Auguste Raffet

Soldats en Tenue de Parade - Lithograph by Auguste Raffet - 1830s

1830s

Lithograph on cream wove paper, signed and dated in the stone by August Raffet (“Raffet / Paris, 12 Oct. 1857”). This work is a preparatory study showing French soldiers in detailed...

Lithograph, c. 1830s. Signed in the plate. A finely detailed lithograph by Auguste Raffet, one of the most celebrated French lithographers of military subjects in the 19th century....

Lithograph on wove paper, signed in the plate. Published by Gihaut Frères, Paris. Printed by Auguste Bry, Paris. A highly detailed lithograph depicting the impressive parade of the...

Lithograph on wove paper. Signed and date in the plate. Image dimension: 19.5x28 cm. A fine and atmospheric lithograph by Auguste Raffet, the celebrated French lithographer and pa...

Antique French Military Lithograph, Soldiers with Pack and Rifle, c.1820 This early 19th-century French lithograph depicts two infantry soldiers standing in quiet conversation, rend...

Chasseurs D’Afrique shows two bearded French soldiers from the Armee De Ligne or the Line Army series. There is an officer in the foreground with his arms across his chest and a...

Napoleonic Marines, Garde Impériale, French Military Uniform Print, 1843 This finely hand-colored military print depicts a Marine of the Imperial Guard (Marins de la Garde Impériale...

Napoleonic Imperial Guard Grenadiers, Officer and Soldier – French Prints Description: This fine pair of hand-colored 19th-century prints depicts members of Napoleon Bonaparte’s elite Imperial Guard Grenadiers, one of the most prestigious and recognizable units of the Napoleonic army. On the left, an officer and a soldier of the Guard are shown standing and conversing, their uniforms rendered with careful attention to rank, posture, and insignia. On the right, a fusilier grenadier of the Imperial Guard is depicted in full dress (grande tenue), standing alone in a composed, almost ceremonial stance. The Grenadiers of the Imperial Guard were the embodiment of Napoleonic military prestige. Selected for their experience, discipline, and physical stature, they served both as an elite fighting force and as a visual symbol of imperial authority. These prints emphasize uniform details such as the bearskin-style headgear with plumes, cross-belts, muskets, gaiters, and the distinctive color palette of the Guard, making them valuable visual documents for historians, collectors, and military uniform specialists. The prints originate from *Histoire de l’Empereur Napoléon* by P.-M. Laurent de l’Ardèche, published in Paris in 1843, with illustrations after designs by Horace Vernet. Vernet was the foremost visual chronicler of Napoleonic France, and his imagery played a key role in shaping the 19th-century perception of Napoleon’s army, balancing historical accuracy with heroic idealization. These works were intended not only as book illustrations but also as standalone images suitable for framing, which explains their refined execution and enduring decorative appeal. Offered together, this pair forms a coherent and highly attractive set, ideal for collectors of Napoleonic history, French military art...