Napoleon granting Christophe Philippe Overkampf the legion of honor and 3 portraits.

19th c

€ 200 / 300

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Lot description

4 galvanized copperplates, c. 14,1 x 19,5 cm, signed "Heliog. Dujardin" (varnished).

Wrappers with impressions of plates.

Christophe Philippe Overkampf (1738-1815) was a French naturalized German industrialist, who founded the royal manufacture of printed cottons in Jouy-en-Josas. In 1806, Napoleon visited the workshop and awarded him the legion of honor. Next to this scene, the portraits incl. Christophe Philippe, Hans Heinrich and Hans Paul (?) Overkampf.
Joined: Copperplate, not engraved. (5 pcs)