Marguerite Dreyfus

Marguerite Dreyfus, known as Rita, born Marguerite Angèle Bouchet on March 21, 1879 in Paris and died on November 6, 1942 in the same city, was a French printmaker.

Biography

Marguerite Bouchet married Pierre Dreyfus, a bookbinder, in Paris in 1904. She exhibited at the Salon des Artistes Français starting in 1900, winning an honorable mention in 1903 and the Prix Jules-Robert in 1905. She was responsible for the engravings of many banknotes, and was one of the first woodcut engravers to work for the Institut Monétaire.

B123a face
B123a face
Algeria
B123a (
  • MK2a
  • P-77a
) 5 Francs Muslim Girl
Veiled Algerian woman at Port d'Algers, Amirauté Lighhouse
  • Printer: BdF
  • 7/28/1933
  • 127 x 88mm
  • Sig 4
  • Verification number at upper center

  • Watermark: Moorish Woman's head
(F)
(B)
B137b face
B137b face
Algeria
B137b (
  • MK5b
  • P-94b
) 5 Francs Muslim Girl
Veiled Algerian woman at Port d'Algers, Amirauté Lighhouse
  • 10/2/1944
  • 98 x 60mm
  • Sig 2
(F)
(B)
French Equatorial Africa
B204a (
  • LK507a
  • P-9
) 1000 Francs Native Woman and Baby, Allegorical France
  • Printer: BWC
  • 7/31/1942
  • Sig 1

(F)
(B)
French India
B109 (
  • KM310
  • P-7
) 50 Roupie Dupleix
Incense Burner; Bust of Joseph-François Dupleix
  • Printer: BdF
  • ND (1936)
(F)
B136b face
B136b face
French Indochina
B136b (
  • KM146b
  • P-49b
) 5 Piastres Woman
Peacock, Butterflies
  • Printer: BdF
  • ND (1926)
  • 180 x 90mm
  • Buff paper

  • Watermark: Profile of Man's head

(F)
(B)
French Indochina
B137 (
  • KM151
  • P-50
) 20 Francs Woman with wreath
Statue at Angkor
  • Printer: BdF
  • ND (1928)
  • 207 x 119mm

(F)
B138d face
B138d face
French Indochina
B138d (
  • KM154d
  • P-51d
) 100 Piastre Dupleix
Incense Burner; Bust of Joseph-François Dupleix
  • Printer: BdF
  • ND (1936-39)
  • 214 x 146mm
  • Sig 7

  • Watermark: Profile of Man's head
(F)
B143b face
B143b face
French Indochina
B143b (
  • KM152b
  • P-56b
) 20 Piastres Athena with Oak Crown
Khmer Temple
  • Printer: BdF
  • ND (1936-39)
  • 160 x 85mm
  • Sig 7

  • Watermark: Mercury
(F)
(B)
B144 face
B144 face
French Indochina
B144 (
  • KM157
  • P-57
) 500 Piastre Education: Woman, Child & Globe
  • Printer: BdF
  • ND (1939-)
  • 190 x 103mm
  • Sig 7

  • Watermark: Mercury
(F)
(B)
B165a face
B165a face
French Indochina
B165a (
  • KM153
  • P-81a
) 20 Piastre Athena with Oak Crown
Khmer Temple
  • Printer: BdF
  • ND (1949)
  • 160 x 85mm
  • Sig 9b

  • Watermark: Mercury
(F)
(B)
B166b face
B166b face
French Indochina
B166b (
  • KM156
  • P-82b
) 100 Piastre Mercury
Elephants
  • Printer: BdF
  • ND (1949-54)
  • 175 x 89mm
  • Sig 9b
  • New Lao text

  • Watermark: Profile of Man's head
(F)
(B)
B144 face
B144 face
French Indochina
B144 (
  • KM157
  • P-57
) 500 Piastre Woman and Child examining Globe
  • Printer: BdF
  • ND (1939-)
  • 190 x 103mm
  • Sig 7
(F)
(B)
French Somaliland
B109a (
  • KM610a
  • P-7a
) 20 Francs Woman
Maroon, Tan. Peacock, Butterflies
  • Printer: BdF
  • ND (2/26/1936)
  • Sig 4

  • Watermark: Profile of Man's head

(F)
(B)
B110a face
B110a face
French Somaliland
B110a (
  • KM611
  • P-7A
) 20 Francs
Multicolor, denomination in red. Woman; Peacock, Butterflies
  • Printer: BdF
  • ND (1941)
  • Sig 7

  • Microprint
  • Watermark: Profile of Man's head

(F)
(B)
French Somaliland
B111 (
  • KM612
  • P-7B
) 20 Francs Woman, Peacock, Butterflies
  • Printer: BdF

  • Watermark: Profile of Man's head

(F)
(B)
B112as face
B112as face
French Somaliland
B112as (
  • KM613
  • P-8s
) 100 Francs Woman with wreath
Statue at Angkor
  • Printer: BdF
  • ND (1928-1938)
  • Sig 7
  • Specimen

  • Watermark: Profile of Man's head

(F)
French Somaliland
B113s (
  • KM614
  • P-8A
) 100 Francs Woman with wreath
Statue at Angkor
  • Printer: BdF
  • ND (1928-1938)
  • Sig 7
  • Red background behind numerals

  • Watermark: Profile of Man's head

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

  • Watermark: Head of Polynesian woman

(F)
(B)
French Somaliland
B115a (
  • KM617
  • P-10
) 1000 Francs Woman at Marketplace
  • Printer: BdF
  • ND (1943)
  • Sig 7

(F)
French Somaliland
B116 (
  • KM618
  • P-10A
) 1000 Francs Woman at Marketplace
  • Printer: BdF
  • ND (1943)
  • Sig 7
  • Specimen. Red background behind numerals

(F)
French Somaliland
B117.5 20 Francs
Woman; Peacock, Butterflies
  • Printer: BdF
  • ND (1943)
  • Series 14

  • Watermark: Profile of Man's head

(F)
(B)
French Somaliland
B118 (
  • KM625
  • P-12
) 20 Francs
Woman; Peacock, Butterflies
  • Printer: BdF
  • ND (1943)
  • Series U.23-Y.23

  • Watermark: Profile of Man's head

(F)
(B)
French Somaliland
B119 (
  • KM620
  • P-12A
) 20 Francs
Woman; Peacock, Butterflies
  • Printer: BdF
  • ND (1943)
  • Series F.24-U.26

  • Watermark: Profile of Man's head

(F)
(B)
French Somaliland
B120 (
  • KM626
  • P-13
) 100 Francs Woman with wreath
Statue at Angkor
  • Printer: BdF
  • ND (1928-1938)
  • Sig 7
  • Series 8,10

  • Watermark: Profile of Man's head

(F)
French Somaliland
B121 (
  • KM621
  • P-13A
) 100 Francs Woman with wreath
Statue at Angkor
  • Printer: BdF
  • ND (1928-1938)
  • Sig 7
  • Series A.9-W.9

  • Watermark: Profile of Man's head

(F)
French Somaliland
B122 (
  • KM627
  • P-13B
) 500 Francs Allegory of France
France and Local Woman, Ships
  • Printer: BdF
  • 3/8/1938
  • Sig 7
  • Series A.4

(F)
(B)
French Somaliland
B123 (
  • KM622
  • P-13C
) 500 Francs Allegory of France
France and Local Woman, Ships
  • Printer: BdF
  • 3/8/1938
  • Sig 7
  • Series S.2-Z.2

(F)
(B)
French West Africa
B111 (
  • LK172
  • P-24
) 25 Francs Native Woman and Baby, Allegorical France
  • Printer: BdF
  • 10/21/1937
  • Sig 1

(F)
(B)
B126g face
B126g face
French West Africa
B126g (
  • LK201
  • P-42
) 1000 Francs Woman and Jugs, Gazelles
Woman in Native Costume of Upper-Guinea
  • Printer: BdF
  • 9/18/1950
  • Sig 8

  • Watermark: Woman with headscarf
French West Africa
B305a (
  • LK209a
  • P-48
) 1000 Francs Woman and Jugs, Gazelles
Woman in Native Costume of Upper-Guinea
  • Printer: BdF
  • 5/10/1955

  • Watermark

B103b face
B103b face
Lebanon
B103b (
  • MK629
  • P-8A
) 1 Livre
Arabic text; Jounieh Bay, Beirut Lebanon
  • Printer: BdF
  • 11/1/1930
  • 162 x 100mm
  • Sig 2
  • Blue “GRAND-LIBAN” on back

  • Watermark: Horse head

(F+B)
B104a face
B104a face
Lebanon
B104a (
  • MK624
  • P-4
) 5 Livres
Arabic text; Krak des Chevaliers Castle in Syria
  • Printer: BdF
  • 4/15/1925
  • 182 x 110mm
  • Sig 1
  • Red “GRAND-LIBAN” on back

  • Watermark: Horse head
(F+B)
(F)
(B)
Lebanon
B111.5a 5 Livres
Arabic text; Krak des Chevaliers Castle in Syria
  • Printer: BdF
  • 4/15/1925
  • 182 x 110mm
  • Sig 1
  • Red “GRAND-LIBAN” in a Cartouche on back

  • Watermark: Horse head

(F+B)
(F)
(B)
Lebanon
B202a (
  • MK645
  • P-16
) 5 Livres
Multicolor Floral Design; Cedar Tree and Antelopes
  • Printer: BdF
  • 4/1/1939
  • 180 x 105mm
  • Sig 1
  • Red “LIBAN” printed on back

  • Watermark: Stylized eagle
(F+B)
(F)
(B)
Lebanon
B204a (
  • MK647
  • P-18
) 25 Livres
Ancient arches from Great Mosque of Baalbek; Head of lion from frieze on Temple of Jupiter in Baalbek
  • Printer: BdF
  • 4/1/1939
  • 194 x 116mm
  • Sig 1
  • Blue “LIBAN” printed twice on back

  • Watermark: Horse head
(F+B)
(F)
(B)
Lebanon
B208a (
  • MK656
  • P-23
) 25 Livres Libanaise
Ancient arches from Great Mosque of Baalbek; Head of lion from frieze on Temple of Jupiter in Baalbek
  • Printer: BdF
  • 9/1/1939
  • 194 x 116mm
  • Blue “LIBAN” twice on back

  • Watermark: Horse head

(F+B)
(F)
(B)
Lebanon
B219a (
  • MK677
  • P-49a
) 5 Livres Libanaise
Multicolor Floral Design; Cedar Tree and Antelopes
  • Printer: BdF
  • 12/1/1945
  • 180 x 105mm
  • Sig 3

  • Watermark: Stylized eagle

(F+B)
(F)
(B)
B221b face
B221b face
Lebanon
B221b (
  • MK685
  • P-51a
) 25 Livres Libanaise
Ancient arches from Great Mosque of Baalbek; Head of lion from frieze on Temple of Jupiter in Baalbek
  • Printer: BdF
  • 8/1/1950
  • 194 x 116mm
  • Sig 3

  • Watermark: Horse head

(F+B)
(F)
(B)
B313d face
B313d face
New Caledonia
B313d (
  • KM412d
  • P-36b
) 5 Francs Marianne de Walhain
Mauve, Brown on Lt. Green.
  • Printer: BdF
  • ND (1926)
  • 149 x 93mm
  • Sig 7

  • Watermark: Profile of Man's head

(F)
(B)
B314a face
B314a face
New Caledonia
B314a (
  • KM413a
  • P-37b
) 20 Francs Woman
Peacock, Butterflies
  • Printer: BdF
  • ND (1929)
  • Sig 5

  • Watermark: Profile of Man's head

(F)
(B)
New Caledonia
B316a (
  • KM417a
  • P-38
) 500 Francs Allegory of France
France and Local Woman, Ships
  • Printer: BdF
  • 12/27/1927
  • Sig 5

(F)
(B)
New Caledonia
B318d (
  • KM416
  • P-39d
) 100F/20pi
Athena with Oak Crown; Khmer Temple
  • Printer: BdF
  • ND (1963)
  • Sig 11

(F)
(B)
B315e face
B315e face
New Caledonia
B315e (
  • KM415e
  • P-42e
) 100 Francs Woman with wreath
Statue at Angkor
  • Printer: BdF
  • ND (1963)
  • Sig 11

  • Watermark: Profile of Man's head

(F)
B202a face
B202a face
New Hebrides
B202a (
  • KM702
  • P-6
) 20 Francs Woman
Peacock, Butterflies
  • Printer: BdF
  • ND (1941)
  • Sig 5

  • Watermark: Profile of Man's head

(F)
(B)
New Hebrides
B203a (
  • KM703a1
  • P-9
) 100 Francs Woman with wreath
Statue at Angkor
  • Printer: BdF
  • ND (1941)
  • Sig 6

(F)
New Hebrides
B204a (
  • KM704
  • P-12A
) 500 Francs Allegory of France
France and Local Woman, Ships
  • Printer: BdF
  • 3/8/1938
  • Sig 7

(F)
(B)
Romania
B218a (
  • P-28a
) 500 Lei Seated Woman, Woman Feeding Child
Farmers, Oil Refinery
  • Printer: BdF
  • 6/12/1924
(F)
(B)
B234a face
B234a face
Romania
B234a (
  • P-53a
) 2000 Lei Seated Woman, Woman Feeding Child
Farmers, Oil Refinery
  • Printer: Banca Naţională a României
  • 11/18/1941

  • Watermark: Trajen
(F+B)
(F)
(B)
B302a face
B302a face
Serbia
B302a (
  • P-23
) 500 Dinars
  • Printer: Institute for Manufacturing Banknotes
  • 5/1/1941

  • Watermark: Head of King Alexander I
(F)
(B)
Syria
B203b (
  • MK714
  • P-29A
) 1 Livre
Arabic text; Jounieh Bay, Beirut Lebanon
  • Printer: BdF
  • 11/1/1930
  • Blue “SYRIE” in a Cartouche on back

  • Watermark: Horse head

(F+B)
Syria
B204a (
  • MK709
  • P-25
) 5 Livres
Arabic text; Krak des Chevaliers Castle in Syria
  • Printer: BdF
  • 4/15/1925
  • Blue “SYRIE” in a Cartouche on back

  • Watermark: Horse head

(F+B)
(F)
(B)
Syria
B212a (
  • MK727
  • P-39A
) 1 Livre
Arabic text; Jounieh Bay, Beirut Lebanon
  • Printer: BdF
  • 4/15/1925

  • Watermark: Horse head

(F+B)
Syria
B309a (
  • MK753
  • P-57
) 1 Livre Syrienne
Arabic text; Jounieh Bay, Beirut Lebanon
  • Printer: BdF
  • 4/1/1947

  • Watermark: Horse head

(F+B)
Tahiti
P-12 (
  • KM510b
) 20 Francs Woman
Peacock, Butterflies
  • Printer: BdF
  • ND (1928)
  • Sig 6

(F)
(B)
Tahiti
P-13b (
  • KM515b
) 500 Francs Allegory of France
France and Local Woman, Ships
  • Printer: BdF
  • 1926
  • Sig 4

(F)
(B)
B310e face
B310e face
Tahiti
B310e (
  • KM513e
  • P-14d
) 100 Francs Woman with wreath
Statue at Angkor
  • Printer: BdF
  • ND (1961-65)
  • Sig 11

  • Watermark: Profile of Man's head

(F)
Tahiti
B312 (
  • KM512
  • P-16
) 100F/20 Francs
Woman; Peacock, Butterflies
  • Printer: BdF
  • ND (1940)
  • Sig 7

(F)
(B)
Tahiti
P-16Ad (
  • KM514
) 100 Francs Woman with wreath
Statue at Angkor
  • Printer: BdF
  • Sig 10b

(F)
B207d face
B207d face
Tunisia
B207d (
  • MK403
  • P-8d
) 5 Francs Muslim Girl
Veiled Algerian woman at Port d'Algers
  • Printer: BdF
  • 1/27/1941
  • Sig 2

  • Watermark: Moorish Woman's head

(F)
(B)
B216a face
B216a face
Tunisia
B216a (
  • MK404a
  • P-15
) 5 Francs Muslim Girl
Veiled Algerian woman at Port d'Algers, Amirauté Lighhouse
  • 2/8/1944
  • Sig 5

(F)
(B)
B102a face
B102a face
Yugoslavia
B102a (
  • P-27b
) 100 Dinares Seated allegorical woman
  • Printer: Institute for Manufacturing Banknotes
  • 12/1/1929
  • Sig 1

  • Watermark: Head of Miloš Obrenović in profile

(F)
(B)
B971b face
B971b face
France
B971b (
  • F.32.41
  • P-95b
) 500 Francs Peace
Allegory of Peace with olive branch, Agriculture
  • Printer: BdF
  • 10/1/1942
  • 195 x 115mm
  • Sig 10

  • Watermark: Profile of woman
(F)
(B)
B978a face
B978a face
France
B978a (
  • F.40.6
  • P-102
) 1000 Francs Demeter
Statue of Demeter holding Hercules as a child; Bronze of Mercury
  • Printer: BdF
  • 9/3/1942
  • 190 x 115mm
  • Sig 10

  • Watermark: Hermes
(F)
(B)
B964c face
B964c face
France
B964c (
  • F.46.8
  • P-97c
) 5000 Francs Victoire
Woman wearing olive wreath holding statue of winged Victory
  • Printer: BdF
  • 7/20/1939
  • 230 x 125mm
  • Intaglio
  • Sig 12
  • Signature title “LE CAISSIER PRINCIPAL”

  • Watermark: Head of woman and branch

(F)
(B)
France
B964b (
  • F.45
  • P-91
) 5000 Francs Victoire
Woman wearing olive wreath holding statue of winged Victory
  • Printer: BdF
  • 10/13/1938
  • 230 x 125mm
  • Intaglio face & back

  • Watermark: Head of woman and branch

(F)
(B)
B964c face
B964c face
France
B964c (
  • F.46.8
  • P-97c
) 5000 Francs Victoire
Woman wearing olive wreath holding statue of winged Victory
  • Printer: BdF
  • 7/20/1939
  • 230 x 125mm
  • Intaglio
  • Sig 12

  • Watermark: Head of woman and branch

(F)
(B)
B979a face
B979a face
France
B979a (
  • F.47.59
  • P-103e
) 5000 Francs Empire Française
France with natives of the French community, Ports of the Basque coast, France and Rabat, Morocco
  • Printer: BdF
  • 3/20/1947
  • 208 x 115mm
  • Sig 15

  • Watermark: Profiles of French, African and Asian women
(F)
(B)

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