Napoleon with Folded Hands, Seen from the Rear

Nicolas-Toussaint Charlet (French, 1792-1845)n.d.

The Walters Art Museum
Baltimore, United States

Primarily a lithographer, Charlet produced more than 2,000 prints over the course of his career. Raised by his mother, an ardent admirer of French Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte (reigned 1804-15), he specialized in military and genre scenes, particularly those glorifying the emperor's campaigns, keeping alive the "cult" of Napoleon long after the fall of the empire in 1815.

Details

Title: Napoleon with Folded Hands, Seen from the Rear
Creator: Nicolas-Toussaint Charlet (French, 1792-1845)
Date Created: n.d.
External Link: For more information about this and thousands of other works of art in the Walters Art Museum collection, please visit art.thewalters.org
Roles: Artist: Nicolas-Toussaint Charlet (French, 1792-1845)
Provenance: Joseph F. McCrindle (1923-2008), New York, #A1514; Joseph F. McCrindle Foundation, New York, 2008, by bequest; Walters Art Museum, 2009, by gift.
Object Type: drawings
Medium: graphite on laid paper
Inscriptions: Inscribed on reverse a dealer's code: 831478
Exhibitions: Expanding Horizons: Recent Additions to the Drawings Collection. The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore. 2010.
Dimensions: H: 11 1/2 x W: 8 1/2 in. (29.21 x 21.59 cm)
Credit Line: Gift of the Joseph F. McCrindle Collection, 2009
Classification: Painting & Drawing
Accession Number: 37.2803

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