Lot 357
  • 357

A set of seven painted wallpaper scenic panels French, Dufour

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Description

  • 76 in. x approximately 27 ft.
  • 193 x 828 cm
seven panels from the series 'Monuments de Paris'

Catalogue Note

This series depicting the monuments of Paris originally consisted of some 30 panels and was issued in 1812-1814.  It was re-issued by Dufour in 1815 and 1830, and then again in the second half of the 19th century by Desfossé and Karth, Paris.  For an illustration of the full series see, Papiers Peints Panoramiques, 1998, Paris, pp. 276-277.