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.
Algeria
B123a (
Veiled Algerian woman at Port d'Algers, Amirauté Lighhouse
B123a (
- MK2a
- P-77a
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
Algeria
B137b (
Veiled Algerian woman at Port d'Algers, Amirauté Lighhouse
B137b (
- MK5b
- P-94b
Veiled Algerian woman at Port d'Algers, Amirauté Lighhouse
- 10/2/1944
- 98 x 60mm
- Sig 2
French Indochina
B136b (
Peacock, Butterflies
B136b (
- KM146b
- P-49b
Peacock, Butterflies
- Printer: BdF
- ND (1926)
- 180 x 90mm
- Buff paper
- Watermark: Profile of Man's head
For notes with this same design, see Peacock omnibus
French Indochina
B138d (
Incense Burner; Bust of Joseph-François Dupleix
B138d (
- KM154d
- P-51d
Incense Burner; Bust of Joseph-François Dupleix
- Printer: BdF
- ND (1936-39)
- 214 x 146mm
- Sig 7
- Watermark: Profile of Man's head
French Indochina
B143b (
Khmer Temple
B143b (
- KM152b
- P-56b
Khmer Temple
- Printer: BdF
- ND (1936-39)
- 160 x 85mm
- Sig 7
- Watermark: Mercury
French Indochina
B144 (
B144 (
- KM157
- P-57
- Printer: BdF
- ND (1939-)
- 190 x 103mm
- Sig 7
- Watermark: Mercury
French Indochina
B165a (
Khmer Temple
B165a (
- KM153
- P-81a
Khmer Temple
- Printer: BdF
- ND (1949)
- 160 x 85mm
- Sig 9b
- Watermark: Mercury
French Indochina
B166b (
Elephants
B166b (
- KM156
- P-82b
Elephants
- Printer: BdF
- ND (1949-54)
- 175 x 89mm
- Sig 9b
- New Lao text
- Watermark: Profile of Man's head
French Somaliland
B110a (
Multicolor, denomination in red. Woman; Peacock, Butterflies
B110a (
- KM611
- P-7A
Multicolor, denomination in red. Woman; Peacock, Butterflies
- Printer: BdF
- ND (1941)
- Sig 7
- Microprint
- Watermark: Profile of Man's head
- Like B109a with different colors
For notes with this same design, see Peacock omnibus
French Somaliland
B112as (
Statue at Angkor
B112as (
- KM613
- P-8s
Statue at Angkor
- Printer: BdF
- ND (1928-1938)
- Sig 7
- Specimen
- Watermark: Profile of Man's head
For notes with this same design, see Angkor Ruins omnibus
- Rita SC
- Laurent, S. DEL
French Somaliland
B114b (
France and Local Woman, Ships
B114b (
- KM616b
- P-9b
France and Local Woman, Ships
- Printer: BdF
- 3/8/1938
- Sig 7
- Watermark: Head of Polynesian woman
For notes with this same design, see France and Ships omnibus
French West Africa
B126g (
Woman in Native Costume of Upper-Guinea
B126g (
- LK201
- P-42
Woman in Native Costume of Upper-Guinea
- Printer: BdF
- 9/18/1950
- Sig 8
- Watermark: Woman with headscarf
Lebanon
B103b (
Arabic text; Jounieh Bay, Beirut Lebanon
B103b (
- MK629
- P-8A
Arabic text; Jounieh Bay, Beirut Lebanon
- Printer: BdF
- 11/1/1930
- 162 x 100mm
- Sig 2
- Blue “GRAND-LIBAN” on back
- Watermark: Horse head
- Like B103a
- Rita SC
- Serveau, C. FEC
Lebanon
B104a (
Arabic text; Krak des Chevaliers Castle in Syria
B104a (
- MK624
- P-4
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
Lebanon
B221b (
Ancient arches from Great Mosque of Baalbek; Head of lion from frieze on Temple of Jupiter in Baalbek
B221b (
- MK685
- P-51a
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
- Like B221a with face/back text languages reversed
New Caledonia
B313d (
Mauve, Brown on Lt. Green.
B313d (
- KM412d
- P-36b
Mauve, Brown on Lt. Green.
- Printer: BdF
- ND (1926)
- 149 x 93mm
- Sig 7
- Watermark: Profile of Man's head
For notes with this same design, see Marianne de Walhain omnibus
New Caledonia
B314a (
Peacock, Butterflies
B314a (
- KM413a
- P-37b
Peacock, Butterflies
- Printer: BdF
- ND (1929)
- Sig 5
- Watermark: Profile of Man's head
For notes with this same design, see Peacock omnibus
New Caledonia
B315e (
Statue at Angkor
B315e (
- KM415e
- P-42e
Statue at Angkor
- Printer: BdF
- ND (1963)
- Sig 11
- Watermark: Profile of Man's head
For notes with this same design, see Angkor Ruins omnibus
- Rita SC
- Laurent, S. DEL
New Hebrides
B202a (
Peacock, Butterflies
B202a (
- KM702
- P-6
Peacock, Butterflies
- Printer: BdF
- ND (1941)
- Sig 5
- Watermark: Profile of Man's head
- Oval “NOUVELLES HEBRIDES FRANCE LIBRE”, Cross of Lorraine and palm tree overprint on New Caledonia B314a
For notes with this same design, see Peacock omnibus
Romania
B234a (
Farmers, Oil Refinery
B234a (
- P-53a
Farmers, Oil Refinery
- Printer: Banca Naţională a României
- 11/18/1941
- Watermark: Trajen
Serbia
B302a (
B302a (
- P-23
- Printer: Institute for Manufacturing Banknotes
- 5/1/1941
- Watermark: Head of King Alexander I
Tahiti
B310e (
Statue at Angkor
B310e (
- KM513e
- P-14d
Statue at Angkor
- Printer: BdF
- ND (1961-65)
- Sig 11
- Watermark: Profile of Man's head
For notes with this same design, see Angkor Ruins omnibus
- Rita SC
- Laurent, S. DEL
Tunisia
B207d (
Veiled Algerian woman at Port d'Algers
B207d (
- MK403
- P-8d
Veiled Algerian woman at Port d'Algers
- Printer: BdF
- 1/27/1941
- Sig 2
- Watermark: Moorish Woman's head
- Vertical “TUNISIE” overprint at right on Algeria B123a
Tunisia
B216a (
Veiled Algerian woman at Port d'Algers, Amirauté Lighhouse
B216a (
- MK404a
- P-15
Veiled Algerian woman at Port d'Algers, Amirauté Lighhouse
- 2/8/1944
- Sig 5
- Vertical “TUNISIE” overprint at right on Algeria B137b
Yugoslavia
B102a (
B102a (
- P-27b
- Printer: Institute for Manufacturing Banknotes
- 12/1/1929
- Sig 1
- Watermark: Head of Miloš Obrenović in profile
- Like B202 but with different issuer name
France
B969a (
Jacques Coeur; Woman of Berry at the Palais de Bourges
B969a (
- F.19.18
- P-93
Jacques Coeur; Woman of Berry at the Palais de Bourges
- Printer: BdF
- 1/8/1942
- 145 x 90mm
- Sig 4
- Watermark: Berrichone wearing a hat
France
B971b (
Allegory of Peace with olive branch, Agriculture
B971b (
- F.32.41
- P-95b
Allegory of Peace with olive branch, Agriculture
- Printer: BdF
- 10/1/1942
- 195 x 115mm
- Sig 10
- Watermark: Profile of woman
France
B978a (
Statue of Demeter holding Hercules as a child; Bronze of Mercury
B978a (
- F.40.6
- P-102
Statue of Demeter holding Hercules as a child; Bronze of Mercury
- Printer: BdF
- 9/3/1942
- 190 x 115mm
- Sig 10
- Watermark: Hermes
France
B964c (
Woman wearing olive wreath holding statue of winged Victory
B964c (
- F.46.8
- P-97c
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
- Like B964b with Intaglio on face side only
- Rita SC
- Laurent, S. INV
- Piel, J. SC
France
B979a (
France with natives of the French community, Ports of the Basque coast, France and Rabat, Morocco
B979a (
- F.47.59
- P-103e
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