La Manie des Armes. First edition of the lithograph.
Paris: Gihaut Frères, 1823. Lithograph. 38.5 x 51 cm. sheet size.
Villain, imprimeur-lithographe
Gihaut Frères, editeur
Ref: Joseph F L de La Combe, Charlet, sa vie, ses lettres, suivi d'une description raisonné de son oeuvre lithographique
La Combe 1856, no. 292. Musée Carnavalet, Histoire de Paris, Numéro d’inventaire: G.7332. ...British Museum 1855,0414.148:
An old man in ancien régime costume and his page exit from a curiosity shop carrying armour, swords, arrows in a quiver and similar items; the shopkeeper stands in the doorway laughing; in the background are another figure in anachronistic costume, viewed from behind, and a Napoleonic veteran with a wooden leg and a crutch who looks on....
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...Expertise by Jean Lequoy Librairie Giraud-Badin 22, rue Guynemer 75006 Paris. Item #51-4567
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