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VERNET. [FRANCE.
mated than that great master in his sea-pieces. After
passing twenty years in Italy, and filling it with his chef
d’oeuvres, he was recalled into France, by an order of
the court, in his thirty-eighth year. He was immediately
received into the academy, and undertook, at the in-
stance of government, that admirable collection of ma-
rine views of the ports of France, which, unfortunately,
he was not able to complete. Few artists have left be-?
hind them a greater number of works. There is scarcely
a cabinet in Europe that does not possess some of his
pictures; and almost all the productions of this artist
are held in the highest esteem.
The personal qualities of Vernet, and his social vir-
tues, were superior to the influence of fortune, or of ho-
nours. Admitted into the presence of royalty, and
courted by the great, he constantly preserved his affabi-
lity, and was ever modest aud unassuming. If he in-
dulged in luxury, it was less through ostentation than to
attract around him a body of intelligent men, whose
society was his principal recreation. In short, Vernet
passed through life deservedly happy; he was respected
even by those who were envious of his talents; and it
may be said, that he terminated his career without having
perceived any sensible diminution of his powers. He
died, after a short illness, in the year 1789, at the age
of seventy-five.
mated than that great master in his sea-pieces. After
passing twenty years in Italy, and filling it with his chef
d’oeuvres, he was recalled into France, by an order of
the court, in his thirty-eighth year. He was immediately
received into the academy, and undertook, at the in-
stance of government, that admirable collection of ma-
rine views of the ports of France, which, unfortunately,
he was not able to complete. Few artists have left be-?
hind them a greater number of works. There is scarcely
a cabinet in Europe that does not possess some of his
pictures; and almost all the productions of this artist
are held in the highest esteem.
The personal qualities of Vernet, and his social vir-
tues, were superior to the influence of fortune, or of ho-
nours. Admitted into the presence of royalty, and
courted by the great, he constantly preserved his affabi-
lity, and was ever modest aud unassuming. If he in-
dulged in luxury, it was less through ostentation than to
attract around him a body of intelligent men, whose
society was his principal recreation. In short, Vernet
passed through life deservedly happy; he was respected
even by those who were envious of his talents; and it
may be said, that he terminated his career without having
perceived any sensible diminution of his powers. He
died, after a short illness, in the year 1789, at the age
of seventy-five.