Chromolithography Collection (#8)

Letter M (Mountain). Alphabet of small geographers. Children's bookshop illustrated
DUV4201965 Letter M (Mountain). Alphabet of small geographers. Children's bookshop illustrated. Guerin-Muller et Cie Editeurs, A. Capendu Successor, Paris, 1881. L.V. Leer and Cie Haarlem

Letter E (Mouth), F (River), G (Cave) and H (Hamburg). Alphabet of small geographers
DUV4201906 Letter E (Mouth), F (River), G (Cave) and H (Hamburg). Alphabet of small geographers. Children's bookshop illustrated. Guerin-Muller et Cie Editeurs, A. Capendu Successor, Paris, 1881

Letter C (Cape Town). Alphabet of small geographers. Children's bookshop illustrated
DUV4201905 Letter C (Cape Town). Alphabet of small geographers. Children's bookshop illustrated. Guerin-Muller et Cie Editeurs, A. Capendu Successor, Paris, 1881. L.V. Leer and Cie Haarlem

Letter I: 16th century lettrine, Indu, Les Invalides, Iris, Iguana
DUV4198355 Letter I: 16th century lettrine, Indu, Les Invalides, Iris, Iguana.; Private Collection; (add.info.: Letter I: 16th century lettrine, Indu, Les Invalides, Iris, Iguana)

Letter O: 16th century lettrine, Ostiak (Khanty or Khante), Oasis, Carnations, Oriflame
DUV4198326 Letter O: 16th century lettrine, Ostiak (Khanty or Khante), Oasis, Carnations, Oriflame. Alphabet (abecedary) illustrates a character in traditional costume, a famous monument

Letter X: Italian letter from the 15th century, Ximo Japan (inhabitant of), Xaincoings (House a Tours), Xerantheme
DUV4198280 Letter X: Italian letter from the 15th century, Ximo Japan (inhabitant of), Xaincoings (House a Tours), Xerantheme

Letter Z: 14th century lettrine, Zulu, Zanzibar, Zinnia, Zygene (butterfly)
DUV4198269 Letter Z: 14th century lettrine, Zulu, Zanzibar, Zinnia, Zygene (butterfly).; Private Collection; (add.info.: Letter Z: 14th century lettrine, Zulu, Zanzibar, Zinnia, Zygene (butterfly)

J for gardening. Alphabet on the theme of games. Chromolithography of B. Sirven, late 19th century. Dim: 12x8, 5cm
DUV4198098 J for gardening. Alphabet on the theme of games. Chromolithography of B. Sirven, late 19th century. Dim: 12x8, 5cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: J for gardening)

Method of learning to read: teacher and pupil in a school room in front of a blackboard
DUV4197953 Method of learning to read: teacher and pupil in a school room in front of a blackboard. Cover of Alphabet de la Phosphatine Falieres (brand of porridge) Alphabet brevete S.G.D.G

Letter K as a Scottish peasant from Kinross. Alphabet women. Liebig advertising chromolithography, late 19th century
DUV4199063 Letter K as a Scottish peasant from Kinross. Alphabet women. Liebig advertising chromolithography, late 19th century.; Private Collection; (add.info)

illustrated cover of a late 19th Christian teaching book (catechism, preparation for the first communion)
PCT4260460 illustrated cover of a late 19th Christian teaching book (catechism, preparation for the first communion): "The religion taught to grandchildren" by Canon Soulange-Bodin in

F : fleurs de lilas - Flowers alphabet G. B. editeur, Paris, 1904 (postcard)
DUV4224738 F : fleurs de lilas - Flowers alphabet G. B. editeur, Paris, 1904 (postcard); 14x9 cm; (add.info.: Chromolithographs from original watercolours)

G : fleurs de giroflee -Flowers alphabet G. B. editeur, Paris, 1904 (postcard)
DUV4224735 G : fleurs de giroflee -Flowers alphabet G. B. editeur, Paris, 1904 (postcard); 14x9 cm; (add.info.: Chromolithographs from original watercolours)

H : fleurs de pommier - Flowers alphabet G. B. editeur, Paris, 1904 (postcard)
DUV4224729 H : fleurs de pommier - Flowers alphabet G. B. editeur, Paris, 1904 (postcard); 14x9 cm; (add.info.: Chromolithographs from original watercolours)

K : fleurs de pensees et myosotis - Flowers alphabet G. B. editeur, Paris, 1904 (postcard)
DUV4224722 K : fleurs de pensees et myosotis - Flowers alphabet G. B. editeur, Paris, 1904 (postcard); 14x9 cm; (add.info.: Chromolithographs from original watercolours)

Q : fleurs de myosotis - Flowers alphabet G. B. editeur, Paris, 1904 (postcard)
DUV4224697 Q : fleurs de myosotis - Flowers alphabet G. B. editeur, Paris, 1904 (postcard); 14x9 cm; (add.info.: Chromolithographs from original watercolours)

Avignon, the banks of the Rhone, its famous bridge and the palace of the popes, beg 20th (postcard)
PCT4293335 Avignon, the banks of the Rhone, its famous bridge and the palace of the popes, beg 20th (postcard); (add.info.: Avignon, the banks of the Rhone)

Germany, Hamburg, view to the harbour with sailing ships, in the foreground the hotel "Bellevue"
UTD4926121 Germany, Hamburg, view to the harbour with sailing ships, in the foreground the hotel "Bellevue", illustration from : "Ansichten-Album Hamburg", (views to Hamburg)

I: Isaac Laquedem - What is the wandering Jew looking for? (Character of the novel by Alexandre Dumas pere (1802-1870)
DUV4711197 I: Isaac Laquedem - What is the wandering Jew looking for? (Character of the novel by Alexandre Dumas pere (1802-1870)

U: Ulysses or Odysseus - Where is the Trojan horse?, c.1920 (chromolithograph)
DUV4711070 U: Ulysses or Odysseus - Where is the Trojan horse?, c.1920 (chromolithograph); 9.5x6.5 cm; (add.info.: Alphabet alphabetical guessing)

Minister of Finance: child holding a key. Series of 11 chromolithographs on a dore background: The Ministers
DUV4218258 Minister of Finance: child holding a key. Series of 11 chromolithographs on a dore background: The Ministers. Unknown printer and publisher. Around 1880

Minister of Agriculture: child dresses as a peasant with a straw hat and holding cob of wheat and a sickle
DUV4218288 Minister of Agriculture: child dresses as a peasant with a straw hat and holding cob of wheat and a sickle. Series of 11 chromolithographs on a dore background: The Ministers

Minister of the Navy: child dresses as sailor and sits on an anchor. Series of 11 chromolithographs on a dore
DUV4218265 Minister of the Navy: child dresses as sailor and sits on an anchor. Series of 11 chromolithographs on a dore background: The Ministers. Unknown printer and publisher. Around 1880

Minister of Fine Arts: child dresses as a painter. Series of 11 chromolithographs on golden background: The Ministers
DUV4218259 Minister of Fine Arts: child dresses as a painter. Series of 11 chromolithographs on golden background: The Ministers. Unknown printer and publisher. Around 1880

Letter G: Guarany, in " Le Guarani" (created in 1870), opera by the Brazilian composer Carlos Gomes
DUV4208539 Letter G: Guarany, in " Le Guarani" (created in 1870), opera by the Brazilian composer Carlos Gomes (1836-1896). Men's Alphabet (Liebig) Serie S0369

Letter T: Transvestissement. Engraving in " Alphabet des grotesques". Series of 25
DUV4207199 Letter T: Transvestissement. Engraving in " Alphabet des grotesques". Series of 25; Private Collection; (add.info.: Letter T: Transvestissement)

Camel and camel mounted by children, 19th century (chromo)
PCT4274995 Camel and camel mounted by children, 19th century (chromo); (add.info.: Camel and camel mounted by children. Chromolithography (chromo)

Entertainment and celebrations in the Middle Ages (Middle Ages): the winner of a crossbow shooting competition in
PCT4273401 Entertainment and celebrations in the Middle Ages (Middle Ages): the winner of a crossbow shooting competition in Switzerland

Entertainment and festivities in the Middle Ages (Middle Ages): troubadours at the court of the Count of Provence
PCT4273390 Entertainment and festivities in the Middle Ages (Middle Ages): troubadours at the court of the Count of Provence

Napoleon 1st (Bonaparte) in the field of battle, observing the deroulement of operations with a bezel (long view)
PCT4273327 Napoleon 1st (Bonaparte) in the field of battle, observing the deroulement of operations with a bezel (long view)

La place et la colonne Vendome in Paris, France - chromolithography late 19th - beginning 20th century - young woman
PCT4294970 La place et la colonne Vendome in Paris, France - chromolithography late 19th - beginning 20th century - young woman

Z : fleurs de muguet - Flowers alphabet G. B. editeur, Paris, 1904 (postcard)
DUV4224672 Z : fleurs de muguet - Flowers alphabet G. B. editeur, Paris, 1904 (postcard); 14x9 cm; (add.info.: Chromolithographs from original watercolours)

Detail of the cover of a 19th century book: Prix d'excellence by Victor Delcroix, edition Megard (Rouen) 1870
PCT4286663 Detail of the cover of a 19th century book: Prix d'excellence by Victor Delcroix, edition Megard (Rouen) 1870; (add.info.: Detail of the cover of a 19th century book)

Georges-Louis Leclerc, Count of Buffon with his tame chimpanze that serves him
PCT4283198 Georges-Louis Leclerc, Count of Buffon with his tame chimpanze that serves him, late 19th and beg of 20th century (chromo); (add.info.: Georges-Louis (Georges Louis) Leclerc

A child soldier presents the main French honorary decorations: Legion d'honneur (national order)
PCT4282657 A child soldier presents the main French honorary decorations: Legion d'honneur (national order) instituted by Napoleon Bonaparte in 1802, Medaille de Sainte-Helene (Sainte Helene)

Letter U (Utrecht), V (Volcano), W (Wight), X (Xeres), Y (Yeddo) and Z (Zanzibar). Alphabet of small geographers
DUV4202001 Letter U (Utrecht), V (Volcano), W (Wight), X (Xeres), Y (Yeddo) and Z (Zanzibar). Alphabet of small geographers. Children's bookshop illustrated. Guerin-Muller et Cie Editeurs, A

Letter Q: Quay and unloading of goods by a river in a city. Alphabet of small geographers
DUV4201985 Letter Q: Quay and unloading of goods by a river in a city. Alphabet of small geographers. Children's bookshop illustrated. Guerin-Muller et Cie Editeurs, A

Letter Q (Quay), R (Shore),s (Source) and T (Torrent). Alphabet of small geographers
DUV4201976 Letter Q (Quay), R (Shore),s (Source) and T (Torrent). Alphabet of small geographers. Children's bookshop illustrated. Guerin-Muller et Cie Editeurs, A. Capendu Successor, Paris, 1881

Letter H: city and port of Hamburg, Germany. Alphabet of small geographers. Children's bookshop illustrated
DUV4201933 Letter H: city and port of Hamburg, Germany. Alphabet of small geographers. Children's bookshop illustrated. Guerin-Muller et Cie Editeurs, A. Capendu Successor, Paris, 1881. L.V

Letter R: restaurant; rowing; rowing; rake; dress; shed; roots; ruins; raft; racket; reverberes; reeds; grapes;
DUV4199573 Letter R: restaurant; rowing; rowing; rake; dress; shed; roots; ruins; raft; racket; reverberes; reeds; grapes; curtains. Alphabet (Abecedaire)

Letter E: spaniel; fencing; fencers; ecuyere; balancing; sign; ecu; snail; swords; square; staircase; anvil; squirrel
DUV4199517 Letter E: spaniel; fencing; fencers; ecuyere; balancing; sign; ecu; snail; swords; square; staircase; anvil; squirrel. Alphabet (Abecedaire)

Letter I as Iroquois woman. Alphabet women. Liebig advertising chromolithography, late 19th century
DUV4199057 Letter I as Iroquois woman. Alphabet women. Liebig advertising chromolithography, late 19th century.; Private Collection; (add.info.: Letter I as Iroquois woman. Alphabet (ABC) women

Letter E as Eskimo woman. Alphabet women. Liebig advertising chromolithography, late 19th century
DUV4199039 Letter E as Eskimo woman. Alphabet women. Liebig advertising chromolithography, late 19th century.; Private Collection; (add.info.: Letter E as Eskimo woman. Alphabet (ABC) women

Letter C as great Chinese lady. Alphabet women. Liebig advertising chromolithography, late 19th century
DUV4199031 Letter C as great Chinese lady. Alphabet women. Liebig advertising chromolithography, late 19th century.; Private Collection; (add.info.: Letter C as great Chinese lady)

Letter B as Bavarian Young Woman. Alphabet women. Liebig advertising chromolithography, late 19th century
DUV4199026 Letter B as Bavarian Young Woman. Alphabet women. Liebig advertising chromolithography, late 19th century.; Private Collection; (add.info.: Letter B as Bavarian Young Woman)

At the Seaside in France: Fishing with nets, c.1900 (chromo)
3665466 At the Seaside in France: Fishing with nets, c.1900 (chromo) by Unknown Artist, (19th century); (add.info.: French Leibig card dated circa 1900)

The prodigal son, biblical parable of the Gospel of Luke, chromolithograph from a home bible, 1870
UIG5413232 The prodigal son, biblical parable of the Gospel of Luke, chromolithograph from a home bible, 1870; UIG

Ruth and Boaz (Booz), chromolithograph from a home bible, 1870
UIG5413231 Ruth and Boaz (Booz), chromolithograph from a home bible, 1870; UIG

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Chromolithography, a vibrant art form that flourished in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, captured the essence of various historical moments and cultural phenomena. From Emperor Charles I of Austria proudly posing with his wife Zita and their children to Lokis brood depicted in Valhalla: Gods of the Teutons, these chromolithographs brought stories to life through vivid colors and intricate details. Intriguingly, a humorous Europe map from 1914 showcased the geopolitical landscape with a touch of satire. The Concord illustration portrayed the Triple Entente alliance in 1914, highlighting the delicate balance between nations on the brink of war. Meanwhile, Odin and Fenrir alongside Freyr and Surt emerged from Valhalla: Gods of the Teutons as powerful symbols representing ancient mythology. The Binding of Fenris was another captivating scene from Valhalla: Gods of the Teutons that captivated viewers with its dramatic portrayal. Shifting gears to opera, Giuseppe Verdi's renowned Il trovatore took center stage in a chromolithograph from 1902 while an illustration from Puck magazine humorously depicted an operatic war unfolding in New York. ISABEAU of Bavaria, Queen consort of France during medieval times, graced another chromolithograph capturing her regal presence. Notably, Harry Houdini mesmerized audiences with his daring escapades as shown in an anonymous portrait dating back to 1906. Frederick Weatherly's A Happy Pair found visual representation through Helen Beatrix Potter's charming illustrations dating back to 1890. These delightful images added depth to Weatherly's heartwarming tale. Lastly, Vladivostok came alive on a detailed map created by an anonymous artist in 1902. This port city situated on Russia's eastern coast became a focal point for trade and exploration during this era. Through chromolithography, these diverse subjects were immortalized in vibrant hues and intricate designs.