Richard Taws
@richardtaws.bsky.social
18th/19th-century visual culture, history, politics, technology. prof and head of dept @uclhistoryofart.bsky.social
https://profiles.ucl.ac.uk/20767-richard-taws
https://profiles.ucl.ac.uk/20767-richard-taws
Katie Hornstein's 'Picturing War in France' might also be worth a look. Also, Sue Walker had a Charlet-related essay in this book www.routledge.com/Visual-Cultu...
Visual Culture and the Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars
Individually and collectively, the essays in this cross-disciplinary collection explore the impact of the revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars on European visual culture, from the outbreak of the pan-Eur...
www.routledge.com
July 2, 2025 at 9:47 AM
Katie Hornstein's 'Picturing War in France' might also be worth a look. Also, Sue Walker had a Charlet-related essay in this book www.routledge.com/Visual-Cultu...
There was also a good Charlet expo at La Roche-sur-Yon in 2008, with a useful catalogue. La Combe’s 1856 biography is still a key source, too, and well worth a read.
July 2, 2025 at 9:42 AM
There was also a good Charlet expo at La Roche-sur-Yon in 2008, with a useful catalogue. La Combe’s 1856 biography is still a key source, too, and well worth a read.
I love Charlet! We have a great collection of his prints at UCL, and I use them quite a bit for teaching—some years back there was an exhibition here, which Sue Walker (who Jann mentioned) was involved in organising--i was on her committee and have her contact details, if you want to get in touch
July 2, 2025 at 9:40 AM
I love Charlet! We have a great collection of his prints at UCL, and I use them quite a bit for teaching—some years back there was an exhibition here, which Sue Walker (who Jann mentioned) was involved in organising--i was on her committee and have her contact details, if you want to get in touch