Claude Vernet
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Claude Vernet [1]
French marine-painter, born at Avignon; executed more than 200 paintings, both landscape and sea pieces (1712-1789).
on of preceding, painter of battle-pieces, born at Bordeaux (1768-1833).
on of latter, born in Paris, distinguished also for his battle-pieces in flattery of French Chauvinism (1789-1863).