1822
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Infanterie legère française, Voltigeur is a 1822 ink by Nicolas Toussaint Charlet, a Romanticism work, depicting Soldier, held at National Gallery of Art.
This painting shows a French light infantry soldier. The soldier is dressed in a uniform and holds a gun. He's standing in a simple background, which makes him the focus. The artist paid attention to the details of the uniform and the gun. The uniform and gun are very detailed, which suggests the artist was interested in military life. The artist might have been inspired by real soldiers. You can learn more about this kind of art by looking into the technique: lithography.
Nicolas-Toussaint Charlet was a French painter and printmaker, more especially of military subjects.
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