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Pellerin Bataille DEsling Wood Block

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Pellerin Bataille DEsling Wood Block
Reference #: ULXX1522
Artist Name: Pellerin
Title: Bataille D Esling- Mort De Montebello
Medium: Wood Block
Edition Size: Unknown
Year: Unknown
Paper Size: 19.5 x 25.5 in.
Image Size: 13 x 21 in.
Condition: A-: Near Mint, very light signs of handling
Notes: Historical wood engravings by Pellerin. From Napoleon par l'Image Populaire. Portraits-Scenes-Batailles. [.pinal: Pellerin, 1819 to 1863]-Paris: Pellerin et Cie, 1912. Folio ca. 15 x 22. Wood engravings by Pellerin, RÈveillÈ or Georgin. Original hand color. Extensive text below image. From 1819 to 1863, the firm of Pellerin at .pinal produced a number of secular French historical images by the process of wood engraving, with hand color. It appears the firm kept the plates, for in 1912, Pellerin et Cie issues a group of these images in a portfolio entitled Napoleon pa l"image Populaire. The primary force behind these images was Jean-Charles Pellerin (1756-1836), a clock maker in .pinal, who had the idea to expand production of wood engraved religious images to secular ones also, all for popular consumption. Pellerin's studio originated the print industry in .pinal. Pellerin taught his trade to RÈveillÈ, an imperial soldier, who recorded his memories of the campaigns. RÈveillÈ then taught FranÁois Georgin (1801-1863), who continued the firm. Later the firm moved to Paris and it is there that these later impressions were pulled, preserving for us these wonderful popular images which would scarce have survived into this century otherwise.