Portrait of Carle Vernet
| Portrait of Carle Vernet | |
|---|---|
| Artist | Robert Lefèvre |
| Year | 1804 |
| Type | Oil on canvas, portrait painting |
| Dimensions | 129.5 cm × 97.5 cm (51.0 in × 38.4 in) |
| Location | Louvre, Paris |
Portrait of Carle Vernet is an 1804 portrait painting by the French artist Robert Lefèvre depicting his fellow painter Carle Vernet.
Carle Vernet came from a family of artists. He was the son of the famous marine painter Claude-Joseph Vernet. His own son Horace Vernet was a noted painter of the nineteenth century. Lefèvre was a noted portraitist during the Napoleonic and Restoration eras.
The painting was exhibited at the Salon of 1804. It is now in the collection of the Louvre in Paris.