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Pearlescent wallpaper Sunday in the countryside . 1748
Peintre Christophe Huet
180,00 €
The drawings of this panoramic come from the Champs-sur-Marne château (near Paris), more specifically from its "Cabinet en Camaïeu", painted in 1748 by Christophe Huet, known for his famous "Singeries" of the Chantilly château. At the request of the Duke of La Vallière, the painter had created these Chinoiseries representing scenes of countryside entertainment such as fishing, singing, gardening... in the middle of exotic vegetation and birds. This decor reminds us of the white and blue colors of Chinese vases.
To bring these paintings by Christophe Huet back to life, Le Grand Siècle carried out a shooting at the Champs-sur-Marne château in order to photograph all the woodwork in a perfect definition. Once digitized, we patiently restored them to give them back all their beauty. This model is printed on ivory pearlescent wallpaper.
Collection from the Champs-sur-Marne château/ Centre des Monuments Nationaux
Photographic credit : @CMN/ Benjamin Gavaudo
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These chinoiseries from the "Cabinet en camaïeu" of the Champs-sur-Marne château are the work of Christophe Huet (1700-1759). An animal painter, he also made gender scenes and portraits. His works are imbued with great delicacy, humor and liveliness in the colors. In the 1730s, he collaborated on the mural decors (now destroyed) of the Anet château on order of the Duchess of Maine, of the Chantilly château - the famous "Singeries"- (1735-1737), of Champs-sur- Marne château (1748), of Thoiry château or the Rohan Hôtel (1749-1750). Those of Champs-sur-Marne were comisioned by the Duke of La Vallière who then wanted to imitate blue and white decors painted at the Choisy château, at the request of Louis XV for his then mistress Madame de Mailly.
1748
Until 1928, this "Cabinet en camaïeu" served as a toilet cabinet for the lady of the château, it was then transformed into a private office. It also welcomed famous hosts: the château was notably inhabited and rented by the Marquise de Pompadour (1757-1759) and received visits from the philosophers Voltaire, d'Alembert and Diderot and, later, that of the French writer Marcel Proust. It was finally the location of many films and series such as Dangerous Liaisons, Jefferson in Paris, Colonel Chabert, The count of Monte Cristo, The children of the century, Vatel, Marie-Antoinette ...
These decorations on woodwork created by the painter Christophe Huet for the Champs-sur-Marne château are an evocation of the aristocratic pleasures in the countryside in the 18th century and therefore fit perfectly into the use of "countryside house" that was then Champs-sur-Marne château. We see successive scenes of entertainment specific to Nobility: the art of arranging bouquets, making soap bubbles, smoking, calligraphy, fishing, drinking and the art of singing (of left to right on the complete panoramic wallpaper).
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.
Pearlescent non-woven wallpaper 190g/ square meter
Manufacturing time: 20 business days
Made in France
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.
