Antique Print-WALLPAPER-DESIGN-FLORAL-FLOWERS-PL.XXIX-Hippolyte Gruz-1870

An intricate floral wallpaper design.

Made by an anonymous engraver after Hippolyte Gruz.

Medium: Colour lithograph with gold heightening on wove (vellin) paper.

Sheet size: 30 x 42.2 cm (11.81 x 16.61 inch). Image size: 21 x 33 cm. (8.27 x 12.99 inch).

Condition: good, given age. Light foxing and some remains of paper tape on rear from previous attachment. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully.

WALLPAPER-DESIGN-FLORAL-FLOWERS-PL.XXIX | DPO-PCO-E1-02

BACKGROUND INFORMATION

From: “Motifs de Peinture Decorative pour Appartements Modernes”, Gruz, Hippolyte. Published by Librairie Speciale des Arts Industriels et Decoratifs, Paris, 1867.

Biography artist: The author Hippolyte Gruz was a noted Parisian painter and decorator responsible for the interiors of many of Paris most fashionable hotels in the mid-19th century. .