Promenade in a Barge
ca. 1820
Medium
Woodblock-printed paper
Dimensions
Overall: 74 × 80 3/4 in. (188 × 205.1 cm)
Classification
Wallpaper
Culture
French
Department
European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Purchase, Friends of European Sculpture and Decorative Arts Gifts, 1993
Accession Number
1993.296
Tags
Art Historical Context
**Promenade in a Barge *House of Dufour,. 1820* Woodblock-printed paper, 74 × 80 3/4 in. (188 × 205.1 cm) The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York Step into the elegant world of early 19th-century France *Promenade in a Barge a stunning panoramic wallpaper produced by the renowned House of Dufour. Created around 1820, this woodblock-printed paper captures a leisurely riverside outing, featuring graceful women in flowing dresses aboard ornate boats, surrounded by lush trees, stately buildings, and shimmering water. As part of the European decorative arts tradition, it reflects the Roma...