Lanciers en Marche (Lancers on the March)

1831

Nicolas-Toussaint Charlet

Associated Names
Nicolas-Toussaint Charlet

Artist, French, 1792 - 1845

This is a drawing of a cavalry procession. Mounted soldiers are depicted moving through a wooded area. The drawing shows soldiers carrying lances, riding horses among detailed trees. The soldiers appear to be in a military scene with some horses in motion. The ink used enhances the textures of the horses, soldiers, and foliage, creating a dynamic scene of a military procession.

Media Options

This object’s media is free and in the public domain. Read our full Open Access policy for images.
Not on view See artworks now on view

Artwork overview

  • Medium

    lithograph on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 27.2 x 36.4 cm (10 11/16 x 14 5/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1994.58.4

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    La Combe 1856, no. 412

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Paul Prouté, Paris; purchased 1994 by NGA.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1856

  • La Combe, Joseph Felix Leblanc de. Charlet, sa vie, ses lettres, suivi d'une description raisonne de son oeuvre lithographique. Paris: Paulin et Le Chevalier, 1856.

Inscriptions

by later hand, upper right in graphite: 412; by later hand, upper left verso: Tirer à 20 Epreuves

Wikidata ID

Q75125330

You may be interested in

Loading Results