Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1863-02-10
THE EVENING STAR.
pEaTu OF, HORACE vERNEr.

On the 3osh OF June f7e9, O Coy was born In
Parts, who inherited q disiins uishsd name 10
inch he was destined 70 adc ndditionai.ustrc.
his pane Was hcrace Yrrre!; his :aiaer was
(hsTles Nernet, u famous tattie painter Of III.
carly day. of the EN- pirr: his xrandfa her
Claude Jceeph Nerret- who became celebrated
~ q I4.arIn, painter ia the, lime of Louis XIV:
aud bis great grandfather Antoine Tern.t-sss
Also painter 81 some celebrity. S1iIoraca
F-rnet Inherited bis talent as a painter; AMI
IL long lie, which he ended on The 1sta OF
JsruEIy last, proved that he lad net buried
his t1lsnt in Ihr Earth.
sOHa o; the esrii-r racoilec:ions of V+rnat
were ASSOCIATED with the French revolution,
which brought about the tragic execution OF
Louis AS /. and Marie &ptoiEei:e. His uirii.'s.
E-Gs.fc cro-t was the painting o: q ii;;Ic fresco
under curious circumstances HIS f,thar with
some friends were dining at a cafe in Paris,
when the ecrk OF u champagne bottle few up
and left IN ugly mark upon the freshly painted
sriiinE. Little Horace seeing tar vex1;iJn OF
shc landlord, offered rtm@dy the vii, and
eCi!cinS q scancicicg OF chairs ana tables
mounted II with his palette, and painted over
the unhgured spot little swallow. The paint
many years d en- the most Cherished souvenir
rh .r.e 10y.
Born in the atmosphere OF q court, and in
EerItiEg wealth veil ~ fame. Horace Yer
net had 10 struggle against none Of the tradi-
tonai difficulties waica Tie aaily beset the way
Of young artists. be wa. early takep into ihs
1sFGr OF Napoleon /, and was specially patron
H. tS Marie Louise. he painted portraits
And CONF osiIion Pie cCs IL vast UNI bars, always
commanding the most liberal prices. On the
downfall of Napoleon, h-, OF course, lost the
Court "a yor, and Disguised with France because
bis pictures representing the victories of Napo.
Icon were excluded from the Louvre, he went
20 Italy, where he lived for many years. At
J. nrih, however Eprnet was forgiven by
Ch3THs Y. and called 10 his csurt. EernPts
admiration for Napoleon did not prevent him
from painting fr-seo-s on t;le Louvre In honor
oi ihr Bonr:GD king, who rewarded the flciis
painter with the apEo .nifnentof director or she
III. n a II School, home
when Louis Philippe was made king the
lnehy Nernrt was again calit.f; 20 Paris, :in:i,
among Other orks thrrr. painted. win his
owr unsided brush, rhe numerous pictur-s Of
scores In the French wars IN Africa which
cCNrrs the walls OF tie Constantine GALLERY ~
Versailles. Louis Philippe was 50 much
p -SF q y I'm T5IE ip:'t ti3t iie O1erad 20 ma A
frrnft 4 peer of France; nut ar,iSr-likG ina
IL. Etfailirr hu had t;cclu. Il q similar hunur
IIoII' Louis AN.-i'TCf'rr, d - remain "A simple
ciiig~n.
Fernet. with all his facility of painting and
hi readiness ~ paint ANY amount of pictures
for any rnyai patron, WIS u careful student Of
Tie clf!i.s " his art He ys:.rd 4 gric:i q, :,h-
serve the habits and ply in-nuIBi and cos
tunes IF the hoors ana Arab. D fore painting
kis pictures OF tht- African cari:iaiyn He ua;,r-
it!eu "lih Louis Philippe because that king
" SHE'D hiEi To- i:tls .fy history Ivy introducing
th'' figure q! Louis XIV in certain battle in
which lie was No; engaged, AMI went 10 Russia,
where De BECAME eat fayo tie OF tn Gar
NICHOLAS lie Returned u Paris on The death uf
tie Duke OF Orleans, a. b-arrr of the, ..Jutiu-
itnce of tie Emperor ct Russia 20 the hIng OF
tie French. Again he went 70 work nain;Icr
large battle pieces, one OF which, The taking
OF Smali-'-ie SAID 10 br the i.ost gigantic can
vas in rhe world.
OF coarse. Nernrt. with the revival o, the
fortunes OF the Ntpoieons, returned to Il SO
freHIsrs 0HoETs. ana became a warm sdmircr
or Napoleon III. He WIS suggested in Isl As
proper ARTIST TO paint the national pictures al
the capitol At Washington, but tin pstrintlc
instincts OF the people wers opposed 20 hriaginy
foTeiEnrr-rNem though IL should D. Fprnar-
TO prriorm such a purely National enterprise
80 S~rHe. remained and died IL France As
most prolific, yet careful bat-ie painter h..
Will long he remembered: lnI perhaps no ar
tist G:s yet i'-tt So man. ana !trr ui,.tI,ri,S
Pest. rity cannot fOrEet Rim. ey-n If they a,.h
to, A. IOnt- -s the Palace uT ItrS:,i!I-S st.uds
N,rErti-ft several CHI ldren oue. q! III ,;au.,h
trs having married Paul T.. ~ R0ch,.: 5uy N.
died before her e.istiuguI- hid TN; >:.ar.t