Antique Print Set Epinal Pellerin China Vietnam Prussia Characters

Set of 9 original antique prints issued in France and Germany in the 19th Century. 1. Bataille de Valmy / Battle of Valmy 20 September 1792 – featuring an illustration of soldiers with bayonet rifles and cannons in battle with smoke raising above, passage below the image in French reads about the battle. Imagerie D’Epinal No. 176. Printed by Pellerin & Cie. Horizontal. Good condition, creasing, browning, small tears. Country of issue: France, designer: Unknown, size (cm): 30x40, year of printing: 1870s; 2. La Jeune Bateliere ou le voyage a l’ile d’Amour / The Young Bateliere or the trip to the Island of Love – featuring a romantic image of a gentleman giving his hand to a lady in a boat with a cupid behind her, statues and colourful flowers around the river, and birds in the tree, a love poem on the either side of the image. Imagerie D’Epinal No. 53. Printed by Pellerin & Cie. Horizontal. Good condition, folds, browning, creasing, small paper loss on top left edge. Country of issue: France, designer: Unknown, size (cm): 30x40, year of printing: 1870s 3. Nous Etions Trois Filles / We were three girls – featuring an illustration of three young ladies dressed in colourful dresses and flower adorned hats, and a young gentleman looking at them, the poem below tells the story of the three young ladies. Imagerie D’Epinal No. 60. Printed by Pellerin & Cie. Horizontal. Good condition, fold, browning, tears, creasing, staining. Country of issue: France, designer: Unknown, size (cm): 40x30, year of printing: 1870s; 4. Guerre du Tonkin. Prise de Sontay / Tonkin War. Capture of Sontay 16 and 17 December 1883 – featuring an illustration of a Sino-French war with Chinese or Vietnamese soldiers protecting their ground with pagoda castle behind them, fire and smoke and people attacking them, caption below in French about the battle in the fortified villages located in front of Sontay with marine infantry, marine riflemen, foreign legion and Algerian skirmishers. Imagerie D’Epinal No. 160. Printed by Pellerin & Cie. Horizontal. Good condition, creasing, tears, staining, fold, browning. Country of issue: France, designer: Unknown, size (cm): 30x40, year of printing: 1870s; 5. Guerre du Tonkin. Defense Heroique de Tuyen-Quan / Tonkin War. Heroic Defence of Tuyen-Quan from February 14 to March 3, 1885 – featuring an illustration of Chinese and Vietnamese soldiers fighting against French soldiers with the flag of France and pagoda castle sin the background, caption below reads about the battle. Imagerie D’Epinal No. 165. Printed by Pellerin & Cie. Horizontal. Good condition, creasing, staining, browning. Country of issue: France, designer: Unknown, size (cm): 30x40, year of printing: 1870s; 6. Monsieur et Madame Denis Souvenirs de deux vieux epoux / Monsieur and Madame Denis Memories of two old spouses – featuring a caricature of a lady and gentleman in colourful clothing in boudoir, with a cat sitting in the chair, and a painting on the wall, with a dialogue in love poem around the image. Imagerie D’Epinal No. 62. Printed by Pellerin & Cie. Horizontal. Good condition, creasing, staining, browning, fold, tears. Country of issue: France, designer: Unknown, size (cm): 30x40, year of printing: 1870s; 7. Fat Soldier Man With Broom. Fair condition, tears, paper losses on edges, creasing, staining. Country of issue: Germany, designer: Unknown, size (cm): 40x50, year of printing: 1890s; 8. 4 Men. Fair condition, tears, paper losses on edges, creasing, staining, folds, tape on image. Country of issue: Germany, designer: Unknown, size (cm): 50x40, year of printing: 1890s; 9. Policeman and Soldier. Fair condition, tears, small paper losses on edges, creasing, staining. Country of issue: Germany, designer: Unknown, size (cm): 40x50, year of printing: 1890s.