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Collections

Nicolas-Toussaint Charlet
Children Attacking a Gnomeearly 19th century

Not on view
Sepia-toned lithograph or chalk drawing, caricatured scene of two small uniformed figures aiming rifle and sword at an enormous, crouching grotesque figure in a darkened doorway

Nicolas-Toussaint Charlet, Children Attacking a Gnome, early 19th century, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Grunwald, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker
Nicolas-Toussaint Charlet
Title
Children Attacking a Gnome
Place Made
France
Date Made
early 19th century
Medium
Lithograph on orange wove paper, with addition of white heightening
Dimensions
Sheet: 6 × 7 7/8 in. (15.24 × 20 cm) Image: 6 × 7 7/8 in. (15.24 × 20 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Grunwald
Accession Number
54.58.4
Classification
Prints
Collecting Area
Prints and Drawings