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82 JACOB FRÈRES manufacturer France 1796–1803 Chair from the salon of apartment 1, Court of Princes, Château de Fontainebleau Chaise du Salon de l’appartement n°1 de la cour des Princes au château de Fontainebleau c. 1800–03 Mahogany (Swietenia macrophylla), Ebony (Diospyros sp.), pewter Fondation Napoléon, Paris Acquisition 2002 inv. 1162 © COPYRIGHT This document remains the property of the National Gallery of Victoria and must be returned upon request. Reproduction in part or in whole is prohibited without written authorisation.

MANUFACTURE JACQUEMART ET BÉNARD, Paris manufacturer France 1791–1809 Batiste Lawn wallpaper 1802–03 coloured woodblocks on joined sheets Les Arts Décoratifs, musée des Arts décoratifs, Paris inv. 50225, HH 289, HH 333 Jacquemart et Bénard, one of the pre-eminent Consulate and Empire wallpaper manufacturers, produced sober classical designs. This pattern recreates a series of archways filled with an imitation of batiste lawn hangings, a fine whitened linen from Flanders that was ornamented with white embroideries. The impression of textile is amplified by the addition of imitation netted braid with tassels at the head of each arch. The paper creates an illusion of classicising architectural detail and luxury textile hangings in an economical, and novel, medium. © COPYRIGHT This document remains the property of the National Gallery of Victoria and must be returned upon request. Reproduction in part or in whole is prohibited without written authorisation. 83

MANUFACTURE JACQUEMART ET<br />

BÉNARD, Paris manufacturer<br />

France 1791–1809<br />

Batiste Lawn wallpaper<br />

1802–03<br />

coloured woodblocks on joined sheets<br />

Les Arts Décoratifs,<br />

musée des Arts décoratifs, Paris inv. 50225, HH 289, HH 333<br />

Jacquemart et Bénard, one <strong>of</strong> the pre-eminent<br />

Consulate and Empire wallpaper<br />

manufacturers, produced sober classical<br />

designs. This pattern recreates a series <strong>of</strong><br />

archways filled with an imitation <strong>of</strong> batiste<br />

lawn hangings, a fine whitened linen from<br />

Flanders that was ornamented with white<br />

embroideries. The impression <strong>of</strong> textile is<br />

amplified by the addition <strong>of</strong> imitation netted<br />

braid with tassels at the head <strong>of</strong> each arch.<br />

The paper creates an illusion <strong>of</strong> classicising<br />

architectural detail and luxury textile hangings<br />

in an economical, and novel, medium.<br />

© COPYRIGHT<br />

This document remains the property <strong>of</strong> the <strong>National</strong> <strong>Gallery</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Victoria</strong> and must be returned upon request. Reproduction in part or in whole is prohibited without written authorisation.<br />

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