French Belle Époque Hunting Caricature, Mr Quiclet Chromolithograph, 1884

French Belle Époque Opera Caricature, Monsieur Lassalle Chromolithograph, 1884 This richly detailed French chromolithograph caricature depicting “Monsieur Lassalle de l’Opéra” belon...

French Belle Époque Caricature, Mr L. Delâtre Chromolithograph, 1885 This refined French chromolithograph caricature depicting “Mr L. Delâtre” belongs to the illustrated satirical s...

French Belle Époque Caricature, Meissonier Chromolithograph Print, Album Comique 1884 This refined French chromolithograph caricature depicting “Meissonier” forms part of the illust...

Mr. le Comte de Puiseux, French Zouave Satirical Chromolithograph, 1885 This lively French satirical chromolithograph depicts “Mr. le Comte de Puiseux” rendered as an exaggerated Zouave soldier, part of the illustrated caricature series Album Comique, issued in Paris during the late nineteenth century. Produced after an original watercolor by Antoine Bisetsky (1817–1892), the print combines sharp humor, patriotic symbolism, and refined chromolithographic technique characteristic of Parisian illustrated satire of the Third Republic period. The composition shows the aristocratic figure dressed in the distinctive uniform of a French Zouave, a light infantry corps strongly associated with North African campaigns and elite military identity. Bisetsky transforms the subject into a humorous allegorical character: the Count stirs an explosive cooking pot while soldiers in the background rally beneath a banner reading “Sauvez la France” (“Save France”). The scene reflects the political climate and satirical culture following the Franco-Prussian War, when caricature artists frequently addressed themes of nationalism, aristocratic influence, and military symbolism through theatrical exaggeration. Issued as part of the “Album Comique” series, these chromolithographs were designed as facsimiles of watercolor caricatures...

French 19th-Century framed lithograph of a musician and a fool in early Renaissance attire performing on Parisian streets in a wooden black and silver frame (Similar group of prints ...

A delightful and expressive 19th-century hand-colored lithograph featuring a featuring a humorous scene of children teasing and laughing at a masked character with an exaggerated lon...

French color lithograph titled “Chasse au Cerf (France)”, depicting a dynamic hunting scene set within a wooded landscape. The composition captures the dramatic moment of a stag hunt...

French 19th-Century framed lithograph of King Henry III of France with his companions in leisure in Renaissance attire in a wooden black and silver frame (Similar group of prints NWL...