MANUFACTURE DESFOSSE & KARTH, after Clerc & Margeridon, *The Festivals of Louis XIII*. SIXT LES, numbers: 2, 5 (two copies), 6, 7, 8, 9. This panoramic print, consisting of 24 panels in total, was produced using 753 plates and 83 colors. First edition circa 1845, reprinted by Desfossé & Karth in 1914 and 1927. Dimensions of the pattern on one strip: approximately 280 x 53 cm. Height can be reduced. In good condition despite scattered stains and minor imperfections. Never hung. Source: Notes by E.A. FAUCONNIER on Desfossé and other early wallpaper manufacturers, written in 1935–1936: Provenance: CLERC & MARGERIDON, with 753 panels; the “Fêtes de Louis XIII” series was produced in four runs, two by this latter firm and two by the DESFOSSE workshops 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.