Very large antique wood engraved portrait of the Duke of Reichstadt,  Bonaparte François Charles Joseph Napoléon, prince Impérial. 

The Duke of Reichstadt was also named Roi de Rome, or Napoleon II. He was the son of the emperor Napoleon I and the archiduchess Marie-Louise d'Autriche.

The Imagerie d'Épinal (Vosges) was a printing press founded in 1796 by Jean-Charles Pellerin and where the first serial images of Epinal were engraved.

The Imagerie d'Epinal has a very important iconographic collection of several hundred thousand of images and just over 6000 lithographic stones from the 19th and 20th centuries. All of this heritage is the property of the private company Imagerie d'Épinal.

Jean-Charles Pellerin (1756-1836) is a French designer, illustrator and printer. He is famous for the images of Epinal which he composed from the Revolution and which he printed himself from 1800.

Size of the plate : 57,5 x 39 cm / 22,4 x 15,3 inches

Size of the cardboard : 62,7 x 44,3 cm / 24,4 x 17,3 inches

Condition : very good condition, laid on a rigid cardboard.

Edition : by Pellerin, Epinal, Paris, c. 1830, 19th century

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WE DON'T SELL LASER AND COPIES MAPS, ALL WE SELL IS ORIGINAL AND ANTIQUE.

Due to the age an type of paper, some imperfections are to be expected. Please examine the images provided carefully, and if you have any questions please ask and we will be happy to help you.