Infanterie legère française, Voltigeur

1822

Nicolas-Toussaint Charlet

Associated Names
Nicolas-Toussaint Charlet

Artist, French, 1792 - 1845

The image depicts a soldier standing in a snowy setting. He is turned slightly to the right, with his left hand on a downward-pointing rifle touching the ground. The soldier has a mustache and a determined expression, wearing a detailed military uniform with a feathered hat and a sash. He carries a circular backpack and wears protective gear. In the background, other soldiers march with rifles. Snow has fallen, leaving footprints and debris on the ground.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    lithograph

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.2779

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    La Combe 1856, no. 205


Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

1945

  • French Prints of the 19th Century from the Rosenwald Collection of the National Gallery of Art, Biblioteca Benjamin Franklin, Mexico City, 1945, no. 9.

1988

  • Drawings on Stone: Early European Lithography, NGA, 1988.

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.

Wikidata ID

Q64960830

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