Le braconnier

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height 355 mm x width 273 mm

Art Historical Context

**Le Braconnier** by Nicolas Toussaintlet, created in 1823, a slice of everyday French life through the intimate scale of this paper work, measuring 355 mm high by 273 mm wide. Charlet, a prolific French artist and lithographer (1792–1845), was renowned for his witty, detailed depictions of soldiers, common folk, and social vignettes during the post-Napoleonic era. This piece, titled "The Poacher," likely evokes the rugged world of rural outlaws—those who hunted illegally on private lands—reflecting tensions between tradition and emerging modern restrictions in Bourbon Restoration France. As ...

About the Artist

Nicolas Toussaint Charlet · 1792–1845

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