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Moral and Philosophical Alphabet for the Use of Little and Big Children: Miseries of War (1812)

Nicolas Toussaint Charlet , 1812

Moral and Philosophical Alphabet for the Use of Little and Big Children: Miseries of War (1812), by Nicolas Toussaint Charlet, 1812
Moral and Philosophical Alphabet for the Use of Little and Big Children: Miseries of War (1812), by Nicolas Toussaint Charlet, 1812

Moral and Philosophical Alphabet for the Use of Little and Big Children: Miseries of War (1812) is a print by the Romanticist artist Nicolas Toussaint Charlet. It dates from 1812 and is held in the collection of the Cleveland Museum of Art.

About this work

Overview

Moral and Philosophical Alphabet for the Use of Little and Big Children: Miseries of War is a print created by Nicolas Toussaint Charlet in 1812, held at The Cleveland Museum of Art.

Subject & Meaning

The print depicts a war-torn landscape with figures, one of whom stands prominently, staff in hand. The title 'Misères de la Guerre' (Miseries of War) suggests the scene conveys the suffering and devastation of conflict.

Technique & Style

Charlet employed loose, sketchy lines to convey a sense of chaos and urgency, characteristic of his expressive approach to the subject.

Artist & collection

Portrait of Nicolas Toussaint Charlet

Artist

Nicolas Toussaint Charlet

Nicolas-Toussaint Charlet was a French painter and printmaker, more especially of military subjects.

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