This collection reconsiders the life and work of Emile Jean-Horace Vernet (1789ndash;1863); presenting him as a crucial figure for understanding the visual culture of modernity. The book includes work by senior and emerging scholars; showing that Vernet was a multifaceted artist who moved with ease across the thresholds of genre and media to cultivate an image of himself as the embodiment of modern France. In tune with his times; skilled at using modern technologies of visual reproduction to advance his reputation; Vernet appealed to patrons from across the political spectrum and made works that nineteenth-century audiences adored. Even Baudelaire; who reviled Vernet and his art and whose judgment has played a significant role in consigning Vernet to art-historical obscurity; acknowledged that the artist was the most complete representative of his age. For those with an interest in the intersection of art and modern media; politics; imperialism; and fashion; the essays in this volume offer a rich reward.
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