MANUFACTURE DESFOSSE & KARTH, after Clerc & Margeridon, *The Festivals of Louis XIII*. Two panels, mounted separately, numbers 3 and 11, forming a pair of paintings. This panoramic work, consisting of 24 panels in total, was produced using 753 plates and 83 colors. Original edition circa 1845, reprinted by Desfossé & Karth in 1914 and 1927. Dimensions of one panel: approximately 180 x 53 cm. 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 sheets; the “Fêtes de Louis XIII” series had four print runs, two by the 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.