Jules Richard / Meissonier, Édouard Detaille & Alphonse de Neuville - En Campagne - 1890

A fascinating illustrated edition and associated with the works of three great military painters, Ernest Meissonier, Édouard Detaille, and Alphonse de Neuville, belongs to the tradition of luxurious illustrated albums devoted to military life and campaign scenes of the second half of the 19th century -

The work is set in a period when the representation of the army, the soldier and conflicts occupied a considerable place in French art, particularly after the Franco-Prussian War of 1870-1871, which deeply marked the national memory and renewed interest in military painting -

Under the title En Campagne, Jules Richard brings together a collection of texts and reproductions allowing one to follow different aspects of military life in time of war, from preparation and marching of troops to bivouacs, to battles, to cavalry movements, to reconnaissance episodes and to moments of rest -

Jules Richard / Meissonier, Édouard Detaille, Alphonse de Neuville - En Campagne, Nouvelle série - SD (circa 1890) - Boussod, Valadon et Cie -
80 Pages.

Good binding condition, the work in its original illustrated percaline publisher binding, wear from use, some minor defects on the cover, gold embossing faded, corners and heads worn, cover faded, speckled edges, gilded title on the front board, black rules struck on the back board -

Good interior condition, browning, title page printed in red and black and adorned with a superb vignette, the work enriched with pretty plates and drawings by Meissonier, Édouard Detaille, Alphonse de Neuville, modern endpapers in acceptable condition, good copy -

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