NICOLAS-TOUSSAINT CHARLET (1792 - 1845) Portrait équestre de l'empereur Alexandre Ier de Russie

signed 'Charlet' (lower left) oil on canvas antique gilt moulding frame 44 x 30 cm Nicolas-Toussaint Charlet was a French painter and engraver (1792 - 1845). Along with Auguste Raffet, Nicolas-Toussaint Charlet was one of the main creators of the Napoleonic legend in the field of illustration, which he accompanied with captions of his own composition known to this day.