Hand-coloured woodcut on wove paper, 460 x 356 mm; black ink stamp “5055” to reverse. Top centre: "NAPOLÉON III ET LA GARDE IMPÉRIALE"; right: "№ 86". Napoléon III ahorseback in middle, beside (top to bottom): Escadron des cent Gardes — Cuirassiers 1er et 2me regiment; Gendarmes à cheval. — Lancier., Dragon de l’Impératrice.; Guide., Chasseur à cheval. — Artillerie à cheval, Train des équipages.; Gendarme. Génie. Voltigeur. Grenadier. Sapeur. Sapeur. Chasseur. Artillerie. Zouave. Tambour. Bottom left: Imprimerie Lith. de Pellerin à Épinal; right: Propriété de l’Éditeur. Déposé.

Jean Charles Pellerin (French, 1756 – 1836) – printer/publisher.

 

Additional Information

Collection European prints and drawings
Type / Purpose Propaganda
Period 19 AD , Mid-19th century
Country France
Language French
Media/Technique Hand-colouring , Paper , Wood engraving , Woodcut , Wove paper
Subject Bonapartism , Image d'Épinal , Image d'Épinal (Popular print) , Military , Napoléon III [Bonapart, Charles Louis Napoléon] (French, 1808 – 1873) , Politics , Propaganda
Creation / Publishing year 1860
Acquisition year 2023

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