(borrowed from the Musée du Québec in collaboration with the Musée départemental d’art ancien et contemporain in Épinal)


In the modern sense, an Épinal print is a popular image, recognized the world over. This imagery is associated with portrayals of historical characters and events, legends, popular rhymes or songs, all engraved on wood or lithographed, and touched up with bright colours stenciled by hand. Since 1796 Épinal prints have been produced and disseminated worldwide by a modest family enterprise, the Fabrique Pellerin, which is located in this small town nestled in the French Vosges.