MANUFACTURE DUFOUR & LEROY circa 1828-1829 Campaigns of the French Armies in Italy or Landscape of the French in Italy in Cameo Panoramic, original grisaille print on ground paper, complete with 30 strips forming five tableaux: Le passage des Alpes (7 strips), l'entrée à Milan (7 strips), la bataille d'Arcole (6 strips) le séjour à Rome (5 strips) et la prise de Naples (5 strips). This panoramic was printed with 919 plates, including 306 for the figures. Dimensions of one strip: 210x53cm Length: approx. 15.9 m. Condition: numerous accidents, tears and missing parts, stains and wear, particularly at the bottom. Dimensions approximate and variable. Source: Notes by E.A. FAUCONNIER on the Desfossé and antique wallpaper DK1935/1936: "Monsieur Eugène DESFOSSÉ gave the last collection of this décor to Monsieur CFollot in 1914. It is now in the Musée de la Malmaison". Advertising lithograph in the MAD (inv. 51656/7). Bibliography: Denys Prache with the collaboration of Véronique de Bruignac-La Hougue, Joseph Dufour Génie des papiers peints, Paris, Mare & Martin, 2016, pp. 297-303.
Estimate
€3,000 - €5,000
Result
€3,250
Buyer's premium
30%
MANUFACTURE DUFOUR & LEROY circa 1828-1829
Campaigns of the French Armies in Italy or Landscape of the French in Italy in Cameo
Panoramic, original grisaille print on ground paper, complete with 30 strips forming five tableaux: Le passage des Alpes (7 strips), l'entrée à Milan (7 strips), la bataille d'Arcole (6 strips) le séjour à Rome (5 strips) et la prise de Naples (5 strips).
This panoramic was printed with 919 plates, including 306 for the figures.
Dimensions of one strip: 210x53cm Length: approx. 15.9 m.
Condition: numerous accidents, tears and missing parts, stains and wear, particularly at the bottom. Dimensions approximate and variable.
Source:
Notes by E.A. FAUCONNIER on the Desfossé and antique wallpaper DK1935/1936: "Monsieur Eugène DESFOSSÉ gave the last collection of this décor to Monsieur CFollot in 1914. It is now in the Musée de la Malmaison".
Advertising lithograph in the MAD (inv. 51656/7).
Bibliography:
Denys Prache with the collaboration of Véronique de Bruignac-La Hougue, Joseph Dufour Génie des papiers peints, Paris, Mare & Martin, 2016, pp. 297-303.
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