MANUFACTURE DESFOSSE & KARTH after DUFOUR Muses and attributes decor. Designed by Xavier Mader circa 1812. Presentation panel composed of two strips printed on continuous paper, decorated with a fruit basket or lyre in the center of an identical surround of gold-colored foliage on a velvety brick-red ground. Collector's mark DK106. Handwritten label "de Dufour et Leroy en 1812 dessiné par Mader père". Nice canvas document, but wear, folds, stains and tears. Dimensions: 142 x 110 cm. Note: Jules Desfossé, then Desfossé et Karth, were the successors and buyers of a number of older factories, whose models and wooden boards they bought back in order to continue publishing models, including those designed by Xavier Mader, which were a great success. Bibliography: Denys Prache, Joseph Dufour Génie des papiers peints, Mare et Martin, 2016, a similar example reproduced on p.382, collection MAD 29570.