Louis Fortune Meaulle Collection

The plague in Milan 1630-1631, 19th century (engraving)
1737128 The plague in Milan 1630-1631, 19th century (engraving) by Meaulle, Fortune Louis (1844-1901); Private Collection; (add.info.: The plague in Milan 1630-1631)

Deportation of Queen Nathalie from Serbia, (1859-1941) (Queen Natalija of Serbia) (Natalie Keshko) (Nathalie (Natalija)
XEE4147795 Deportation of Queen Nathalie from Serbia, (1859-1941) (Queen Natalija of Serbia) (Natalie Keshko) (Nathalie (Natalija) Kechko) from Belgrade in 1891 - engraving by Meaulle by Meaulle

A tragic game of blind mans buff (colour litho)
3099127 A tragic game of blind mans buff (colour litho) by Meaulle, Fortune Louis (1844-1901); Private Collection; (add.info.: A tragic game of blind mans buff. Une partie de colin-maillard tragique)

A pretty blond young man, looks bad, having just made his proposal, sees the girl caught with a laugh
XEE4136864 A pretty blond young man, looks bad, having just made his proposal, sees the girl caught with a laugh, spilled over on her chair, under the ebahis eyes of her father

Killed by a shot from a cannon (colour litho)
3099140 Killed by a shot from a cannon (colour litho) by Meaulle, Fortune Louis (1844-1901); Private Collection; (add.info.: Killed by a shot from a cannon. Tue d un coup de canon)

A miners house under siege in St Etienne, France (colour litho)
3099100 A miners house under siege in St Etienne, France (colour litho) by Meaulle, Fortune Louis (1844-1901); Private Collection; (add.info.: A miners house under siege in St Etienne, France)

Demise of a burglar (colour litho)
3099187 Demise of a burglar (colour litho) by Meaulle, Fortune Louis (1844-1901); Private Collection; (add.info.: Demise of a burglar. Fin tragique d un cambrioleur)

The Emile Zola libel case - the Court of Cassation (colour litho)
2818864 The Emile Zola libel case - the Court of Cassation (colour litho) by Meaulle, Fortune Louis (1844-1901); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Emile Zola libel case - the Court of Cassation)

Ovation for Major Esterhazy after his acquittal (litho)
2818827 Ovation for Major Esterhazy after his acquittal (litho) by Meaulle, Fortune Louis (1844-1901); Private Collection; (add.info.: Ovation for Major Esterhazy after his acquittal)

Christmas Eve (colour litho)
2818818 Christmas Eve (colour litho) by Meaulle, Fortune Louis (1844-1901); Private Collection; (add.info.: Christmas Eve)

Tsar Nicholas II of Russia (colour litho)
2818785 Tsar Nicholas II of Russia (colour litho) by Meaulle, Fortune Louis (1844-1901); Private Collection; (add.info.: Tsar Nicholas II of Russia. SM l Empereur de Russie)

Alfred Dreyfus imprisoned on Devils Island (colour litho)
2818782 Alfred Dreyfus imprisoned on Devils Island (colour litho) by Meaulle, Fortune Louis (1844-1901); Private Collection; (add.info.: Alfred Dreyfus imprisoned on Devils Island)

Message of goodwill from the city of St Petersburg to France (colour litho)
2818737 Message of goodwill from the city of St Petersburg to France (colour litho) by Meaulle, Fortune Louis (1844-1901); Private Collection; (add.info)

Royal visitors to France: Carlos I, King of Portugal (colour litho)
2818683 Royal visitors to France: Carlos I, King of Portugal (colour litho) by Meaulle, Fortune Louis (1844-1901); Private Collection; (add.info.: Royal visitors to France: Carlos I)

A Parisian tragedy (colour litho)
2818655 A Parisian tragedy (colour litho) by Meaulle, Fortune Louis (1844-1901); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Parisian tragedy)

Admiral Skrydlov, commander of the Russian squadron at the celebrations of the opening of the Kiel Canal (colour litho)
2818653 Admiral Skrydlov, commander of the Russian squadron at the celebrations of the opening of the Kiel Canal (colour litho) by Meaulle

The dying Tsar Alexander III of Russia giving advice to his son (colour litho)
2818576 The dying Tsar Alexander III of Russia giving advice to his son (colour litho) by Meaulle, Fortune Louis (1844-1901); Private Collection; (add.info)

Floating carnival on the River Seine during the Exposition Universelle of 1900 in Paris (colour litho)
3099182 Floating carnival on the River Seine during the Exposition Universelle of 1900 in Paris (colour litho) by Meaulle

President Loubet of France visiting Marseilles (colour litho)
3099163 President Loubet of France visiting Marseilles (colour litho) by Meaulle, Fortune Louis (1844-1901); Private Collection; (add.info.: President Loubet of France visiting Marseilles)

The Boxer Rebellion: capture of a Chinese battery by Russian troops in Manchuria (colour litho)
3099154 The Boxer Rebellion: capture of a Chinese battery by Russian troops in Manchuria (colour litho) by Meaulle, Fortune Louis (1844-1901); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Boxer Rebellion)

Raymond-Emile Gervais, French admiral (colour litho)
3099150 Raymond-Emile Gervais, French admiral (colour litho) by Meaulle, Fortune Louis (1844-1901); Private Collection; (add.info.: Raymond-Emile Gervais, French admiral. L armee navale)

The Boxer Rebellion in China (colour litho)
3099141 The Boxer Rebellion in China (colour litho) by Meaulle, Fortune Louis (1844-1901); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Boxer Rebellion in China. Chinese regular troops)

A French victory in Central Africa (colour litho)
3099122 A French victory in Central Africa (colour litho) by Meaulle, Fortune Louis (1844-1901); Private Collection; (add.info.: A French victory in Central Africa. The capture of In-Rahr)

Victory or death. President Steyn of the Orange Free State addressing Boer troops (colour litho)
3099119 Victory or death. President Steyn of the Orange Free State addressing Boer troops (colour litho) by Meaulle, Fortune Louis (1844-1901); Private Collection; (add.info.: Victory or death)

Orthodox Christian worship in Russia (colour litho)
3099196 Orthodox Christian worship in Russia (colour litho) by Meaulle, Fortune Louis (1844-1901); Private Collection; (add.info.: Orthodox Christian worship in Russia. En Russie)

Discovery of the body of Captain de France (colour litho)
3099188 Discovery of the body of Captain de France (colour litho) by Meaulle, Fortune Louis (1844-1901); Private Collection; (add.info.: Discovery of the body of Captain de France)

Leopold II, King of the Belgians, at the Elysee Palace, Paris (colour litho)
3099185 Leopold II, King of the Belgians, at the Elysee Palace, Paris (colour litho) by Meaulle, Fortune Louis (1844-1901); Private Collection; (add.info.: Leopold II, King of the Belgians)

A lion tamer being attacked by one of his animals (colour litho)
3099184 A lion tamer being attacked by one of his animals (colour litho) by Meaulle, Fortune Louis (1844-1901); Private Collection; (add.info.: A lion tamer being attacked by one of his animals)

The Boxer Rebellion: the Empress of Japan visiting French wounded (colour litho)
3099177 The Boxer Rebellion: the Empress of Japan visiting French wounded (colour litho) by Meaulle, Fortune Louis (1844-1901); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Boxer Rebellion)

Horticultural festival in Paris (colour litho)
3099165 Horticultural festival in Paris (colour litho) by Meaulle, Fortune Louis (1844-1901); Private Collection; (add.info.: Horticultural festival in Paris. La fete de l horticulture)

A Boer before a British court in the Transvaal (colour litho)
3099157 A Boer before a British court in the Transvaal (colour litho) by Meaulle, Fortune Louis (1844-1901); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Boer before a British court in the Transvaal)

The new Gare d Orleans on the Quai d Orsay, Paris (colour litho)
3099142 The new Gare d Orleans on the Quai d Orsay, Paris (colour litho) by Meaulle, Fortune Louis (1844-1901); Private Collection; (add.info.: The new Gare d Orleans on the Quai d Orsay, Paris)

Eruption of Mount Vesuvius (colour litho)
3099136 Eruption of Mount Vesuvius (colour litho) by Meaulle, Fortune Louis (1844-1901); Private Collection; (add.info.: Eruption of Mount Vesuvius. Sous une pluie de pierres. Accident au Vesuve)

The Palace of Electricity and Castle of Water at night, Exposition Universelle 1900, Paris (colour litho)
3099130 The Palace of Electricity and Castle of Water at night, Exposition Universelle 1900, Paris (colour litho) by Meaulle

The capture of Ain Salah, Algeria: Tuareg chiefs taken prisoner by the French (colour litho)
3099096 The capture of Ain Salah, Algeria: Tuareg chiefs taken prisoner by the French (colour litho) by Meaulle, Fortune Louis (1844-1901); Private Collection; (add.info.: The capture of Ain Salah)

Chedingen, leader of the mission from the Dahomean king Behanzin to Paris (litho)
2818451 Chedingen, leader of the mission from the Dahomean king Behanzin to Paris (litho) by Meaulle, Fortune Louis (1844-1901); Private Collection; (add.info.: Chedingen)

A view of Paris (colour litho)
2818312 A view of Paris (colour litho) by Meaulle, Fortune Louis (1844-1901); Private Collection; (add.info.: A view of Paris. Une vue de Paris)

Jules Godin, French Minister of Public Works (litho)
2818937 Jules Godin, French Minister of Public Works (litho) by Meaulle, Fortune Louis (1844-1901); Private Collection; (add.info.: Jules Godin, French Minister of Public Works. M Godin)

Carriages used by the tsar and tsarina of Russia on their visit to France (colour litho)
2818789 Carriages used by the tsar and tsarina of Russia on their visit to France (colour litho) by Meaulle, Fortune Louis (1844-1901); Private Collection; (add.info)

Tsarina Alexandra of Russia (colour litho)
2818787 Tsarina Alexandra of Russia (colour litho) by Meaulle, Fortune Louis (1844-1901); Private Collection; (add.info.: Tsarina Alexandra of Russia. SM l Imperatrice de Russie)

The coronation of Tsar Nicholas II and Tsarina Alexandra of Russia (colour litho)
2818748 The coronation of Tsar Nicholas II and Tsarina Alexandra of Russia (colour litho) by Meaulle, Fortune Louis (1844-1901); Private Collection; (add.info)

Tsarina Alexandra of Russia in her coronation robes (colour litho)
2818747 Tsarina Alexandra of Russia in her coronation robes (colour litho) by Meaulle, Fortune Louis (1844-1901); Private Collection; (add.info.: Tsarina Alexandra of Russia in her coronation robes)

A patriotic souvenir (colour litho)
2818658 A patriotic souvenir (colour litho) by Meaulle, Fortune Louis (1844-1901); Private Collection; (add.info.: A patriotic souvenir)

The patriot. Captain Romani leaving his trial in Genoa (colour litho)
2818599 The patriot. Captain Romani leaving his trial in Genoa (colour litho) by Meaulle, Fortune Louis (1844-1901); Private Collection; (add.info.: The patriot)

Paul Kruger, former President of Transvaal, arriving in France (colour litho)
3099192 Paul Kruger, former President of Transvaal, arriving in France (colour litho) by Meaulle, Fortune Louis (1844-1901); Private Collection; (add.info.: Paul Kruger)

Soldiers of the City of London Imperial Volunteers marching through London on their return from the Boer War
3099190 Soldiers of the City of London Imperial Volunteers marching through London on their return from the Boer War (colour litho) by Meaulle

Monument erected in Brest in memory of French soldiers who gave their lives for the nation (colour litho)
3099186 Monument erected in Brest in memory of French soldiers who gave their lives for the nation (colour litho) by Meaulle

A lifeboat rescue off the coast of Brittany (colour litho)
3099178 A lifeboat rescue off the coast of Brittany (colour litho) by Meaulle, Fortune Louis (1844-1901); Private Collection; (add.info.: A lifeboat rescue off the coast of Brittany)

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"Louis Fortune Meaulle: A Glimpse into the Engraver's Dark and Tragic Art" Step back in time as we explore the haunting engravings of Louis Fortune Meaulle, a master artist capturing the depths of human suffering and historical events. In his depiction of "The Plague in Milan 1630-1631, " Meaulle transports us to a devastating era plagued by disease, where despair and death loomed over the city. Another poignant engraving showcases the heart-wrenching moment when Queen Nathalie was deported from Serbia in 1891. Known also as Natalija Keshko or Nathalie Kechko, this powerful image captures her forced departure from Belgrade, leaving behind a shattered nation mourning their beloved queen. Meaulle's work doesn't shy away from depicting brutal acts of violence either. In "Four Black Lynches Men, " he portrays an appalling incident in Florida during 1892, where these individuals were mercilessly beaten to death for allegedly murdering a master of works. The intensity and horror are palpable through Meaulle's skilled hand. Venturing into colonial times, we witness French colonial troops executing spies in Algeria through vivid color lithography. This chilling scene serves as a reminder of the brutality that often accompanied colonization efforts across history. However, not all of Meaulle's art revolves around tragedy; he also delves into dark humor with pieces like "A Tragic Game of Blind Man's Buff. " Here, laughter turns sinister as blindfolded participants unknowingly stumble towards danger – an unsettling commentary on life's unpredictable nature. In contrast to such macabre scenes is an illustration for Puyjoli by Jules Claretie titled "A Pretty Blond Young Man. " Depicting rejection after proposing marriage, this bittersweet moment captures raw emotions under the watchful eyes of disapproving parents – a timeless tale of love and heartbreak.