MANUFACTURE DESFOSSE & KARTH after Clerc & Margeridon Les Fêtes de Louis XIII. Suite of eight strips, numbers 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14 of this panoramic (total of 24 strips) produced with 753 plates and 83 colors. First edition circa 1845, republished by Desfossé & Karth in 1914 and 1927. Dimensions of one strip: approx. 310 x 53 cm. Dimensions of decor: 299 x 52.5 cm (recut to approx. 190 cm). Length: 4.20 m. Very good overall condition, despite small scattered stains and a few lateral tears. Never installed. Source: E.A. FAUCONNIER's notes on Desfossé and old wallpapers, written in 1935/1936: "Provenance CLERC & MARGERIDON with 753 plates, the Fêtes de Louis XIII had four productions, two in the latter house and two in the Ateliers DESFOSSE in 1914 and 1927". Bibliography: Odile Nouvel-Kammerer, Papiers Peints Panoramiques, Paris, Musée des Arts Décoratifs, Flammarion 1990, p.284, "original edition circa 1845". Note: Clerc & Margeridon sold their factory to Hippolyte Karth in 1863. The complete set comprises catalog numbers 138, 139 and 140.