Napoleon, and the Battle at Eylau, Fought the 9th February, 1807, circa 1827, accordion-folding peepshow, with five hand-coloured lithographed cut-out panels plus back-scene, depicting officers on horses (including Napoleon), dead and wounded soldiers bleeding onto the snow, some of the wounded being attended to, and smoking remains of a village in the background, with an additional removable back-slide depicting the earlier charge of the French cavalry and the burning village, generally dusty with some soiling and spotting to centre of each sky area, and to back-slide central portion, front board depicting a statue of Napoleon on a plinth, with cannon, drums, various other paraphernalia, and two officers standing by two French Tricolour flags, the title printed in English on one Tricolour, and repeated in French on the other, one rectangular peephole centrally, front board toned with some spotting (mainly to upper right corner), extremities worn (lacking left side), two corners of the box base split, 16.8 x 23cm (6.5 x 9ins), extending to 76cm (30ins) Gestetner Collection 78. Believed to be made in Germany, probably for the French market. The battle at Eylau resulted in tragic losses on both sides, and very little advantage for either. A rare and unusual battlefield peepshow. (1)
Napoleon, and the Battle at Eylau, Fought the 9th February, 1807, circa 1827, accordion-folding peepshow, with five hand-coloured lithographed cut-out panels plus back-scene, depicting officers on horses (including Napoleon), dead and wounded soldiers bleeding onto the snow, some of the wounded being attended to, and smoking remains of a village in the background, with an additional removable back-slide depicting the earlier charge of the French cavalry and the burning village, generally dusty with some soiling and spotting to centre of each sky area, and to back-slide central portion, front board depicting a statue of Napoleon on a plinth, with cannon, drums, various other paraphernalia, and two officers standing by two French Tricolour flags, the title printed in English on one Tricolour, and repeated in French on the other, one rectangular peephole centrally, front board toned with some spotting (mainly to upper right corner), extremities worn (lacking left side), two corners of the box base split, 16.8 x 23cm (6.5 x 9ins), extending to 76cm (30ins) Gestetner Collection 78. Believed to be made in Germany, probably for the French market. The battle at Eylau resulted in tragic losses on both sides, and very little advantage for either. A rare and unusual battlefield peepshow. (1)
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