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Scenic Wallpaper: The Battle of Heliopolis

Colorful wallpaper depicting a field full of people after a battle. Open worked white balustrade is painted on the lower part of the panel.
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  • Colorful wallpaper depicting a field full of people after a battle. Open worked white balustrade is painted on the lower part of the panel.

Date:

First edition, c. 1818

Artist:

Designed by Jean-Julien Deltil
Paris, France

About this artwork

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Applied Arts of Europe

Artist

Joseph Dufour (Printer)

Title

Scenic Wallpaper: The Battle of Heliopolis

Place

France (Artist's nationality:)

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1813–1823

Medium

Block-printed, hand colored paper

Dimensions

230.7 × 307.7 × 2.3 cm (90 13/16 × 121 1/8 × 7/8 in.)

Credit Line

Gift of Mrs. Ernest H. Hicks

Reference Number

1923.946

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