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Vues d’Italie

Wallpaper
ca. 1822 (manufactured)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

‘Vues d’Italie’ or ‘La Baie de Naples’; One of eight lengths from the scenic paper depicting views of Tivoli, Amalfi, Vesuvius and the Bay of Naples; This length depicts peasants dancing round a bust of Virgil in a landscape with cypress trees; a ship in the bay to the right and Vesuvius in the distance to the left; portion of frieze at top; Colour print in grisaille from wood blocks.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Titles
  • Vues d’Italie (generic title)
  • La Baie de Naples (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Colour prints in grisaille from wood blocks, on paper
Brief description
‘Vues d’Italie’ or ‘La Baie de Naples’; Length of wallpaper (one of a series of eight), depicting peasants dancing round a bust of Virgil in a landscape with cypress trees; a ship in the bay to the right and Vesuvius in the distance; Colour print in grisaille from wood blocks; Anonymous; Produced by Dufour et Leroy; Provenance: White Hart Hotel (Rashleigh House), St Austell, Cornwall; French; ca. 1822.
Physical description
‘Vues d’Italie’ or ‘La Baie de Naples’; One of eight lengths from the scenic paper depicting views of Tivoli, Amalfi, Vesuvius and the Bay of Naples; This length depicts peasants dancing round a bust of Virgil in a landscape with cypress trees; a ship in the bay to the right and Vesuvius in the distance to the left; portion of frieze at top; Colour print in grisaille from wood blocks.
Dimensions
  • Height: 246.4cm
  • Width: 119.3cm
Dimensions from: Oman, Charles C., and Hamilton, Jean. Wallpapers: a history and illustrated catalogue of the collection of the Victoria and Albert Museum. London: Sotheby Publications, in association with the Victoria and Albert Museum, 1982.
Credit line
Given by the St Austell Brewery Co. Ltd
Object history
Given by the St Austell Brewery Co. Ltd.

Provenance: The dining room of the White Hart Hotel (Rashleigh House), St Austell, Cornwall.
Production
Provenance: The dining room of the White Hart Hotel (Rashleigh House), St Austell, Cornwall.
Subjects depicted
Place depicted
Associated objects
Bibliographic references
  • Oman, Charles C., and Hamilton, Jean. Wallpapers: a history and illustrated catalogue of the collection of the Victoria and Albert Museum. London: Sotheby Publications, in association with the Victoria and Albert Museum, 1982.
  • Dudley, Ewart. The Bay of Naples Wallpaper, Connoisseur. 1936, vol XCVIII
  • Entwisle, E. A. French Scenic Wallpaper (1800-1860. Leigh-on-Sea, 1972.
  • Clouzot, Henri. Les chefs d'oeuvres du Papiers Peints. Tableaux-tentures de Dufour et Leroy. Paris, 1931.
  • McClelland, Nancy V. Historic Wallpapers from their Inception to the Introduction of Machinery. Philadelphia and London, 1924.
  • Victoria and Albert Museum, Department of Engraving, Illustration and Design & Department of Paintings, Accessions 1938. London: The Board of Education, 1939.
Collection
Accession number
E.1945-1938

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Record createdFebruary 26, 2009
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