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Album lithographique, 1826 [print] / par Charlet.

Accession number
PML 140274.9
Creator
Charlet, Nicolas-Toussaint, 1792-1845.
Published
[Paris] : Gihaut frères, 1826.
Credit line
Bequest of Gordon N. Ray, 1987.
Notes
Individual plates signed by Charlet within the image; publisher identified on most plates as "Chez Gihaut frères"; plates lettered "Lith. de Villain" or "I. lith. de Gihaut frères" at lower left.
Published set of lithographs consisting of an illustrated lithographic frontispiece plate with the date "1826", and 19 plates chiefly featuring scenes of French soldiers, children, and members of the poor and working classes in contemporary daily life.
Comprises plates 46-65 of v. 2 of a 5 v. set of albums containing a collection of 496 lithographs by Charlet, including published suites of plates and individually published prints.
Description
[1], 19 leaves of plates : lithographs ; sheets: 345 x 265 mm
Provenance
From the library of Gordon N. Ray.
Classification
Department