C- bogeyman, first idea, Nicolas Toussaint Charlet, 1835

Unfinished early design for the letter c represented by croquemitaine carrying two children in a basket on his back and two other children under his arms; the head of another child depicted sketchily. 1835 lithograph. Date: 1835. Dimensions: Height: 120 mm (image); Height: 275 mm (sheet); Width: 358 mm; Width: 90 mm. Medium: paper. Collection: British Museum. C- croquemitaine, première idée (BM 1855,0414.49)