Alexandre-Louis-Marie Charpentier

Alexandre-Louis-Marie Charpentier was an artist whose documented professional activity spanned the years 1796 through 1885. His extant body of work, as represented in major American museum collections, focuses predominantly on applied arts and sculpture. Specifically, collections catalogue fourteen metalworks and a single print attributed to the artist, reflecting an expertise in varied three-dimensional and graphic mediums.

The work of Charpentier is substantially documented in the holdings of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. The represented works cover various genres, including religious themes and specific portrait commissions. Among his pieces held in museum collections is the religious subject Martydom of Saint Sebastian, alongside the portrait relief Doctor Pierre Carl Potain (1825–1901). His focus also extended to detailed genre scenes and figural studies, exemplified by the works In the Hospital, Female figure playing the bass-viol, and Female figure playing violin.

These preserved works provide valuable documentation of late 18th and 19th-century metalworking and graphic techniques. Records of Alexandre-Louis-Marie Charpentier prints and metalworks are often digitized, ensuring wide access to researchers and students. Today, high-quality prints and reproductions of his work frequently enter the public domain, securing the artist’s legacy and making his oeuvre continuously available for study and appreciation.