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Wallpaper blue and green Josephine . 1800
Manufacturer Jacquemart & Bénard
110,00 €
This decorative wallpaper was produced by the Manufacturer Jacquemart & Bénard, in 1800. We named it "Joséphine" as a tribute to the wife of Napoleon Bonaparte, future Empress, whose taste in decoration had a major influence on French Decorative Arts. She loved stripes and mixing patterns and made her Château de Malmaison a melting pot for new trends.
The original decor was printed in 4 colours on vellum paper. To bring new life and modernity to this beautiful wallpaper dated from the Consulate period, our workshops have carried out a meticulous digital restoration.
Collection of la Bibliothèque Nationale de France
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Active from 1791 to 1809, the Parisian manufacturer Jacquemart & Bénard succeeded the Réveillon manufacturer, which was destroyed by the revolutionaries in April 1789. From then until 1809, the Jacquemart & Bénard manufacturer became famous throughout Europe. A very creative manufacturer, it produced more than a hundred new models of wallpaper every year. It was especially skilled at printing plant-like patterns on wallpaper, as well as light and diaphanous fabrics following the fashion launched by Queen Marie-Antoinette (embroideries, trimmings, ribbons, lace, festoons of precious stones, pleats, draperies, texture effects…). Jacquemart & Bénard took part not only in the decoration of public buildings, but was also involved in official ceremonies. For instance, it was commissioned by the Convention Government to decorate the Palais des Tuileries.
1800
This wallpaper with its stripes and plant motifs is very representative of the tastes of Joséphine de Beauharnais. Originally from Martinique, she had a lifelong love for flowers and plants. In the park and greenhouses of her Château de Malmaison, she cultivated trees and plants native of Asia or the Americas. Passionate about roses, she also played a major role in the introduction of certain flowers into France such as dahlias, tree peonies, camellias... as well as in the development of horticulture. Beyond this role, Joséphine also exerted a strong influence on the fields of fashion and decoration. She innovated by establishing the “Empire style” inspired by the Antiquity. More refined than that of the previous century, this style highlighted geometric shapes, antique patterns and “return from Egypt” themes,plant motifs, draperies but also stripes!
This wallpaper is inspired by the decoration of the Château de Malmaison purchased in 1799 by Joséphine de Beauharnais, in particular by the entrance hall ("the tent") and the council room (photo). Added in 1802 and reserved for servants, the entrance hall has the shape of a tent with its striped ticking decoration which adorns the walls and the 4-sloped ceiling. The council room was created in the same spirit with its blue striped hangings, its red braid and its marquee ceiling, a clear homage to the military tents of the Napoleonic campaigns. It was the frequent meetings of ministers at Malmaison which led to its creation, under the direction of the architect Fontaine.
Our wallpapers are hung in 3 stages: the preparation of the wall, its pasting, and the hanging. The strips are hung edge to edge and from left to right in the order indicated on the assembly plan supplied with the rolls. To find out more, consult our Hanging instructions page.
Non-woven wallpaper 147g/ square meter
Matching edge to edge
Manufacturing time: 20 business days
Made in France
Standard size : roll of 65 x 250/350 cm
Owing to the manufacturing process, there could be small variations in colors from one production batch to the next. If possible, avoid buying different parts of the same design several weeks apart.
