The Ballad of Leonora | Horace Vernet | 1839

Horace Vernet’s The Ballad of Leonora (1839) is a dramatic and eerie painting inspired by Gottfried August Bürger’s 1773 ballad Lenore. The scene depicts a spectral knight in shining armor carrying a terrified woman on a galloping black horse through a dark, ghostly landscape. The knight's visor eerily reflects light, and his supernatural nature is reinforced by the chaotic, nightmarish setting, including the graveyard they ride through. The painting captures the ballad’s themes of love, death, and the supernatural, emphasizing the gothic horror of the story with its dramatic lighting, movement, and expressive emotion.

Frame:

Created from high-quality wood, milled with simple clean lines and presented with a satin finish. Includes an off-white mount that will not discolour or fade with age.

All framed prints feature our premium fine art paper. This is a museum-quality paper which reproduces photography and artworks with exceptional tonality and renders sharp details with consistent flatness and accuracy.

Print: 

For the matted / mounted prints we use a thick 1.4mm window mount cut from premium, textured mountboard. All mounts are "conservation grade", FSC certified, 100% acid free, and will not discolour or fade with age.

• Simple, elegant design
• Premium, fine art paper with a gently textured surface
• Handmade by specialist picture framers
• FSC certified off-white mat / window mount
• Delivered ready for hanging