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Imagerie d'Epinal, circa 1840-1870 A large collection of popular picture sheets illustrating Napoleon's life, death and military exploits, the majority battle scenes, (46) image 1
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Imagerie d'Epinal, circa 1840-1870
A large collection of popular picture sheets illustrating Napoleon's life, death and military exploits, the majority battle scenes, (46)

27 October 2021, 14:00 BST
London, New Bond Street

£3,000 - £5,000

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Imagerie d'Epinal, circa 1840-1870

A large collection of popular picture sheets illustrating Napoleon's life, death and military exploits, the majority battle scenes, 46 woodcuts printed from lithographic transfers, hand-coloured by stencil, several with a Colportage stamp verso, occasional minor defects, some browning and some margins chipped but generally very good, sheets c.400 x 630mm., (46)

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Images include: 'Napoléon aux pyramides', 'Bataille de Rivoli', 'Bataille de la Moscowa', 'Sire, ce linceul vaut bien la croix!!', 'Veille d'Austerlitz', 'Bataille de Waterloo', 'Capitulation d'Ulm', 'Derniers momens du Maréchal Duroc', 'Bataile de Lutzen', 'Gloire Nationale. Maréchal Ney', 'Napoléon et la mère du grenadier', 'Entrée de Napoléon a Grenoble', 'Le Vengeur-Combat naval', 'Bataille de marengo', and 'Prise d'Alexandrie'.

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