'''Émile Jean-Horace Vernet''' (June 30, 1789 - January 17, 1863) was a French painter of battle panoramas, sporting, and Orientalist Arab themes.

Vernet was born to Carle Vernet, another famous painter, who was himself a son of Claude Joseph Vernet. Ironically, he was born in the Paris Louvre, while his parents were staying there during the Fren...(continue reading)