La Chasse de Compiègne
Wallpaper
1814 (manufactured)
1814 (manufactured)
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This wallpaper is from a set of 25, depicting a hunting scene. The group of wallpapers form a panoramic panel. Wallpaper series such as these, imitating painted murals, were newly fashionable in the early 1800s. Like many wallpaper series, they were designed so they could be adapted for particular interiors or wall lengths. They were most often used in rooms used for entertaining, such as dining and reception rooms.
Object details
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| Title | La Chasse de Compiègne (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Colour woodblock print, on paper |
| Brief description | 'La Chasse de Compiègne' ('La Chasse aux Courses'); Wallpaper panel from a series of twenty-five (E.3683-3707-1913) with a continuous hunting scene; After Carle Vernet; Colour woodblock print, on paper; Produced by Jacquemart & Bérnard; French, 1814. |
| Physical description | One of twenty-five wallpaper panels with a continuous hunting scene; Colour print from wood blocks, on paper. |
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| Credit line | Given by Sir William James Ingram, Bt |
| Object history | Given by Sir William James Ingram, Bart. |
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| Summary | This wallpaper is from a set of 25, depicting a hunting scene. The group of wallpapers form a panoramic panel. Wallpaper series such as these, imitating painted murals, were newly fashionable in the early 1800s. Like many wallpaper series, they were designed so they could be adapted for particular interiors or wall lengths. They were most often used in rooms used for entertaining, such as dining and reception rooms. |
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| Accession number | E.3704-1913 |
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| Record created | September 20, 2006 |
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