HISTORICAL SUBJECTS & MILITARY

Beautiful Watercolors from the set : Troupes étrangères, Plate 10, Russian Imperial Guard Hunter..

MAR-KO-ME-TE

From the set The History of the Indian Tribes of North America, Thomas McKenney, James Hall, 1836-1844.Most of the portraits in The History of the Indian Tribes of North America were painted by Charles Bird King (1785-1862) Beautiful lithography in time colors, gaps in the lower corners, trace of glue on the right side..

ONG-PA-TON-GA

Beautiful lithography in color of the time, small task in the margin of the bottom left not affecting the subjectPlate 15 of the History of the Indian Tribes of North America..

PA-SHE-PA-HAW

SABATIER LEON JEAN-BAPTISTE (CA.1827-1887)

Beautiful lithography in colors of time..

LE DUCOUEDIC ARRIVANT AU MOUILLAGE A BRAOUA

Beautiful lithography with large margins from the set Travel on the eastern coast of Africa, executed during the years 1846, 1847 and 1848 by the brig Ducouëdic, under the command of Mr. Guillain..

LE DUCOUEDIC

SABATIER LEON JEAN-BAPTISTE (CA.1827-1887)

velBeautiful print, wide margins from the setTr to the East Coast of Africa, executed during the years 1846, 1847 and 1848 by the brig Ducouëdic, under the command of Mr. Guillain..

BATAILLE DE SEONGHWAN

Beautiful triptych in very fresh colors formerly mounted on tabsObanNishiki-e1894The Battle of Seonghwan (Seikan) was the first major land confrontation of the First Sino-Japanese War. It took place on July 29, 1894 in Seonghwan, near Cheonan, in the Korean province of South Chungcheong. It is sometimes called Battle of Asan...

VICTOIRE A ASAN

Beautiful triptych in very fresh colors formerly mounted on tabsObanNishiki-e1894 "At 3 am on July 29 a battle commenced and after five hours our troops were completely victorious" begins the text panel account of this print. Chikanobu depicts two officers leading the assault with the nation's flag held high. A Chinese canon in the foreground is turned around with its barrel down and its carriage broken. The Chinese soldiers in this print are dressed in cumbersome archaic uniforms, making them seem helpless against the Japanese troops smartly dressed in modern European style uniforms.The Battle of Seonghwan (Seikan) was the first major land confrontation of the First Sino-Japanese War. It took place on July 29, 1894 in Seonghwan, near Cheonan, in the Korean province of South Chungcheong. It is sometimes called Battle of Asan...

DEBAT DU SEIKANRON DE 1873

Beautiful triptych in very fresh colors formerly mounted on tabsObanNishiki-e1877This 1877 print depicts the 1873 Seikanron debates in the Court Council of the Meiji government on whether to invade Korea for ignoring the diplomatic missions of the Meiji government and "insulting" the Japanese nation.The leaders of the opposing factions, Iwakura and Saigō, are at the center of the triptych, surrounded by their followers.Seventeen red rectangular cartouches give the names of the characters taking part in the debate, all members of the Council of the Court (or Council of State).Among them :-Shinohara Kunimoto (left side, seated foreground) a longtime friend of Saigō Takamori and former major general and commander of the Imperial Guards who resigned after Saigō left the Imperial government.-Saigō Takamori (middle part, middle three-quarter face and bearded) hero of the battles that ended the Tokugawa shogunate in 1868, inaugurating the Meiji government that made Japan a modern nation. Court advisor and leader of the Seikanron faction pleading to send one last diplomatic mission, led by himself, to Korea before launching an invasion. Saigō knew the mission would fail, with its failure serving as the final justification for the Japanese invasion.-Kirino Toshiaki (middle part, back and right of Takamori) brigadier general during the early years of the Imperial Japanese Army, he joined Takamori Saigō's forces during the Satsuma Rebellion, participating in the march north to Kumamoto . Kirino stayed with Saigō until the end, where he was finally killed on the battlefield.-Iwakura Tomomi 岩倉具視 - (middle part, standing upper right) Right-wing minister who led the "Iwakura Mission", a two-year trip to visit European countries and the United States, renegotiate "unequal treaties" and gather information for the modernization of Japan. Major player in defeating Saigō's plan and preventing the invasion of Korea.-Okubo Toshimichi 大久保利通 - (right part, bearded, seated in the foreground) member of the "Iwakura mission" who sided with Iwakura against Saigō. As Minister of the Interior he suppressed the regional rebellions of the old class of samurai which ended with the rebellion of Satsuma. He was assassinated by a former samurai in 1878.-Sanjo Sanetomi (right part, seated in the foreground) imperial envoy. He sided with Iwakura in the debate against Saigō. He assumed the position of dajo daijin (Grand Minister of State) in 1871.The Seikanron Debate literally: “Conquest of Korea Debate” was an important political debate that took place in Japan in 1873.Takamori Saigō and his followers insisted that Japan confront Korea because of the latter's refusal to recognize the legitimacy of Emperor Meiji as head of state of the Empire of Japan and for having insulted and expelled the Japanese representatives sent to establish commercial and diplomatic relations. The option of war against Korea was also an ideal opportunity to occupy the thousands of idle samurai who had lost m..

KAGOSHIMA BENTO HIKIAGE NO ZU, SAIGO TAKAMORI, KIRINO TOSHIAKI

BASTIN FERDINAND ( 18..-18.. )

Beautiful triptych with fresh colors, representing the defeat of the famous Saigo Takamori, considered as the last samurai, during the rebellion of Kagoshima (Satsuma)"Born into a family of humble Satsuma officers, Saigō Takamori nonetheless enjoyed rapid promotion and was given special assignments by his daimyō to work for the entry of daimyōs into the shōgunal government. While in Kyoto, in 1858, during the repression organized by the bakufu in the imperial capital, he fled to his stronghold, then, involved in the dynastic quarrels of the seigneurial family, he lived in disgrace, most of the time, until 1864. He He then made himself the man of negotiations and narrowly succeeded in averting the first civil war between the bakufu and Chōshū, he commanded a detachment of the Imperial Guard and, against his will, was brought in to repel the companies of Chōshū who were attacking Kyoto. It was later that he was gradually convinced of the need to overthrow the shōgunate. He met Kido Takayoshi in 1866 and gradually realized the rapprochement between Satsuma and Chōshū, until the bakufu's second campaign against Chōshū, in 1867.One of the architects of the coup d'etat of January 3, 1868 by which the imperial court proclaimed the "return to the old monarchy", he commanded the army which conquered the main domains of the shōgun, between Kyoto and the Kantō, and secured Edo's unconditional surrender. However, convinced that it was necessary to mobilize the traditional forces, he shunned for a while the new regime which was moving towards modernization. He nevertheless agreed to enter the Executive Council in 1870, and offered the assistance of his army to make the abolition of the fiefs effective. When Kido Takayoshi and Ōkubo Toshimichi left Japan with Iwakura Tomomi's embassy, he remained in the Tokyo government. In order to bring together the bushi dissatisfied with the reorganization of the army, he planned to force Korea to open up, aware that his approach would probably end in war. Prevented by Ōkubo, returning from Europe, in 1873, he resigned from the government and returned to his old stronghold. There, he opened a school for young people and formed an army: Satsuma then became a de facto autonomous enclave. Ōkubo, impatient with this dissent, provoked war and had Satsuma occupied by the modern army, in 1877. Knowing the inevitable defeat, Saigō Takamori committed suicide. A character full of paradoxes, he was both one of the main founders of the Meiji regime and the greatest rebel that the renovated monarchy has known: he remains one of the most popular figures in Japan.in: Universalis Encyclopedia..

LANCIERS

These lithographs signed Ferdinand Bastin, enhanced with watercolor and partially erased, include the uniforms of the Great Imperial Army and regiments of line under Napoleon III. They come from " Galerie militaire Uniformes français sous Napoléon III. 1855-1856-1857. Paris, Maison Martinet, Lithographie Villain"...

HUSSARDS

BASTIN FERDINAND ( 18..-18.. )

These lithographs signed Ferdinand Bastin, enhanced with watercolor and partially erased, include the uniforms of the Great Imperial Army and regiments of line under Napoleon III. They come from " Galerie militaire Uniformes français sous Napoléon III. 1855-1856-1857. Paris, Maison Martinet, Lithographie Villain"...

DRAGONS

BASTIN FERDINAND ( 18..-18.. )

These lithographs signed Ferdinand Bastin, enhanced with watercolor and partially erased, include the uniforms of the Great Imperial Army and regiments of line under Napoleon III. They come from " Galerie militaire Uniformes français sous Napoléon III. 1855-1856-1857. Paris, Maison Martinet, Lithographie Villain"...

SAUMUR ECOLE DE CAVALERIE, TRAVAIL INDIVIDUEL

ADAM ALBERT ( 1833-1900 )

"Important work of a careful execution, interesting not only from the point of view of the exercises represented, but also to that of the uniforms of the cav [alery] at the end of the Second Empire"(Mennessier de la Lance). Imprimerie Lemercier Paris, 1869 Reference: Mennessier of the Lance I, 436..

TRAIT HEROIQUE DU GENERAL BONAPARTE

LETOURMY JEAN BAPTISTE (1747-1800)

Heroic trait of General Bonaparte, Commander-in-Chief of the Army of Italy Orleans, at Letourmy Librarian, [ca. 1796]. Engraved print on wood, colored with stencil 355 X 300 mm (image)430 X 360 (with the coaster)"Specialized in publishing books peddling, religious images and papers dominated, the bookseller Orleans Jean- Baptist Letourmy (1747-1800), during the Revolution, renounced the distribution of engravings representing saints or doctors of the Church, and then turned to the publication of images inspired by political or military events, in Most of the time, he copies Parisian soft-cuts, and his huge distribution network, which has about a hundred dealers in some 60 cities, contributes to the dissemination of Bonaparte's deeds. present on the bridge with Bonaparte, does not appear and that the "historical relationship" printed at the bottom of the engraving forget to mention that Bonaparte was immediately after this episode entrained in the flight of his grenades.The victory was acquired only the next day, but the Arcole bridge became one of the greatest myths of the Napoleonic legend. "in Heros, The virtual exhibition, BNFReference: BnF, Library Arsenal, Print 222 (118)..

LE SANS TORT LA FAYETTE QUITTE L'HOTEL DE VILLE POUR VERSAILLES

ANONYME XVIIIè

Or : "Départ du général parisien pour la fameuse nuit du 5 au 6 octobre : - mes amis menez moi je vous prie couchez a Versailles" .Ca.1791-1792.Pretty copper cut aquatint.Zoomorphic caricature mocking the delay of La Fayette, represented here as a centaur, during the days of October 5 and 6, 1789. This episode earned him the nickname of "General Morpheus" attributed by Rivarol.In the context of the revolution, during the days of October 5 and 6, 1789, a crowd, composed mainly of women, went from Paris to Versailles, to demand bread from Louis XVI as well as the replacement of his bodyguards. majesty by the National Guard, then commanded by La Fayette. In addition, the Constituent Assembly demanded that same day the ratification of the decrees relating to the constitution and the declaration of rights. At the end of these days, she ended up asking for the king to come to Paris, but on this point, Louis XVI left the night to reflect, but on October 6, he was awakened by a more vindictive crowd. Now in charge of the security of the castle, La Fayette, arrived too late at Versailles, and was unable to prevent its murderous invasion but nevertheless saved the royal family who were taken to Paris.The Constituent Assembly will be called there a few days later, on October 19...

GUILLAUME IV ROI D'ANGLETERRE

Very beautiful and large equestrian portrait in period colors of Montbéliard printed by Deckherr. Between 1813 and 1829 Several handling folds, median fold, tiny scattered foxing, left margin cropped at the border of the subject, small tear and missing in the right margin. The Imprimerie de Deckherr is an association formed for 20 years, by contract of October 26, 1812, between the sons of the printer-bookseller of Montbéliard Jean-Théophile Deckherr (1748-1823): Théophile-Frédéric (1776-1848) , printer-bookseller in Porrentruy and Montbéliard, Rodolphe-Henri (1785-1848?), then hardware merchant in details and manufacturer of playing cards, and Léopold-Hermann (1790-18 ..), then bookseller in Porrentruy . The three brothers publish under the name : Brothers Deckherr, Deckherr brothers or simply : Deckherr printing house. After 1832, the association seems to have reformed only occasionally...

LECONS POUR LES EPOUX

Large margins, very fresh colors, some folds.1894Loubok (Russian: Лубок), or loubki in the plural, is a popular Russian print usually engraved on wood. Loubki are inspired by literature, religious and popular stories. Loubki were born around the 17th century and were sold in markets until the 1950s. They are part of the line of popular imagery that developed in Europe from the end of the 15th century, which saw flourish. many pamphlets, booklets, which are neither books nor newspapers...

LE TSAREVITCH NIKOLAI ALEKSANDROVITCH ROMANOV

Large margins, very fresh colors, some folds.1894Loubok (Russian: Лубок), or loubki in the plural, is a popular Russian print usually engraved on wood. Loubki are inspired by literature, religious and popular stories. Loubki were born around the 17th century and were sold in markets until the 1950s. They are part of the line of popular imagery that developed in Europe from the end of the 15th century, which saw flourish. many pamphlets, booklets, which are neither books nor newspapers...

NIKOLAI I EMPEREUR DE TOUTES LES RUSSIES

Large margins, very fresh colors, some folds.1894Loubok (Russian: Лубок), or loubki in the plural, is a popular Russian print usually engraved on wood. Loubki are inspired by literature, religious and popular stories. Loubki were born around the 17th century and were sold in markets until the 1950s. They are part of the line of popular imagery that developed in Europe from the end of the 15th century, which saw flourish. many pamphlets, booklets, which are neither books nor newspapers...

PLAN D'ARCHITECTURE, PLACE D'ARMES RENTRANTE DE BASTION

Section and projection of a bastionWatercolor, late 19th century..

TROIKA

Large margins, very fresh colors, some folds.1894Loubok (Russian: Лубок), or loubki in the plural, is a popular Russian print usually engraved on wood. Loubki are inspired by literature, religious and popular stories. Loubki were born around the 17th century and were sold in markets until the 1950s. They are part of the line of popular imagery that developed in Europe from the end of the 15th century, which saw flourish. many pamphlets, booklets, which are neither books nor newspapers...

MG. LE DUC D'ORLEANS, COLONEL GENERAL DE HUSSARDS

Beautiful equestrian portrait of Duke of Orleans.Parisian imagery with all margins, bearing the stamp on the back of the collection of Dr Hutin .Ca. 1820-1830..

COMMANDANT EN CHEF DES GUIDES. INTERPRETES CAVALERIE. CONTRE L'ANGLETERRE

Parisian imagery on laid paper with all margins, stamped on the back of the collection of Dr Hutin.Ca.1820-1830..

TROMPETTES DES GUIDES

Parisian imagery on laid paper with all margins, stamped on the back of the collection of Dr Hutin.Ca.1820-1830..

TYMBALIERS (SIC) DES GRENADIERS DE LA GARDE DE L'EMPEREUR

Parisian imagery on laid paper bearing stamp on the back of the Dr Hutin collection.Ca.1820-1830Uniform yellowing and small tear in the upper margin...

LOUIS XVI

Beautiful equestrian portrait of Louis XVI.Parisian imagery with all margins, bearing the double stamp on the back of the collection of Dr Hutin and another brand not listed by Lugt: "M" surmounted by a crown in a circle...

TROMPETTE DU 9EME REGIMENT DE DRAGONS

OGILBY JOHN ( 1600-1676 )

Parisian imagery on laid paper, stamped on the back of the Dr Hutin collection.Ca.1820-1830Proof cut to the limit of copper on the outer edges...

SCHAH ORANGZEF

Shahab-ud-din Muhammad Khurram (January 5, 1592 - January 22, 1666) better known by his reign name Shâh Jahân (or Chah Djahan; King of the world) was the fifth Mughal emperor, who reigned from 1628 to 1658. From John Ogilby's edition of Arnoldus Montanus's 'Asia', 1673...

SEGUM SAHEB

OGILBY JOHN ( 1600-1676 )

A full length portrait of Jahanara Begum (1614-81), eldest daughter of Emperor Shah Jahan. Ogilby's text refers to her as 'Begum Saheb', 'My Lady Princess'. From John Ogilby's edition of Arnoldus Montanus's 'Asia', 1673...

SCHACH SELIM

OGILBY JOHN ( 1600-1676 )

Nur-ud-din Mohammad Salim (1569-1627), known by his imperial name Jahangir (conqueror of the world), was the fourth Mughal Emperor who ruled from 1605 until his death in 1627. He is considered to be one of the greatest Indian Emperors and the fourth of the Grand Mughals.. From John Ogilby's edition of Arnoldus Montanus's 'Asia', 1673...

TIMOR

BARTHELEMY ROGER ( 1767-1841 )

Naba-leba, king of Solor Island.From the set : Journey of discoveries to the southern lands by order From S.M. The Emperor Etroi, Langlois, [1807]Traces of humidity in the right outer margin...

GARDE ROYALE HUSSARDS, CHEVAL DES ARDENNES

Ca.1818..

GARDE DU CORPS, PORTE ETENDARD

Ca.1818..

GARDE ROYALE DRAGON, PREMIER CHEVAL LIMOUSIN

Ca.1818..

GARDE ROYALE CUIRASSIER, CHEVAL NORMAND

Ca.1818..

GARDE ROYALE CUIRASSIERS, CHEVAL NORMAND