Prise de Saarbruck / Image d'Épinal, 1870.

Artist

Unknown

Character/Sitter

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

Publisher

Pellerin et Cie (Épinal, publisher, fl. c.1790–1984) Pellerin, Jean Charles (French, 1756–1836)

Accession Number: SVFC-0745-6.2023

Category: Pictures

Hand-coloured woodcut on wove paper, 268 x 381 mm, vertical centerfold. On reverse: black ink stamp “5324”. Top centre: "PRISE DE SAARBRUCK"; left: "PELLERIN & C^ie, imp. -édit."; right: "IMAGERIE D'EPINAL, № 134."

Under the frame text starts with « La cri de guerre a retenti. La France a été forcée de tirer l’épée pour arrêter… ».[...] Prise de Saarbruck. | Depuis quelques jours, l’armée française occupait la frontière française en face de la Prusse....

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

The Battle of Saarbrücken (2 August 1870).

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 , Franco-Prussian War , Image d'Épinal , Image d'Épinal (Popular print) , Napoléon III [Bonapart, Charles Louis Napoléon] (French, 1808 – 1873) , Politics , Propaganda
Creation / Publishing year	1870
Acquisition year	2023