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A DOG BEARS HIS TEETH TO TWO SMALL FRIGHTENED CHILDREN
MORTON
SHEET OF SKETCHES: MEN DRINKING IN THE CENTER
SKETCH OF WOMAN SEWING AND MAN PAINTING OUTDOORS
UNE PAUV' PETITE PRÉFECTURE S'IL VOUS PLAIT...
THE FRAIL LITTLE BOATS
THE GOOD LITTLE GIRLS
COMBAT OF OUED-ALLEG
BRIDGE IN THE WOODS

Gihaut frères

Forest Scene

1830

Gihaut frères

Notes:
Lithographic printer and publisher.

From British Museum website:
Gihaut Frères (publisher/printer; French; Male; 1815 - 1871; fl.)
Also known as
Gihaut Frères; Gihaut
Address
no.5 Boulevard des Italiens, Paris
Biography
Firm of printsellers founded by Antoine François Gihaut from Normandy, moved to Paris c.1815. Firm taken over by his sons, the brothers Jean François and Michel Ange, in 1822, and expanded into publishing. In 1829 got brevet to act as lithographic printers, but ceased to print themselves after 1839 (contracting out work to Auguste Bry). Only published lithographs, specialists in albums and in Géricault, Charlet and Bellangé. Last brother died in 1871.
Bibliography
Corinne Bouquin, 'Les frères Gihaut, éditeurs, marchands d'estampes et imprimeurs lithographes' in 'Nouvelles de l'Estampe', 108 (1989) pp.4-13
Catalogue of prints of c.1830/1 in P&D