Auction: American & European Works of Art - 2493Location: BostonDate / Time: January 29, 2010 12:00PM
Description:
Nicolas Toussaint Charlet (French, 1792-1845)
Napoleon's Return from Elba
Signed "Charlet" l.l., inscribed on the stretcher.
Oil on canvas, 9 1/4 x 12 1/2 in. (23.5 x 31.8 cm),framed.
Condition: Retouch, craquelure, surface grime.
Provenance: Sotheby's London: Wednesday, November 16, 1994, lot 171; through to the estate of N. David Scotti, Providence, Rhode Island.
Estimate $800-1,200
Craquelure throughout.