MANUFACTURE Isidore LEROY Louis XIV decor, circa 1873. Suite of five strips, including : - two panels featuring two women à l'Antique - three panels featuring lovers carrying a basin. Prints in grisaille and gold color, not canvas-backed. 146 x 52 cm (2) and 117 x 49 cm (for the loves). Condition: generally good, but with minor wear and tear. Note: this set was presented at the 1873 World's Fair in Vienna, Austria. The catalog published for the occasion states "Décor Louis XIV exécuté à la mécanique" (Louis XIV decor executed mechanically), to show the spectacular progress made in machine development to achieve a result very close to woodblock printing.