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Joseph Vernet

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Joseph Vernet

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Also known as Claude Joseph Vernet, Claude-Joseph Vernè, Giuseppe Vernet, Joseph, I Vernet, c. j. vernet, claude jos. vernet, Vernett, vernet claude josephe

French painter and engraver from Avignon (1714-1789)

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Joseph Claude Vernet was a French painter, printmaker, lithographer, and etcher born in Avignon on August 14, 1714. He worked primarily in landscape and marine painting within Roman Italy. Vernet was a student of Adrien Manglard and later became a member of the Académie royale de peinture et de sculpture. He was a citizen of the Kingdom of France and spoke French.

He died in Paris on December 3, 1789. Vernet was the father of Carle Vernet, who was also his student. His works are held in the collections of the Städel Museum, the Minneapolis Institute of Art, the Museo del Prado, and The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art. He is described by sources including the Nordisk familjebok, the Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, and The Nuttall Encyclopædia.

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Key facts

Born
( 1714-08-14 ) 14 August 1714, Avignon , Papal States
Died
3 December 1789 (1789-12-03) (aged 75), Paris, France
Known for
Painting
Children
Carle Vernet , Marguerite Émilie Chalgrin

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Claude
Gender
male
Place of birth
Avignon
Place of death
Paris
Occupation
etcher
Languages spoken
French
Native language
French
Student of
Adrien Manglard
Field of work
engraving process
Image
Musée Calvet Van Loo Louis-Michel Joseph Vernet 1768.jpg
Work location
Roman Italy
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Commons category
Joseph Vernet
date of birth
1714-08-14
date of death
1789-12-03
Commons Creator page
Joseph Vernet
birth name
Claude Joseph Vernet
name in native language
Claude Joseph Vernet
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Works in European collections

36 objects attributed to Joseph Vernet, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana

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Encyclopedic overview

Claude-Joseph Vernet ( French pronunciation: [klod ʒozɛf vɛʁnɛ]; 14 August 1714 – 3 December 1789) was a French painter. His son Carle Vernet and daughter Marguerite Émilie Chalgrin were also painters.

Life and work

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