The Angel of Death (1851)

Horace Vernet: The Angel of Death

Usually nowadays the phrase "Angel of Death" has a sinister overtone. But this Angel of Death looks pretty comforting.

Emperor Napoleon I and His Staff on Horseback (1850)

Horace Vernet: Emperor Napoleon I and His Staff on Horseback

Horace Vernet

These three by Vernet appear to depict different phases of the same engagement, probably during the conquest of Algeria.

 The Enemy Repulsed from the Heights of Coudiat-Ati, October 10, 1837

  

 Assault Columns set in Motion. 13 October 1837

  

Taking the City, 13 October 1837

The Battle of Isly (1846)

Horace Vernet: The Battle of Isly

This battle was part of the French campaign to conquer Algeria.

Scene from the Mexican Expedition in 1838 (1841)

Horace Vernet: Scene from the Mexican Expedition in 1838

Stormy Coast Scene After a Shipwreck (ca. 1840)

Horace Vernet: Stormy Coast Scene After a Shipwreck

The Battle of Habra (1840)

Horace Vernet: The Battle of Habra, Algeria, 1835

Colonialism in action...

An Algerian Lady Hawking (1839)

Horace Vernet: An Algerian Lady Hawking

I'm guessing that this is a pretty Eurocentric idea of what an "Algerian lady" looks like...

An Invalid Submitting a Petition to Napoleon (1838)

Horace Vernet: An Invalid Submitting a Petition to Napoleon 

at a Parade in the Courtyard of the Tuileries Palace

This painting was produced in July 1838 at the request of Emperor Nicholas I who suggested the subject and asked that the composition includes the episode with the invalid presenting a petition to Napoleon. "This paining will stay in my study. I want to have the Imperial Guard always before my eyes, because it could have smashed us," said Nicholas I, giving instructions on where the new painting was to hang in the Winter Palace. In all likelihood, the canvas depicts one of the parades of 1808 or 1809. It presents famous Napoleonic generals including Duroc and Lasalle, Lannes and Murat, Ney and Brune, Bessières and Berthier, Andoche Junot and Eugène Beauharnais, Mortier and Dorsenne, Combes and Lefevre. [Hermitage]

The Capture of Constantine (1838)

Horace Vernet: The Capture of Constantine in 1837

This battle was part of the French conquest of Algeria.

Abraham Driving Hagar Away (1837)

Horace Vernet: Abraham Driving Hagar Away

The Battle of Jena (1836)

Horace Vernet: The Battle of Jena, October 14th 1806

The Battle of Jena, between the French and Prussians, was a decisive victory for the French and subjugated Prussia to Napoleon's empire (until around 1812).

The Slave Market (1836)

Horace Vernet: The Slave Market

The Lion Hunt (1836)

Horace Vernet: The Lion Hunt

Arab Chieftains in Council (1836)

Horace Vernet: Arab Chieftains in Council (The Negotiator)

Napoleon at the Battle of Friedland (1836)

Horace Vernet: Napoleon at the Battle of Friedland, 1807

The Battle of Friedland resulted in a decisive victory for the French over a Russian army. The aftermath of this battle is considered the high point of Napoleon's empire.

The Lion Hunter (1833)

Horace Vernet: The Lion Hunter

Raphael and Pope Leo X (1832)

Horace Vernet: Raphael and Pope Leo X

Army Camp in Rows (1831)

Horace Vernet: Army Camp in Rows

Study of Olympe Pelissier as Judith (1830)

Horace Vernet: Study of Olympe Pelissier as Judith

A stunning portrait of a daunting Amazon.