Nicolas Toussaint Charlet, Si Polichinel, Original Lithograph, Early 19th-Century

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Si Polichinel s'amuse avec le diable is an original artwork realized by Nicolas Toussaint Charlet (1792-1845). Lithograph print. Signed on … Read more Si Polichinel s'amuse avec le diable 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 to early 19th Century. Titled on the center "Si Polichinel s'amuse avec le diable. La farce ne durera pas Long-tems" Edition from Lesamage, publisched by Blaisot. Passepartout cm 48x32,5 Good conditions. 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
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