Auguste Raffet (1804-1860). Illustrator of the Napoleonic epic.
Military scene of an Imperial Guard artillery train stuck in the mud.
Gouache on rectangular panel, Signed lower left "Raffet",
Beautiful gilded wood frame carved with palmettes.
Frame dimensions: H. 20 x L. 25 cm; at sight: H. 9 x L. 14 cm.
RAFFET Denis Auguste Marie (1804-1860) Battle painter, engraver, draftsman and lithographer, student of Charlet, then of Gros, he also published numerous lithographic albums devoted to popular subjects.
Bibliography: Auguste BRY, "Raffet his life and his works", (J. Baur Libraire-Éditeur, Paris, 1874).