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Artist/Maker
Nicolas Toussaint Charlet
(French, 1792 - 1845)
Date1839
MediumLithograph
DimensionsComposition: 27.9 x 38.7 cm (11 x 15 1/4 in.)
Sheet: 38.7 x 52.1 cm (15 1/4 x 20 1/2 in.)
Mat: 55.9 x 71.1 cm (22 x 28 in.)
Credit LineGift of D. Roger Howlett, Class of 1966
Object number1988.9
Not on view
DescriptionThis lithograph of a mounted soldier is typical of Charlet stylistically and thematically. It was designed for the publication "Fastes de la Nation Francaise" in which heroic scenes of battle and other historical images appeared.
Additional Details
Provenance
1988: Hamilton College (Fred L. Emerson Gallery), by gift of D. Roger Howlett.
Markings
White sticker with black typeset on mat at lower right: This lithograph of a mounted soldier/ is typical of Charlet stylistically/ and thematically. It was designed for the/ publication "Fastes de la Nation Francaise"/ in which heroic scenes of the battle and other/ historical images appeared. In addition/ to these historic accounts, Charlet was also/ known for his caricatures and black humor.
Signature
Signed and dated in black ink in stone at lower left: Charlet 1839
Inscribed
Inscribed in typeset on recto at lower left: Paris, chez Gihaut feres, editeurs, bard. des Italiens, No.5.
Inscribed in typeset on recto at upper right: 39,
Inscribed in typeset on recto at lower right: Lith. de Villain.
Inscribed in pencil on recto at lower left edge: 1041
Inscribed in pencil on recto at lower right edge: P194.796
Inscribed in pencil on verso at lower left [upside down]: 1988.9
Inscribed in typeset on recto at upper right: 39,
Inscribed in typeset on recto at lower right: Lith. de Villain.
Inscribed in pencil on recto at lower left edge: 1041
Inscribed in pencil on recto at lower right edge: P194.796
Inscribed in pencil on verso at lower left [upside down]: 1988.9
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