Nicolas Toussaint Charlet, L'Amputé, Original Lithograph, Early 19th-Century

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L'Amputé farceur is an original artwork realized by Nicolas Toussaint Charlet (1792-1845). Lithograph print. Signed on plate on the lower … Read more L'Amputé farceur is an original artwork realized by Nicolas Toussaint Charlet (1792-1845). Lithograph print. Signed on plate on the lower left. Is not dated but we can attribute the period early 19th Century. Titled on the center "L'Amputé Farceur", "Perdre une quille?\.\.c'est rien!, Mais la boule!\.\.c'est tout!!!. Edition Gihaut frères editeurs. Passepartout cm 35x26,5 The artist presents an interior of a tavern. The figures are funny and smiling. Good conditions except for a sign of humidity that doesn't affect the image. Nicolas Toussaint Charlet (1792 - 1845) was a French painter. A disciple of Antoine-Jean Gros, he was a Bonapartist and is remembered for his paintings depicting historical episodes such as the Russian campaign of 1812 and the Napoleonic ascent. His masterpiece is The Retreat of Russia of 1836, now at the Musée des beaux-arts in Lyon; the painting was admired and praised by Eugène Delacroix. More than paintings, he owes his fame to the fisegni and to the prints; it was Géricault who taught them of a strong and colorful lithography. This piece is attributed to the mentioned designer/maker. It has no attribution mark and no
official proof of authenticity,
however it is well documented in design history. I take full responsibility for any authenticity



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