Bertel Thorvaldsen (1768?1844) with the Bust of Horace Vernet, 1833 or later, Oil on canvas, 38 x 29 1/2 in. (96. 5 x 74. 9 cm), Paintings, Horace Vernet (French, Paris 1789?1863 Paris), The internationally celebrated Danish sculptor Bertel Thorvaldsen spent most of his working life in Rome. He befriended Vernet during the latter's tenure as Director of the French Academy in Rome, between 1829 and 1835