Portrait of Berthe Thorwaldsen with Horace Vernet's bust

Portrait of Berthe Thorwaldsen with Horace Vernet's bust is an original modern artwork realized by Horace Vernet (30 June 1789 – 17 January 1863) in 1833.

Original Oil on canvas.

Date and location are written on the back of the canvas: “Roma 1833”.

A gilded wood frame is included.

Mint conditions.

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Émile Jean-Horace Vernet (30 June 1789 – 17 January 1863), more commonly known as simply Horace Vernet, was a French painter of battles, portraits, and Orientalist subjects. He gained recognition during the Bourbon Restoration for a series of battle paintings commissioned by the duc d'Orleans, the future King Louis-Philippe. Critics marvelled at the incredible speed with which he painted. Many of his paintings made during this early phase of his career were "noted for their historical accuracy as well as their charged landscapes." Examples of paintings in this style include his Four Battles series: The Battle of Jemappes (1821), The Battle of Montmirail (1822), The Battle of Hanau (1824), and The Battle of Valmy (1826). Enjoying equal favour with the court and with the opposition, he was appointed director of the French Academy in Rome, from 1829 to 1835.