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Source Description
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.
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Document identity
localId
79183
label
Napoleon with Folded Hands, Seen from the Rear
core
obj
dtoType
drawing
citationUrl
pageCount
1
Source metadata
id
79183
sourceUrl
contentType
drawing
stage
normalized
title
Napoleon with Folded Hands, Seen from the Rear
description
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.
provenance
Joseph F. McCrindle (1923-2008), New York, #A1514; Joseph F. McCrindle Foundation, New York, 2008, by bequest; Walters Art Museum, 2009, by gift.
date
n.d.
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Painting & Drawing
drawings (visual works)
imageCount
1
pageCount
1
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
29.2
height
21.6
dimensionsRaw
H: 11 1/2 x W: 8 1/2 in. (29.21 x 21.59 cm)
Source extras
inscriptions
Inscribed on reverse a dealer's code: 831478
med
graphite on laid paper
creator_ids
8411
collection_ids
EAN
exhibition_ids
2828
Single page context
seq
1
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0
type
photo
mediaId
86b8c585b35ddddb