Hand-coloured woodcut on wove paper, 265 x 378 mm; black ink stamp “5051 1” to reverse. Top left: "ARMÉE FRANCAISE. ARTILLERIE"; right: (gothic font) "Französische Armee Artillerie" — "№ 107". Below left: "Fabrique d’Images de Fr. Wentzel à Wissembeurg. Bas-Rhin." — "Déposé" —, centre: "Bilderfabrit von Fr. Wentzel in Weissenburg", right: "Fr. Wentzel, Éditeur, rue St. Jacques, 65, Paris". Bottom: "Trompette | Trompeter" — "Capitaine | Gauptmann" — "Porte-Étendard | Fahnenträger" — "Artilleur | Artillerist" — "Cantinière | Marketenderin".
Jean Frédéric Wentzel (French, 1807 – 1869) – publisher/printer.
Additional Information
| Collection | European prints and drawings |
|---|---|
| Type / Purpose | Propaganda |
| Period | 19 AD , Mid-19th century |
| Country | France |
| Language | French , German |
| Media/Technique | Hand-colouring , Paper , Wood engraving , Woodcut , Wove paper |
| Subject | Bonapartism , Image d'Épinal , Image d'Épinal (Popular print) , Military , Politics , Propaganda , Second Empire (France) , Second French Empire |
| Creation / Publishing year | 1870 |
| Acquisition year | 2023 |
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