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TWO MEN STARTING A DUEL
THE GOOD HUNT
ESCORT OF COSSACKS
TITLE PLATE FROM THE SERIES "EAUX-FORTES PAR L. MARVY ET CH. JACQUE"
A DAPPLED DRAFT HORSE BEING SHOD
ORDERS FOR THE DAY
LONG LIVE THE EMPEROR!!! - LUTZEN 1813
MORTON
HALT OF A CARAVAN
HURRICANE

Gihaut frères

Two Men Starting a Duel

1827

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