What is nineteenth-century French equestrian lithography?

Nineteenth-century French equestrian lithography refers to planographic art prints produced during the Romantic and Neoclassical periods, capturing horses, riders, and mythical figures. Artists such as Victor Adam specialised in rendering dynamic horse movement and classical narratives using stone-printed oil ink on paper.

How were nineteenth-century lithographs constructed and framed?

These works were printed from hand-drawn designs on smooth limestone blocks onto woven or laid paper using specialized grease-based inks. Period presentation typically involved acid-free window mounts framed in dark polished timber or walnut moulding with narrow gilt inner slips.

How can authentic lithographs from this era be identified?

Authentic lithographs feature soft tonal gradients and fine grain from the original limestone, lacking the visible dot matrix pattern of modern photomechanical reproductions. Look for publisher inscriptions, plate numbers, dates near the margin, and subtle plate tone on age-appropriate paper.

How should a set of six framed prints be styled in an interior?

A set of six uniform prints works effectively arranged in a strict two-by-three grid to create visual symmetry on a focal wall. Position the group above a sideboard, mantelpiece, or desk to establish a structured gallery arrangement in classic or contemporary rooms.

What care is required to preserve antique paper prints?

Display prints away from direct sunlight, framing them with UV-protective glass and archival, acid-free backing materials to prevent yellowing. Maintain a stable indoor humidity level to avoid foxing, mould growth, or warping of the paper substrate.

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Victor Adam a Fabulous Set of Six Lithographs 1851 'Amazones'

Name: Victor Adam a Fabulous Set of Six Lithographs 1851 'Amazones'
Brand: Antique
SKU: SA1097068
Price: 4000 GBP
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Series of Six Fabulous Coloured Lithographs by Victor Adam depicting scenes of six Amazon women on horseback in battle with wild animals. Date 1851. Size plus frame: Height 65 cm, Width 75 cm and Depth 3 cm with image Size: Height 37 cm, Width 50 cm

Signed. Printed Signature 'V. Adam' with publisher's blindstamp and have been framed to museum quality.

Jean Victor Adam (28 January 1801 – 30 December 1866) was a French painter and lithographer. Adam was born in Paris in 1801, the son of Jean Adam, an engraver. He studied at the École des Beaux-Arts in 1814–18, and also in the ateliers of Meynier and Régnault.

In 1819 he exhibited Herminia succouring Tancred. He was almost immediately afterwards employed to paint various subjects for the Museum at Versailles, including The Entry of the French into Mainz, The Battle of Varroux, The Taking of Menin, The Battle of Castiglione, The Passage of the Cluse, The Battle of Montebello and The Capitulation of Meiningen the last three in collaboration with Jean Alaux.

He continued to exhibit until 1838, his subjects including Henry IV., after the Battle of Coutras, Trait of Kindness in the Duke de Berri, The Postillion, The Vivandiere, The Road to Poissy, The Return from the Chase, Horse-fair at Caen, and many others. He then disappeared from public view until 1846, when he exhibited some lithographs, dedicating himself to the medium from then on. In this line he produced a lithographic album, Views in the Environs of Paris, Studies of Animals for an edition of Buffon, etc. He won a gold medal in 1824, a second class medal in 1836, besides several others from Lille, Douai, and other cities. He died at Viroflay in 1867.

In his Coloured Lithograph's here are the following as the individual pictures are shown:

Plate 1 - Victor Adam, Published: Lemercier, Paris, H. Gache. Camille, Reine des Amazones, 1851. Size Plate 37 x 50 . Fine-coloured tinted lithograph with small margins after J.M Rugendas. A half-naked woman on horseback, with helmet, sword and tiger-skin blanket. Plate I of a series of scenes of the mythical female warriors drawn and lithographed by Victor Adam

Plate 2 - Victor Adam, Published: Lemercier, Paris, H. Gache. Combat a L' Arc, 1851. Fine-coloured tinted lithograph with small margins after J.M Rugendas. A half-naked woman on horseback, bow drawn, with a lion-skin blanket. Plate 2 of a series of scenes of the mythical female warriors drawn and lithographed by Victor Adam (1801-66).

Plate 3 - Victor Adam, Published: Lemercier, Paris, H. Gache., Victor Adam Chasse avec le Javelot, 1851. Fine coloured tinted lithograph, small margins after J.M Rugendas. A half-naked woman on horseback, wielding a javelin in her right hand, in her left hand she holds two further weapons. Beneath her horse is a recently killed leopard. Her saddle cloth is a lion's skin. Plate 3 of a series of scenes of the mythical female warriors drawn and lithographed by Victor Adam (1801-66).

Plate 4 - Victor Adam, Published: Lemercier, Paris, H. Gache. Chasse un Tigre, 1851. Fine coloured tinted lithograph, small margins after J.M Rugendas. A half-naked woman on horseback, swinging an axe

down on a tiger biting her horse's haunch. Her saddle cloth is a black panther's skin. Plate 4 of a series of scenes of the mythical female warriors drawn and lithographed by Victor Adam (1801-66).

Plate 5 - Victor Adam, Published: Lemercier, Paris, H. Gache. Victoire de L' Amazone, 1851. Fine coloured tinted lithograph, small margins after J.M Rugendas. A half-naked woman on horseback, swinging an axe

down on a centaur. Her saddle cloth is a tiger's skin. Plate 5 of a series of scenes of the mythical female warriors drawn and lithographed by Victor Adam (1801-66).

Plate 6 - Victor Adam, Published: Lemercier, Paris, H. Gache. Défaite de L' Amazone, 1851. Fine coloured tinted lithogr

Date of Manufacture

Marlborough Antiques & Interiors has dated this Antique Equestrian Lithographs Set to the 19th Century.

Independent Date Guide ID 08679476

Dealer's Item Date19th Century

Sellingantiques Date19th Century

Sellingantiques agingItem 165-180 years old

ResultsDates match

Why Sellingantiques dated this piece to THE 19TH CENTURY:

Lemercier publication lines in the lower margins: French lithography of the 1850s.

Crayon lithography with tinted background stone: typical mid-nineteenth-century French printmaking.

Light scattered foxing across the margins: natural age in antique rag paper.

Printed signature of Jean Victor Adam in the stone: active Parisian lithographer around 1851.

This Independent Date Guide was compiled by Sellingantiques using its own proprietary system. It works only from the photographs shown on this page and is never told the date the dealer has declared. It is a guide, not a guarantee of age, and occasional errors can occur.

Reference Numbers

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SA1097068

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Description

Series of Six Fabulous Coloured Lithographs by Victor Adam depicting scenes of six Amazon women on horseback in battle with wild animals. Date 1851.

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Size plus frame: Height 65 cm, Width 75 cm and Depth 3 cm with image Size: Height 37 cm, Width 50 cm.

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fig 1. A set of six framed nineteenth-century lithographs depicting classical Amazon riders on horses, presented in dark timber frames with gilt inner slips. — fig 1. Victor Adam a Fabulous Set of Six Lithographs 1851 'Amazones'

Signed. Printed Signature 'V. Adam' with publisher's blindstamp and have been framed to museum quality.

Jean Victor Adam (28 January 1801 – 30 December 1866) was a French painter and lithographer. Adam was born in Paris in 1801, the son of Jean Adam, an engraver. He studied at the École des Beaux-Arts in 1814–18, and also in the ateliers of Meynier and Régnault.

fig 2. A set of six framed nineteenth-century lithographs depicting classical Amazon riders on horses, presented in dark timber frames with gilt inner slips. — fig 2. Victor Adam a Fabulous Set of Six Lithographs 1851 'Amazones'

In 1819 he exhibited Herminia succouring Tancred. He was almost immediately afterwards employed to paint various subjects for the Museum at Versailles, including The Entry of the French into Mainz, The Battle of Varroux, The Taking of Menin, The Battle of Castiglione, The Passage of the Cluse, The Battle of Montebello and The Capitulation of Meiningen the last three in collaboration with Jean Alaux.

fig 3. A set of six framed nineteenth-century lithographs depicting classical Amazon riders on horses, presented in dark timber frames with gilt inner slips. — fig 3. Victor Adam a Fabulous Set of Six Lithographs 1851 'Amazones'

He continued to exhibit until 1838, his subjects including Henry IV., after the Battle of Coutras, Trait of Kindness in the Duke de Berri, The Postillion, The Vivandiere, The Road to Poissy, The Return from the Chase, Horse-fair at Caen, and many others. He then disappeared from public view until 1846, when he exhibited some lithographs, dedicating himself to the medium from then on. In this line he produced a lithographic album, Views in the Environs of Paris, Studies of Animals for an edition of Buffon, etc. He won a gold medal in 1824, a second class medal in 1836, besides several others from Lille, Douai, and other cities. He died at Viroflay in 1867.

fig 4. A set of six framed nineteenth-century lithographs depicting classical Amazon riders on horses, presented in dark timber frames with gilt inner slips. — fig 4. Victor Adam a Fabulous Set of Six Lithographs 1851 'Amazones'

In his Coloured Lithograph's here are the following as the individual pictures are shown:

Plate 1 - Victor Adam, Published: Lemercier, Paris, H. Gache. Camille, Reine des Amazones, 1851. Size Plate 37 x 50 . Fine-coloured tinted lithograph with small margins after J.M Rugendas. A half-naked woman on horseback, with helmet, sword and tiger-skin blanket. Plate I of a series of scenes of the mythical female warriors drawn and lithographed by Victor Adam

fig 5. A set of six framed nineteenth-century lithographs depicting classical Amazon riders on horses, presented in dark timber frames with gilt inner slips. — fig 5. Victor Adam a Fabulous Set of Six Lithographs 1851 'Amazones'

Plate 2 - Victor Adam, Published: Lemercier, Paris, H. Gache. Combat a L' Arc, 1851. Fine-coloured tinted lithograph with small margins after J.M Rugendas. A half-naked woman on horseback, bow drawn, with a lion-skin blanket. Plate 2 of a series of scenes of the mythical female warriors drawn and lithographed by Victor Adam (1801-66).

fig 6. A set of six framed nineteenth-century lithographs depicting classical Amazon riders on horses, presented in dark timber frames with gilt inner slips. — fig 6. Victor Adam a Fabulous Set of Six Lithographs 1851 'Amazones'

Plate 3 - Victor Adam, Published: Lemercier, Paris, H. Gache., Victor Adam Chasse avec le Javelot, 1851. Fine coloured tinted lithograph, small margins after J.M Rugendas. A half-naked woman on horseback, wielding a javelin in her right hand, in her left hand she holds two further weapons. Beneath her horse is a recently killed leopard. Her saddle cloth is a lion's skin. Plate 3 of a series of scenes of the mythical female warriors drawn and lithographed by Victor Adam (1801-66).

fig 7. A set of six framed nineteenth-century lithographs depicting classical Amazon riders on horses, presented in dark timber frames with gilt inner slips. — fig 7. Victor Adam a Fabulous Set of Six Lithographs 1851 'Amazones'

Plate 4 - Victor Adam, Published: Lemercier, Paris, H. Gache. Chasse un Tigre, 1851. Fine coloured tinted lithograph, small margins after J.M Rugendas. A half-naked woman on horseback, swinging an axe

fig 8. A set of six framed nineteenth-century lithographs depicting classical Amazon riders on horses, presented in dark timber frames with gilt inner slips. — fig 8. Victor Adam a Fabulous Set of Six Lithographs 1851 'Amazones'

down on a tiger biting her horse's haunch. Her saddle cloth is a black panther's skin. Plate 4 of a series of scenes of the mythical female warriors drawn and lithographed by Victor Adam (1801-66).

Plate 5 - Victor Adam, Published: Lemercier, Paris, H. Gache. Victoire de L' Amazone, 1851. Fine coloured tinted lithograph, small margins after J.M Rugendas. A half-naked woman on horseback, swinging an axe

fig 9. A set of six framed nineteenth-century lithographs depicting classical Amazon riders on horses, presented in dark timber frames with gilt inner slips. — fig 9. Victor Adam a Fabulous Set of Six Lithographs 1851 'Amazones'

down on a centaur. Her saddle cloth is a tiger's skin. Plate 5 of a series of scenes of the mythical female warriors drawn and lithographed by Victor Adam (1801-66).

Plate 6 - Victor Adam, Published: Lemercier, Paris, H. Gache. Défaite de L' Amazone, 1851. Fine coloured tinted lithogr

Date of Manufacture

Marlborough Antiques & Interiors has dated this Antique Equestrian Lithographs Set to the 19th Century.

Independent Date Report ID 08679476

Dealer's Item Date19th Century

Sellingantiques dating19th Century

Sellingantiques agingItem 165-180 years old

ResultsDates match

Why Sellingantiques dated this piece to the 19th Century:

Lemercier publication lines in the lower margins: French lithography of the 1850s.

Crayon lithography with tinted background stone: typical mid-nineteenth-century French printmaking.

Light scattered foxing across the margins: natural age in antique rag paper.

Printed signature of Jean Victor Adam in the stone: active Parisian lithographer around 1851.

This is an independent date report produced by Sellingantiques using its own proprietary system. The process uses the photographs shown on this page. The system is never told the date the dealer has declared. This report shows that the two dates corroborate.

Reference Numbers

Sellingantiques Ref

SA1097068

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