pierre, 1963- Alan Wofsy Fine Arts Vernet, Horace, 1789-1863 Charlet, Nicolas-Toussaint, 1792-1845 SC-28 /repositories/2/resources/38 0.5 Linear Feet 13 items (4 volumes, 7 prints, 1 poster, and 1 letter) 1816-1838, 1996 The collection was assembled by the French scholar Pierre Sanchez, who collected hundreds of lithographs by Horace Vernet (1789-1863) to write the catalogue raissoné of Vernet's lithographic work. The largest privately owned collection of Vernet's graphic works, the collection is comprised of three unpublished volumes of over 300 works, as well as eight loose prints, one poster, and one letter. French . SC-28 Volume 1 SC-28 Volume 2 SC-28 Volume 3 SC-28 Volume 4 SC-28 Oversize 1 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.)

 Conditions Governing Access

The collection is open for research.

 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.

 Preferred Citation

Pierre Sanchez Collection of Horace Vernet Graphic Works (SC-28). VMFA Archives, Richmond, Virginia.

 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.

Prints, 1816-1838 Posters, 1996 Correspondence, undated 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.

 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 Vernet Lithography, French -- 19th century Vernet, Horace, 1789-1863 Alan Wofsy Fine Arts Series 1: PrintsSC-28-01/repositories/2/archival_objects/507811 items4 Volumes and 7 Prints1816-1838Series Description

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.

"Croquis Lithographiques par Hce Vernet"SC28.01.0.001/repositories/2/archival_objects/507914 pagesPaper1818SC-28 Volume 1Bound 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"SC28.01.0.002/repositories/2/archival_objects/508069 pagesPaper1818-1823SC-28 Volume 2"Lithographies d'Horace Vernet," Volume ISC28.01.0.003/repositories/2/archival_objects/508149 pagesPaper1816-1838SC-28 Volume 3"Lithographies d'Horace Vernet," Volume IISC28.01.0.004/repositories/2/archival_objects/508250 pagesPaper1816-1838SC-28 Volume 4Conservation 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.

"Prise d'une Redoute par des Grenadiers Français" LithographSC28.01.0.005/repositories/2/archival_objects/50831 itemsPaper1818SC-28 Oversize 1Folder 1Notes

Sanchez print 22

"Bivouac Français" LithographSC28.01.0.006/repositories/2/archival_objects/50841 itemsPaper1818SC-28 Oversize 1Folder 2Notes

Sanchez print 28

Conservation History

Print was taken by Paper Conservator Samantha Sheesley on May 30, 2019 to receive conservation treatment. Print was returned to Archives on September 6, 2019.

"El Général Quiriga" LithographSC28.01.0.007/repositories/2/archival_objects/50851 itemsPaperSep. 1820SC-28 Oversize 1Folder 3General

Sanchez print 95

"Bonaparte au Pont d'Arcole" LithographSC28.01.0.008/repositories/2/archival_objects/50861 itemsPaper1822SC-28 Oversize 1Folder 4General

Sanchez print 144

Conservation History

Print 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.

"Retour de Syrie" LithographSC28.01.0.009/repositories/2/archival_objects/50871 itemsPaper1823SC-28 Oversize 1Folder 5General

Sanchez print 145

"Arabe Fumant Sous un Arbre" LithographSC28.01.0.010/repositories/2/archival_objects/50881 itemsPaper1838SC-28 Oversize 1Folder 6General

Sanchez print 235

"Infanterie légère Français - Voltigeur" LithographSC28.01.0.011/repositories/2/archival_objects/50891 itemsPaper1822SC-28 Oversize 1Folder 7General

By Nicolas Toussaint Charlet

Series 2: PostersSC-28-02/repositories/2/archival_objects/50901 item items1 Poster1996Series Description

This series is comprised of one poster advertising a Piranesi exhibition curated by Pierre and Véronique Sanchez-Dufief.

J.-B. Piranese: Les Vues de Rome, 1748-1778, Expositiondu 3 Mai au 15 Juin 1996, Pierre et Véronique Sanchez, ParisSC28.02.0.001/repositories/2/archival_objects/50911 itemsPaper1996SC-28 Oversize 1Folder 8Series 3: CorrespondenceSC-28-03/repositories/2/archival_objects/50921 items1 LetterundatedFrench.Series Description

This series is comprised of one letter written to Véronique Sanchez-Dufief.

Letter to Véronique SanchezSC28.03.0.001/repositories/2/archival_objects/50932 pagesPaperundatedSC-28 Oversize 1Folder 8