Rodolphe Topffer

Le Docteur Festus - Prints by Rodolphe Töpffer -1830s

1830s

Lithograph on laid paper realized in the mid-19th Century. Titled Le Mercredi des Cendres (“Ash Wednesday”), it depicts a lively and tumultuous street carnival scene, animated with ...

Actualités is an amusing satirical illustration by the French illustrator and caricaturist, Cham (alias Count Amédée de Noé, 1818-1879) realized in 1840. Beautiful Hand-colored lith...

Amusing original colored lithograph with pouchoir details. Beautiful satiric illustration by the French draftsman Paul Gavarni (alias Guillaume Sulpice Chevalier Gavarni, 1804-1866...

The Confrères is an Original Lithograph realized in 1830 by Nicolas Toussaint Charlet (1792-1845). Signed on the plate. Titled on the lower. With t...

Title: French Regional Costumes – Bretons, Parisians and Savoyard, c.1845 This charming mid-19th-century hand-colored lithograph illustrates the regional diversity of traditional French costumes, taken from the rare Parisian publication Le Monde en Estampes: Types et Costumes des Principaux Peuples de l’Univers, issued around 1845–1850. The lithograph was executed by J. Bocquin after drawings by Fossey, printed by Lemercier in Paris, one of the most respected lithographic ateliers of the century. Published by Amédée Bedelet, this series presented detailed portrayals of national and regional dress from across Europe and beyond, accompanied by text by Élisabeth Müller. The composition, labeled “Europe – France,” presents an elegant gathering of figures from various French provinces. In the foreground, a Breton couple walks proudly in their regional attire—he in a broad-brimmed hat and embroidered vest, she in a richly colored dress and traditional lace cap. To their left, a seated woman from Caux wears a tall white headpiece, while another figure represents a Marin Maconnaise from Burgundy. At the center and right, mountaineers from the High Pyrenees converse with Parisians dressed...

Original antique caricature print of a dentist called Dr. Eisenbart, published circa 1860. This is a so called catchpenny print or ‘centsprenten’ in...

French Costumes and Trades – 3 Finely Coloured Prints by R. Bridgens, 1835 This striking set of three finely coloured antique prints captures the vibrant and varied costumes and tra...

A Swashbuckling Spectacle in Belle Époque Paris This vibrant 1886 lithographic poster for Le Bossu at the Théâtre de la Gaîté captures the theatrical flair and colorful storytelling...