Date from La Combe.
With text below recounting the heroic conduct of a sous-officier named Bonisselle who retrieved the body of his father from the battlefield at Ferrara, July 29, 1799.
According to La Combe, this lithograph was printed between July 1820 and September 1822 by Motte and produced for "Fastes de la Nation français" (a type of publication outlining heroic deeds of ordinary French people) published by Decrouan.
Signed by the artist within image.
Comprises plate 22 of v. 1 of a 5 v. set of albums containing a collection of 496 lithographs by Charlet, including published suites of plates and individually published prints.
Library's copy trimmed at foot; sheet folded down the center and mounted on bound stub.
Print shows a soldier in the midst of battle, holding the body of his wounded father as he strives to fend off the enemy.