Paysage Romain, earlier entitled “Plaisirs de la Ville et de la Campagne” 

Wood-block printed in grisaille tones.

Manufactured, and also designed, by Joseph Dufour, Macon, France, dated 1805. Only 1 small edition was executed.

Full decor consisted of 16 strips- this version has 7 ¹/₂ strips. 

The decor is inspired by Italian monuments (i.e. Trajan column) with figures dressed in the French style of the period. 

This décor was relined on Japan paper, strip by strip, facilitating a future installation, according to requirements of wall space. 

• One was installed in 1805 in the “salon de campagne” of the Chateau d’Autigny-la-Tour in the Vosges, France. This residence was taken over in 1918 by the future King George VI; 
• Two other sets in the Saone-et-Loire; 
• One in the Puy-de-Dôme, France; 
• One set in Namur province, Belgium and, 
• One in Zofingen, Schaffhausen, Kanton, Switzerland.

“Paysage Romain” can be considered one of the first panoramic décors created by Dufour, amongst which the famous “Voyages of Captain Cook” 1804.

• Bibliography : 
  
• Odile Nouvel-Kammerer’s work on scenic wallpapers “Papiers Peints Panoramiques », Ed. Musée des Arts Décoratifs, Flammarion, 1990, p. 269, n°15. 
  
• Denys Prache, “Joseph Dufour- Génie des Papiers Peints » Ed. Mare & Martin, 2016, p. 119-125.