Nicolas Toussaint Charlet: A Voice of the Veteran and a Master of Lithography Born in Paris in 1792, Nicolas Toussaint Charlet’s life was inextricably linked to the tumultuous events of post-revolutionary France. His father, a dragoon serving in the Republican army, tragically died in service, leaving his widow, Madame Charlet, and young Nicolas facing profound poverty. Remarkably, this hardship fueled her determination; she secured her son an education at the Lycée Napoléon, a testament to her unwavering spirit and fervent Bonapartist beliefs – a debt of affection that shaped Charlet’s life…