![Nicolas-Toussaint Charlet - Children at a Church Door [c.1817-45] by Gandalf's Gallery](http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7232/6995141904_2661c64a2c.jpg)
Nicolas-Toussaint Charlet - Children at a Church Door [c.1817-45], a photo by Gandalf's Gallery on Flickr.
The painting shows clergymen gathering children at a church door. The priest in the foreground has a tag inscribed with the word Hane pinned to his back. This is a childish misspelling for âne, French for ass. Charlet was best known as a lithographer who produced caricatures and this picture has a satirical aspect. Charlet (1792-1845) was born in Paris, and taught by Gros. He was in London in 1820. He exhibited at the Salon from 1836.
[Oil on canvas, 24.1 x 33 cm]
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