L'Aumône
1818
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
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Nicolas Toussaint Charlet
Nicolas-Toussaint Charlet was a French painter and printmaker, more especially of military subjects.
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ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Dominant colour
L'Aumône is a 1818 ink by Nicolas Toussaint Charlet, a Romanticism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This sketch shows five people outside a rough stone wall. One man in a long coat holds a stick and leans on another man’s shoulder. Two boys stand near him—one looks up, the other rests his hand on the older man’s arm. A third man sits on the ground, hat in hand, while a fourth stands with a walking stick. Their clothes are worn, and the scene feels quiet and tired. The artist used quick, sketchy lines to show their expressions and posture. Notice how the people lean on each other—it suggests they’re struggling but not alone. This is a lithograph, so the artist drew directly on a stone slab. Try looking up lithography to see how it works.
Nicolas-Toussaint Charlet was a French painter and printmaker, more especially of military subjects.
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