Au Bon Marche Publicity Cards - Complete Set of 6 Chromolithographs - 19th Century Artists - Circa 1909

A beautiful set, in perfect condition, of famous artists of the 19th century. Le Bon Marche often held art exhibitions and still to this day hosts the exhibition of French Artists. Card 1 Antique promotional colour print (chromo / lithographic reproduction) titled Souvenir des grandes manœuvres by the renowned French military painter Édouard Detaille Card 2 Antique promotional print (chromolithograph) distributed by the famous Parisian department store Le Bon Marché reproducing the 1761 oil painting L'Accordée de village (The Village Bride) by French artist Jean-Baptiste Greuze Card 3 This antique collectible trade card features a chromolithograph print of La Bonne Aventure (The Fortune Teller) painted by French artist Adrien Moreau (1843–1906) in 1878, distributed as promotional ephemera by the famous Parisian department store Au Bon Marché Card 4 This item is an antique advertising trade card or "chromo" print titled Le Retour à la Ferme (Return to the Farm) after the 1854 oil painting by French artist Constant Troyon. Card 5 This item is an antique promotional color print or chromo titled "En Croupe" after a work by the French artist Charles-Édouard Delort (1841–1895) Card 6 This is a 19th-century color print titled Le Nouveau-né ("The Newborn") by the Swiss painter Luigi Chialiva Each card measures 25 x 18 centimetres On the reverse is a handy map of the Paris bus and tram network so visitors could easily get to Le Bon Marche Card 6