A GROUP OF NINETEEN FRENCH GRISAILLE-PAINTED WALL PAPER PANELS
AFTER THE DESIGNS BY LOUIS LAFITTE, LATE 19TH/EARLY 20TH CENTURY CENTURY
Comprising the following labelled scenes from the story of Cupid and Psyche, 'PSYCHE ABANDONNEE' (1 Panel), 'RECONCILIATION DE VENUS ET PSYCHE' (3 Panels), 'PSYCHE RECUEILLIE PAR UN PECHEUR', (2 panels). 'PSYCHE ENLEVEE PAR LES ZEPHIRS' (2 Panels), 'PSYCHE AU BAIN' (4 Panels), 'PSYCHE RAPPORTANT A VENUS UN VASE D'EAU DE LA FONTAINE DE JOUVENCE' (3 Panels), 'PYSCHE VOULANT POIGNARDER L'AMOUR ENDORMI' (2 Panels), and 'LES PARENS DE PSYCHE CONSULTANT L'ORACLE D'APOLLO N' (2 Panels), one restored panel
82 ¾ in. (210 cm.) x 22 ½ in. (57 cm.), each panel, all hand painted in tempra
A GROUP OF NINETEEN FRENCH GRISAILLE-PAINTED WALL PAPER PANELS
AFTER THE DESIGNS BY LOUIS LAFITTE, LATE 19TH/EARLY 20TH CENTURY CENTURY
Comprising the following labelled scenes from the story of Cupid and Psyche, 'PSYCHE ABANDONNEE' (1 Panel), 'RECONCILIATION DE VENUS ET PSYCHE' (3 Panels), 'PSYCHE RECUEILLIE PAR UN PECHEUR', (2 panels). 'PSYCHE ENLEVEE PAR LES ZEPHIRS' (2 Panels), 'PSYCHE AU BAIN' (4 Panels), 'PSYCHE RAPPORTANT A VENUS UN VASE D'EAU DE LA FONTAINE DE JOUVENCE' (3 Panels), 'PYSCHE VOULANT POIGNARDER L'AMOUR ENDORMI' (2 Panels), and 'LES PARENS DE PSYCHE CONSULTANT L'ORACLE D'APOLLO N' (2 Panels), one restored panel
82 ¾ in. (210 cm.) x 22 ½ in. (57 cm.), each panel, all hand painted in tempra
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