Accession number
PML 140273.26
Creator
Charlet, Nicolas-Toussaint, 1792-1845.
Published
[Paris] : Chez Gihaut, Bard. des Italiens, No. 5, [1823]
Credit line
Bequest of Gordon N. Ray, 1987.
Notes
Date from La Combe.
Signed by the artist within image at lower left; lettered "Lith. de Villain" directly below image at lower right; imprint directly below image at lower left.
Comprises plate 52 of v. 1 of a 5 v. set of albums containing a collection of 496 lithographs by Charlet, including published suites of plates and individually published prints.
Library's copy is closely trimmed at top and bottom, with loss of caption text and lettering; plate folded down the center and mounted on bound stub.
Signed by the artist within image at lower left; lettered "Lith. de Villain" directly below image at lower right; imprint directly below image at lower left.
Comprises plate 52 of v. 1 of a 5 v. set of albums containing a collection of 496 lithographs by Charlet, including published suites of plates and individually published prints.
Library's copy is closely trimmed at top and bottom, with loss of caption text and lettering; plate folded down the center and mounted on bound stub.
Description
1 print : lithograph ; image: 335 x 380 mm; sheet: 345 x 530 mm
Provenance
From the library of Gordon N. Ray.
Summary
Print shows a young conscript being escorted into the "Salle de Police" by a corporal and two young soldiers, one of whom pulls him by the arm; in the background is a sentry box and a group of soldiers including young conscripts.
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