Oude zeeman rookt een pijp in een kroeg

About this artwork

Purchased with the support of the F.G. Waller-Fonds

Art Historical Context

In the cozy haze of a dimly lit tavern, Nicolas Touss Charlet's 1828 lithography *Oude zeeman rook een pijp in eeneg* (Old Sailor Smokes a Pipe in a Pub) a poignant moment of quiet reflection. The French artist, renowned for his lively depictions of everyday soldiers and veterans from the Napoleonic era, here turns his gaze to a weathered sailor, pipe in hand, embodying the humble resilience of working-class life. Created just three years after Napoleon's death, the print reflects Romanticism's fascination with ordinary folk amid post-war Europe, blending humor and pathos in Charlet's signatur...

About the Artist

Nicolas Toussaint Charlet · 1792–1845

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