Jean-Charles Pellerin

Jean-Charles Pellerin , born in 1756 with Épinal, deceased in 1836, is famous for the popular images which it composed as of the Révolution and which it printed itself starting from 1800.

Its images was a considerable success in all France. Under the Restoration, it withdrew businesses and left the direction of its company to his Nicolas son.

Biography

Born in 1756, wire of Nicolas Pilgrim, originating in Mauvages in the Meuse, main cartier with Épinal, i.e. map production to play.

He takes in 1773, the continuation of his father, i.e. the Fabrique of Pilgrim , then extends in 1796 his activity of printer under the name of Imagerie Pilgrim . Of artisanal company, it made some, as of 1800, a true industry imagière which took the name of Imagerie of Épinal.

It yields its activity in 1822 to his son Nicolas Pellerin, born in 1793, and with its son-in-law Germain Vadet.

His/her small son Charles Nicolas Pilgrim (1827-1887) lance the collection of “constructions” which are model out of paperboard to be cut out and go up. This aspect of the production of the Imagery of Epinal is little known besides.

The line of the Pilgrim is extinct but the Imagerie of Épinal is always quite alive.

A Musée of the image is on the quays of the Moselle. One can follow the stages of manufacture there (technical of the stencil key set…). One can discover a machine there to color 19th single century in the world.

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