Polychrome Lithograph - Tong King War - Epinal Image - Period: 19th Century - Pellerin & Cie

Polychrome lithograph on mechanical wood pulp paper. Wood pulp, which entered the industry between 1865 and 1870, marked the advent of the great era of paper by replacing cloth (linen, hemp or cotton). The wood is grated, in the presence of water, in a large millstone which transforms it into chips. A refiner equalizes them and refines the fibers. Printer and publisher pellegrin &cie period: 19th century circa: 1883 dimensions: height: 38.5cm X width: 48cm X depth: 2cm the franco-chinese war pitted france of the third republic against china of the qing dynasty between september 1881 and june 1885. It broke out because the french were trying to take control of the red river which linked hanoi to the yunnan province in china. This military episode is part of the slow takeover of china led by european powers during the second half of the 19th century. This is a major issue in french colonial policy, which wanted to acquire strong positions in southern china. Jean-charles pellerin (1756 – 1836) is a cartier-dominotier merchant (playing cards and game sheets). He became a “picture maker” and, by combining the techniques of engraved wood for drawing and stencil coloring with the gutenberg press, he created his business and became a printer-publisher. The small artisanal business became over the years a “factory” renowned and innovative images. The pellerin descendants continue the work, developing both its creation (brochures, songs, board games, constructions, albums, etc.) and its influence beyond borders. They adapted the techniques, moving from 1850 on from woodcuts to lithography (drawing on stone) and coloring machines (aquatype) for larger prints. Imagery moves to an industrial stage: an image for the singer sewing machine is thus published in 500, 000 copies! At its peak, the imag.

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