Vernet

[ ver-ne ]

/ vɛrˈnɛ /

Claude Jo·seph

[klohd zhaw-zef] /kloʊd ʒɔˈzɛf/,1714–89, French painter.

his grandson(É·mile Jean) Hor·ace

[ey-meel zhahn aw-ras] /eɪˈmil ʒɑ̃ ɔˈras/,1789–1863, French painter.

Example sentences from the Web for vernet

Past and present in the eternal city, as it was in Vernet's day.

A Popular Handbook to the National Gallery, Volume I, Foreign Schools |Various
This picture of Vernet's, up to that time, was the largest picture ever held in a single frame.

Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great, Volume 4 (of 14) |Elbert Hubbard
"Yes, but it took me thirty years to learn to do it in five minutes," replied Vernet.

Great Men and Famous Women. Vol. 4 of 8 |Various
Vernet, in charge of the pursuing car, swore softly to himself as he saw his quarry pull away from him.

The Blue Lights |Arnold Fredericks

Vernet is to be seen in the Rondanini mansion, and in a few other collections.

The History of Painting in Italy, Vol. 2 (of 6) |Luigi Antonio Lanzi