Duvallon Collection

Les jeunes lionceaux recoivent la benediction du roi lion
DUV4212528 Les jeunes lionceaux recoivent la benediction du roi lion. Vignettes illustrees par JJ Granville. Gravure signee Breviere dans la partie intitulee " Voyage d un lion d Afrique a

The blacksmith, in Imagier de l'enfance, c. 1900 (engraving)
DUV4206259 The blacksmith, in Imagier de l enfance, c.1900 (engraving) by Raffin, Ferdinand (1870?-1948); 14.5 x 18.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: The blacksmith)

Letter J: Jocrisse. Engraving in "Alphabet masquerade". New Epinal imaging
DUV4208228 Letter J: Jocrisse. Engraving in " Alphabet masquerade". New Epinal imaging. Printing-lithography Pinot et Sagaire, editors, Epinal, second half of the 19th century

Letter U: Uriasse (Ourrias), in " Mireille", opera (created in 1864) by Charles Gounod (1818-1893)
DUV4208618 Letter U: Uriasse (Ourrias), in " Mireille", opera (created in 1864) by Charles Gounod (1818-1893). Men's Alphabet (Liebig) Serie S0369

Letter T: Tasso, in Torquato Tasso, opera, 1893 (chromo)
DUV4208614 Letter T: Tasso, in Torquato Tasso, opera, 1893 (chromo); Private Collection; (add.info.: Letter T: Tasso, in " Torquato Tasso")

Letter Q: pulls them to Q. Engraving "The Soldier's Alphabet". E.R. Stop!, publisher, Paris, circa 1916
DUV4209447 Letter Q: pulls them to Q. Engraving "The Soldier's Alphabet". E.R. Stop!, publisher, Paris, circa 1916

Letter P: Peter the Great (Peter I of Russia, 1672-1725), in "The Star of the North"
DUV4208586 Letter P: Peter the Great (Peter I of Russia, 1672-1725), in "The Star of the North", opera (created in 1854) by Giacomo Meyerbeer, his real name Jakob Liebmann Beer (1791-1864)

Letter I: Icilio, in "Virginia", opera (composed in 1849-1850, banned by censorship)
DUV4208551 Letter I: Icilio, in "Virginia", opera (composed in 1849-1850, banned by censorship, represented in 1866) by Saverio Mercadante (1795-1870)

Letter J: Jago, in "Othello", opera (created in 1887, after "Othello" or "The Moor of)
DUV4208549 Letter J: Jago, in "Othello", opera (created in 1887, after "Othello" or "The Moor of Venice" by William Shakespeare) by Giuseppe Verdi (1813-1901)

Letter E: Ernani, in " Ernani" (created in 1844), opera by Giuseppe Verdi (1813-1901)
DUV4208521 Letter E: Ernani, in " Ernani" (created in 1844), opera by Giuseppe Verdi (1813-1901). Men's Alphabet (Liebig) Serie S0369. Compagnie Liebig, publisher (b at Antwerp 1893)

Letters W and X: wagons, xylophone. Engraving in ABC of toys''., 1931 (engraving)
DUV4208365 Letters W and X: wagons, xylophone. Engraving in ABC of toys''., 1931 (engraving) by Neziere, Raymond de la (1865-1953); Private Collection; (add.info.: Letters W and X: wagons)

Letter H: hood, hippo. Engraving in ABC of toys''., 1931 (engraving)
DUV4208324 Letter H: hood, hippo. Engraving in ABC of toys''., 1931 (engraving) by Neziere, Raymond de la (1865-1953); Private Collection; (add.info.: Letter H: hood, hippo)

Letter S: Sigmond (Siegmund, in " La Walkyrie", opera (created in 1870) by Richard Wagner (1813-1883) and T
DUV4208621 Letter S: Sigmond (Siegmund, in " La Walkyrie", opera (created in 1870) by Richard Wagner (1813-1883) and T: Tasso (Le Muche), in " Torquato Tasso"

Illustration for "Abecedaire des arts et metiers pour teaching a lire", 1866 (engraving)
DUV4205690 Illustration for "Abecedaire des arts et metiers pour teaching a lire", 1866 (engraving); 21x17 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Letter P: Prisoners. Little French alphabet. Hachette and Cie, publisher, Paris, 1917 (lithograph)
DUV4204668 Letter P: Prisoners. Little French alphabet. Hachette and Cie, publisher, Paris, 1917 (lithograph); 30.5x23.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Illustrations by J. M. Porta. 8 pages)

Letter F: Brotherhood. Little French alphabet. Hachette and Cie, publisher, Paris, 1917 (lithograph)
DUV4204596 Letter F: Brotherhood. Little French alphabet. Hachette and Cie, publisher, Paris, 1917 (lithograph); 30.5x23.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Illustrations by J. M. Porta. 8 pages)

Letter U and V: Ursula and Ice. Characters sliding on the ice of a village, beg 20th century (chromolithograph)
DUV4204174 Letter U and V: Ursula and Ice. Characters sliding on the ice of a village, beg 20th century (chromolithograph); 25x17.5 cm; (add.info.: Drolatic album (abecedary)

Letter K L N: Korrigan, Kakatoes recalcitrant and Au clair de la lune, Nanterre Fire Department
DUV4204117 Letter K L N: Korrigan, Kakatoes recalcitrant and Au clair de la lune, Nanterre Fire Department, beg 20th century (chromolithograph); 25x17.5 cm; (add.info.: Drolatic album (abecedary)

Letter F: Fanfan la Tulip (character of the song written by Emile Debraux), beg 20th century (chromolithograph)
DUV4204083 Letter F: Fanfan la Tulip (character of the song written by Emile Debraux), beg 20th century (chromolithograph); 25x17.5 cm; (add.info.: Drolatic album (abecedary)

One boy writes the alphabet with chalk on a blackboard while another finishes it by writing on his back
DUV4204051 One boy writes the alphabet with chalk on a blackboard while another finishes it by writing on his back. Cover of the album drolatic (abecedary) beg 20th century (chromolithograph)

Letter A: anchor. ABC. Franco-German abecedary. Chromolithography
DUV4203876 Letter A: anchor. ABC. Franco-German abecedary. Chromolithography; Private Collection; (add.info.: Letter A: anchor. ABC. Franco-German abecedary. Chromolithography); Photo © Duvallon

War of the Succession of Mantua (1628-1631) during the Thirty-Year War. The battle of the Pas de Suze (Susa)
DUV4205461 War of the Succession of Mantua (1628-1631) during the Thirty-Year War. The battle of the Pas de Suze (Susa) representing King Louis XIII (1601-1643)

General Charles Antoine Desaix de Veygoux died (1768-1800) at the Battle of Marengo on 14 June 1800
DUV4205357 General Charles Antoine Desaix de Veygoux died (1768-1800) at the Battle of Marengo on 14 June 1800. Engraving in "Histoire de France"

Letter: A (Mountaineer). Recreative alphabet. Chromolithography, undated (ca. 1920)
DUV4203754 Letter: A (Mountaineer). Recreative alphabet. Chromolithography, undated (ca. 1920). Offered by "La Samaritaine de Nancy"

Letter X: X-ray (X-ray). Little French alphabet. Hachette and Cie, publisher, Paris, 1917 (lithograph)
DUV4204721 Letter X: X-ray (X-ray). Little French alphabet. Hachette and Cie, publisher, Paris, 1917 (lithograph); 30.5x23.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Illustrations by J. M. Porta. 8 pages)

Letter Z: Zinger on the roof. Alphabetical cubes. Box of 30 cubes dating from 1898. Cover illustrated by H. Roy
DUV4202541 Letter Z: Zinger on the roof. Alphabetical cubes. Box of 30 cubes dating from 1898. Cover illustrated by H. Roy. Unknown publisher. A face of 24 cubes is dedicated to the metiers

First World War 1914-1918 (14-18): Letter K as kilometre. Map of countries at war extending over 3000 km
DUV4201478 First World War 1914-1918 (14-18): Letter K as kilometre. Map of countries at war extending over 3000 km. Engraving in " Alphabet of the Great War 1914-1916

Letter H: workshop of a watchmaker. Alphabetical cubes. Box of 30 cubes dating from 1898. Cover illustrated by H. Roy
DUV4202469 Letter H: workshop of a watchmaker. Alphabetical cubes. Box of 30 cubes dating from 1898. Cover illustrated by H. Roy. Unknown publisher. A face of 24 cubes is dedicated to the metiers

Letter B: workshop of a jeweler (jewelry). Alphabetical cubes. Box of 30 cubes dating from 1898
DUV4202446 Letter B: workshop of a jeweler (jewelry). Alphabetical cubes. Box of 30 cubes dating from 1898. Cover illustrated by H. Roy. Unknown publisher

Saint Quentin, martyr, 1932 (engraving)
DUV4202383 Saint Quentin, martyr, 1932 (engraving) by Neziere, Raymond de la (1865-1953); Private Collection; (add.info.: Saint Quentin, martyr. Engraving in Alphabet des saints')

Alphabet of famous women. Unknown publisher, circa 1855
DUV4201288 Alphabet of famous women. Unknown publisher, circa 1855; Private Collection; (add.info.: Letter U and V: Ulrique Eleonore (Ulrika Eleonora)

Alphabet of famous women. Unknown publisher, circa 1855
DUV4201280 Alphabet of famous women. Unknown publisher, circa 1855; Private Collection; (add.info.: Letter U: portrait of Ulrique Eleonore (Ulrika Eleonora, 1688-1741) Queen of Sweden

Letter T (Torrent). Waterfall in the forest. Alphabet of small geographers. Children's bookshop illustrated
DUV4201997 Letter T (Torrent). Waterfall in the forest. Alphabet of small geographers. Children's bookshop illustrated. Guerin-Muller et Cie Editeurs, A. Capendu Successor, Paris, 1881. L.V

Alphabet of famous women. Unknown publisher, circa 1855
DUV4201221 Alphabet of famous women. Unknown publisher, circa 1855; Private Collection; (add.info.: Letter N: portrait of Nogarola (Nogarolle, Nogarole or Nogarolla), a learned woman

Letter B: 14th century lettrine, Breton, Bastille, Blueberries, Bigorne. Alphabet illustrates a character in
DUV4198388 Letter B: 14th century lettrine, Breton, Bastille, Blueberries, Bigorne. Alphabet illustrates a character in traditional costume, a famous monument, a plant and an object or an insect

Letter C: 15th century letterhead, Chinese, Castle, Capuchin, Necklace. Alphabet illustrates a character in traditional
DUV4198384 Letter C: 15th century letterhead, Chinese, Castle, Capuchin, Necklace. Alphabet illustrates a character in traditional costume, a famous monument, a plant and an object or an insect

Letter H: 14th century lettrine, Dutch, Blast furnaces, Coal, Holly, Hoe. Alphabet illustrates a character in
DUV4198363 Letter H: 14th century lettrine, Dutch, Blast furnaces, Coal, Holly, Hoe. Alphabet illustrates a character in traditional costume, a famous monument, a plant and an object or an insect

Letter K: round lettrine, Kalmouk, The Kremlin, Ketmie, Kepi. Alphabet illustrates a character in traditional costume
DUV4198348 Letter K: round lettrine, Kalmouk, The Kremlin, Ketmie, Kepi. Alphabet illustrates a character in traditional costume, a famous monument, a plant and an object or an insect

Letter N: antique lettrine, Norwegian, Nice, Nenuphars, Nid. Alphabet illustrates a character in traditional costume
DUV4198328 Letter N: antique lettrine, Norwegian, Nice, Nenuphars, Nid. Alphabet illustrates a character in traditional costume, a famous monument, a plant and an object or an insect

Letter representing a mother and daughter holding a pallet. Alphabet (Abeecedaire)
DUV4199709 Letter representing a mother and daughter holding a pallet. Alphabet (Abeecedaire) specially published for the Louit Chocolate by Louis Freres et Cie

Letter D representing a mother and daughter with flowers. Alphabet (Abeecedaire)
DUV4199697 Letter D representing a mother and daughter with flowers. Alphabet (Abeecedaire) specially published for the Louit Chocolate by Louis Freres et Cie

Letter M: marriage; mayor; town hall; world map; trunk; mandolin; maries; macon; house; mill; medallion; military;
DUV4199550 Letter M: marriage; mayor; town hall; world map; trunk; mandolin; maries; macon; house; mill; medallion; military; coat

Letter A: aerostat; anchor; aqueduct; tree; eagle; watering can; ostrich; donkey; aloe; alligator
DUV4199500 Letter A: aerostat; anchor; aqueduct; tree; eagle; watering can; ostrich; donkey; aloe; alligator. Alphabet (Abecedaire)

Yole costume of the year mil (thousand or 1000) and Zita in suit end of century
DUV4199344 Yole costume of the year mil (thousand or 1000) and Zita in suit end of century. Alphabet (ABC or abecedary) of female names on the theme: feminine costumes and operas

Xyinia in 1800 Greek costume. Alphabet (ABC or abecedary) of female names on the theme: feminine costumes and operas
DUV4199321 Xyinia in 1800 Greek costume. Alphabet (ABC or abecedary) of female names on the theme: feminine costumes and operas. Liebig advertising chromolithography

Pia in Chatelaine's costume around 1400 and Quintia in Roman costume from the time of the emperors
DUV4199287 Pia in Chatelaine's costume around 1400 and Quintia in Roman costume from the time of the emperors. Alphabet (ABC or abecedary) of female names on the theme

Kem in Japanese suit. Alphabet (ABC or abecedary) of female names on the theme: feminine costumes and operas
DUV4199241 Kem in Japanese suit. Alphabet (ABC or abecedary) of female names on the theme: feminine costumes and operas. Liebig advertising chromolithography

Desdemone (young wife of the Venetian general Othello known as The Moor) in the opera Othello
DUV4199205 Desdemone (young wife of the Venetian general Othello known as The Moor) in the opera Othello (Othello or The Moor of Venice) by Giuseppe Verdi (1887)

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"Duvallon: A Master of the Forge and a Lion's Blessing" In the enchanting world of childhood imagery, Duvallon emerges as a blacksmith extraordinaire. Captured in an exquisite engraving from Imagier de l'enfance circa 1900, his skillful hands shape molten metal into works of art that ignite young imaginations. As we delve deeper into this whimsical realm, we witness Les jeunes lionceaux receiving the benevolent blessing of their majestic king. In this captivating scene, Duvallon's craftsmanship takes center stage once again, as he forges regal crowns fit for these noble cubs. Moving on to Alphabet masquerade, we encounter Jocrisse through an intricate engraving. This mischievous character adds a touch of playfulness to our journey with Duvallon. The alphabet unfolds before us with Italian elegance, Japanese gracefulness, Kurdish mystique, and Lapland charm—all brought to life by Duvallon's masterful engravings. The Alphabet of famous women introduces us to remarkable female figures from history—an ode to their achievements and contributions. Here too, Duvallon's talent shines brightly as he immortalizes these inspiring icons in his engravings. Within The Great Baby Alphabet chromo collection from c. 1900 lies the letter A—a delightful portrayal of two little girls immersed in reading adventures crafted by none other than our beloved blacksmith himself. Venturing further into nature's wonders depicted through engravings from the 19th century series "Alphabet illustrates animals, " we encounter creatures both familiar and exotic. From Hippopotamus to Brown Bear and Polar Bears—each intricately engraved by Duvallon—we are transported into a wild menagerie where every animal comes alive within our imagination. Amongst them stands Cat—the epitome of feline grace captured flawlessly by Duvallon’s skilled handiwork.