Print Description
Medium: Wood engraving on wove (vellin) paper.
Sheet size: 50 x 39 cm (19.69 x 15.35 inch). Image size: 43 x 31 cm. (16.93 x 12.2 inch).
Condition: good, given age. Light foxing, creasing and soiling. Middle fold as published. Paper separation at left middle fold, backed. Small tears at paper edges. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully.
CANROBERT, MARSHAL, FRANCE, EQUESTRIAN, UNIFORM, HORSE, 19TH-CENTURY, MILITARY, ILLUSTRATION, ENGRAVING, WOODCUT, L’ILLUSTRATION, DIDIER, RIOU | PCO-B3-05
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
Published in L’Illustration, Paris, Supplement No. 2711, 2 February 1885.
Biography engraver: Edouard Riou (1833-1900) was a French illustrator and engraver known for his work in periodicals and for illustrating works by Jules Verne and other prominent authors.
Biography artist: Jules Didier (1831-1892) was a French painter and illustrator active in the late 19th century, contributing frequently to illustrated magazines such as L’Illustration.
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