Horace Vernet and the Thresholds of Nineteenth-Century Visual Culture
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280 pages
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6 1/4 x 9 1/4
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Table of Contents

Contents
List of Illustrations • Acknowledgments • Chronology • Introduction—Daniel Harkett and Katie Hornstein • MAKING VERNET • The Conquest of Public Opinion, 1812–1824—Marie-Claude Chaudonneret • Revisiting Horace Vernet’s Studio Exhibition—Daniel Harkett • Horace Vernet in the Public Imagination—Rachel Esner • Horace Vernet and the Conquest of Algeria through Images—Nicolas Schaub • Writing History: Horace Vernet’s Oeuvre under the Second Empire—Julia Thoma • VERNET AND GENRE • Vernet’s Ladies: The Romantic Portrait Image—Susan L. Siegfried • Bad Manners vs. Good Maniera: Horace Vernet’s Raphael at the Vatican—Allan Doyle • Deranged and Virtuous Widowhood: Horace Vernet’s Woman Driven Insane by Love and Edith Recovering Harold’s Body after the Battle of Hastings—Simon Lee • Illustrious Heritage: Vernet Painting Vernet—Melanie Vandenbrouck • VERNET AND NEW MEDIA • Horace Vernet and the Problem of Facilité—Katie Hornstein • Truth and Lies: Vernet, Vaudeville, and Photography—Nina Athanassoglou-Kallmyer • Horace Vernet and Paul Delaroche: Media Old and New—Stephen Bann • A View from Germany: Vernet, New Media, and the Remaking of History Painting—Andrea Meyer • Select Bibliography • Contributors • Index
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