LARGE EARLY 19TH CENTURY WALLPAPER, 'THE VOYAGE OF ANTHÉNOR'

LARGE EARLY 19TH CENTURY WALLPAPER, 'THE VOYAGE OF ANTHÉNOR'
A scene from the series Les Voyages d’Anthénor, a travelogue by Étienne-François de Lantier (1734-1826) first published in France 1798 in which the author describes a journey through the ancient world as seen through the eyes of Antenor, a young Athenian who lived during the time of Socrates and Plato. This image depicting a hunting party with two mounted riders and more on foot with dogs, bows and arrows, and hunting horns in front of classical colonnade with arched arcades, a balustrade terrace lined with classical statuary and portrait medallions.
Joseph Dufour workshop, circa 1820–1825, polychrome woodblock print on spliced paper in 68 colors, mounted on canvas (not stretched). Some small imperfections and restorations.
Provenance: The Dufour family, by descent.
HEIGHT OF CANVAS: 203.5 cm (6'8") WIDTH OF CANVAS: 287.5 cm (9'5")
HEIGHT OF IMAGE: 200 cm (6'7") WIDTH OF IMAGE: 283.5 cm (9'4")

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