Gustave Fraipont

Gustave Fraipont, born in Brussels in 1849 and died in Paris in 1923 is a painter, sculptor, illustrator and poster designer. Belgian by birth, he became naturalized French. Art teacher at the House of Education of the Legion of Honor, he has authored many books on drawing technique. In 1885, it provides illustrations for the series The Coast of France from the publisher Victor Palme. He also illustrated books on Paris and the French regions. It publishes books for children such as the Miller and Yves Andre the sailor. It also illustrates the Lettres de mon moulin, Perrault's Tales, Robinson Crusoe, Câline Zenaide Fleuriot. He produced numerous posters for railway companies, including Railways West and North, as well as official documents and paper tickets. It contributes to numerous newspapers and magazines such as Paris and French Mail shown. In 1905 he was appointed painter to the navy. During World War I, he produced several compositions for the magazine L'Illustration, including the monuments destroyed by war: Halles of Ypres, Rheims cathedral and town hall of Arras. Gustave Fraipont is the father of Georges Fraipont (1873-1912), also an illustrator.

B114b face
B114b face
French Somaliland
B114b (
  • KM616b
  • P-9b
) 500 Francs Allegory of France
France and Local Woman, Ships
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  • 3/8/1938
  • Sig 7

  • Watermark: Head of Polynesian woman


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Morocco
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) 5 Francs Blue
Blue, lt. Green, Red.
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  • ND (1924)
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  • Watermark: BFK and CI within crown
  • Leclerc, L. DEL
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Morocco
B215f (
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) 500 Francs City of Fez
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  • 11/10/1948
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  • Watermark: Lion
  • Laprade INV
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B302a face
Serbia
B302a (
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) 500 Dinars
  • Printer: Institute for Manufacturing Banknotes
  • 5/1/1941

  • Watermark: Head of King Alexander I

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B102a face
Yugoslavia
B102a (
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) 100 Dinares
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  • 12/1/1929
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  • Watermark: Head of Miloš Obrenović in profile

JP.97.23 face
JP.97.23 face
France
JP.97.23 (
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) 1 Franc Paris (75)
  • Printer: Chaix, Paris
  • 3/10/1920
JP.97.31 face
JP.97.31 face
France
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) 50 Centimes Paris (75)
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  • 3/10/1920
JP.97.36 face
JP.97.36 face
France
JP.97.36 (
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) 1 Franc Paris (75)
  • Printer: Chaix, Paris
  • 3/10/1920

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