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Infanterie legère française, Carabinier

1822

Nicolas-Toussaint Charlet

Associated Names

Nicolas-Toussaint Charlet

Artist, French, 1792 - 1845

The image depicts a soldier standing upright with a rifle in their left hand, dressed in a military uniform with a fur hat covering their head and a group of soldiers in similar attire standing behind them. The background shows a cloudy sky, a distant settlement on the left, and rocky terrain underfoot.

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Artwork overview

Medium

lithograph
Credit Line

Rosenwald Collection
Accession Number

1943.3.2780
Catalogue Raisonné

La Combe 1856, no. 204

Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

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

Q64960832

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