MANUFACTURE DESFOSSE & KARTH after Clerc & Margeridon Les Fêtes de Louis XIII. Suite of eight strips, numbers: 23, 24, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, from 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.