Napoléon III, Empereur des français / Chromolithography, 1852

Artist

Unknown

Character/Sitter

Napoléon III [Bonapart, Charles Louis Napoléon] (French, 1808–1873)

Publisher

Imagerie de P. Didion (Metz, printer, fl. 1861–1879)

Accession Number: SVFC-0745-32.2023

Category: Pictures

Hand-coloured chromolithography on wove paper, 600 x 470 mm; black ink stamp “4921” to reverse, horizontal and vertical centrefolds. Image of Napoléon III on horseback, in a frame; lettering under the frame: 34 — Déposé | NAPOLÉON III | EMPEREUR DES FRANÇAIS. | Lith. de Gangel frères et P. Didion, à Metz. ||

Gangel frères et P. Didion (Metz) – printer/publisher.

Paulin Didion (French, 1831 – 1879)

Additional Information

Collection	European prints and drawings
Type / Purpose	Propaganda
Period	19 AD , Mid-19th century
Country	France
Language	French
Media/Technique	Chromolithography , Hand-coloured lithograph on paper , Hand-colouring , Lithography , Paper , Wove paper
Subject	Bonapartism , Image d'Épinal , Image d'Épinal (Popular print) , Napoléon III [Bonapart, Charles Louis Napoléon] (French, 1808 – 1873) , Propaganda
Creation / Publishing year	1852
Acquisition year	2023