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Jacquemart et Bénard

Wallpaper with Muses and Arabesques

Description

Maker

Jacquemart et Bénard (French), manufacturer

Title

Wallpaper with Muses and Arabesques

Year

1799

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Geography

Place Made: Paris

Dimensions

115.3 x 119.4 cm (45 3/8 x 47 inches)

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Mary B. Jackson Fund

Object Number

34.935

Type

Exhibition History

Exhibition History

The Art of French Wallpaper Design
Nov 15, 2024 – May 11, 2025

Label copy

At first glance, this appears to be a collage of different pieces of wallpaper. Comparative examples, however, show us that with the exception of the yellow border, the entire composition was printed on a single sheet. The owner may have cut the elements apart to try a different arrangement, or perhaps they later made a repair with extra paper, making it appear as though it was assembled from different parts.

When this wallpaper arrived at the RISD Museum in 1934, its yellow border was brittle and torn. Recent conservation efforts using yellow-toned paper have stabilized it again, extending its lifespan for generations to come.

Related Publications

Related Publications

  • Digital Publication

A Walkthrough of Wallpaper

The Art of French Wallpaper Design explores the wallpaper collection of Charles and Frances Wilson Huard. Essays by Emily Banas, Andrew Raftery, and Brianna Turner illuminate the history, printing, and conservation of these works, dating to the 1700s and 1800s, now in the care of the RISD Museum. This publication complements the exhibition of the same name, curated by associate curator of decorative arts and design Emily Banas, on view at the museum November 15, 2024 through May 11, 2025.  

The Art of French Wallpaper Design is made possible with a generous gift from the RISD Museum Associates.

RISD Museum is supported by a grant from the Rhode Island State Council on the Arts, through an appropriation by the Rhode Island General Assembly and a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts, and with the generous partnership of the Rhode Island School of Design, its Board of Trustees, and Museum Governors.

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Jacquemart et Bénard (French), manufacturer
Wallpaper with Muses and Arabesques, 1799
Woodblock print on paper
115.3 x 119.4 cm (45 3/8 x 47 inches)
Mary B. Jackson Fund 34.935

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