French Grisaille Wallpaper Panel

Description:

French Grisaille Wallpaper Panel, after the original by Merry-Joseph Blondel of Psyche Showing Jewelry to Her Sisters, framed, ht. 76 1/2, wd. 89 in.

N.B. A wallpaper panel of this subject by Blondel, manufactured by Joseph Dufour et Cie. c. 1820 can be found in the collections of the Whitworth Art Gallery University of Manchester, England, and the Cooper Hewitt Museum, New York, has a full set of the Loves of Psyche, printed in the early 20th century.
Estimate $700-900


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