Petitpierre’s work is defined by its painter sensibility — an enduring influence on generations that followed. Most artists are dead; following is a declaration of love.

L'Agréable leçon (The Pleasant Lesson) (Furnishing Fabric)
Engraved by Francois Anotoine Aveline (French, 1718-1787) and others after Francois Boucher (French, 1703-1770) Manufactured by Petitpierre Freres & Cie. (French, 1760- 1791) France

Le Mouton Chéri (Furnishing Fabric)
Engraved by Louis marin Bonnet (French, 1736-1793) after Francois Boucher (French, 1703-1770) and other artists Manufactured by Petitpierre Freres & Cie. (French, 1760-1791) France, Nantes

La Foire du Caire (The Cairo Fair) (Furnishing Fabric)
Possibly designed by Boudry (French, active c. 1785–1800) or Courvoisier (French, active c. 1785–1800) Manufactured by Petitpierre Frères & Cie. (French, 1790-1803) France, Nantes

Le Bain d'Amour (Love Bath) (Furnishing Fabric)
Designed by Cholet Samuel (French, 1786-1874) after paintings by Jean Baptiste Mallet (French, 1759–1835) Manufactured by Favre-Petitpierre et Cie. (French, active c. 1815) France, Nantes

Achille reconnu par Ullysse (Achilles Recognized by Ulysses) (Furnishing Fabric)
Manufactured by Favre-Petitpierre et Cie. (French, 1802-1818) France, Nantes

Neptune or L'Empire de la Mer (Neptune or the Empire of the Sea) (Furnishing Fabric)
Possibly designed by Belorgé or Samuel Cholet (French, 1786-1874) Manufactured by Petitpierre et Cie. (French, 1790-1804) France, Nantes

Psyche et L'Armour (The Story of Cupid and Psyche) (Furnishing Fabric)
Manufactured by Gorgerat Frères et Cie (French, 1783-1815) France, Nantes

Triomphe de Voltaire (Triumph of Voltaire) (Furnishing Fabric)
Manufactured by Petitpierre et Cie. (French, 1760-1791) France, Nantes

La Caravane du Caire (The Caravan from Cairo) (Furnishing Fabric)
Manufactured by Petitpierre et Cie. (French c. 1760-1791) France, Nantes

Allegorie à l'Amour (Homage to Love) (Furnishing Fabric)
Possibly after Angelica Kauffman (Swiss, 1740–1807) Manufactured by Favre-Petitpierre & Cie. (French, 1802-1818) France, Nantes

Panurge dans l'île des lanternes (Panurge on the Isle of Lanterns) (Furnishing Fabric)
Manufactured by Petitpierre et Cie. (French, 1760-1791) France, Nantes

Triomphe de Voltaire (Triumph of Voltaire) (Furnishing Fabric)
Manufactured by Petitpierre et Cie. (French, c. 1760-1791) France, Nantes

Le Kakatoes (The Cockatoo) (Furnishing Fabric)
Designed by Francois Pieters (French, active c. 1820) Possibly Manufactured by Favre-Petitpierre et Cie. (French, 1802-1818) France, Rouen

Le Triomphe de l'Hyménée (Furnishing Fabric)
Manufactured by Favre-Petitpierre et Cie. (French, 1802-1818) France, Nantes

The Portal of Saint Ursinus at Bourges, rue du Vieux Poirier
Bisson Frères (Louis-Auguste Bisson, French, 1814–1876 and Auguste-Rosalie Bisson, French, 1826–1900)

La Danseuse de Corde (The Tight Rope Walker) (Furnishing Fabric)
Manufactured by Petitpierre et Cie. (French, 1760-1791) France, Nantes

Chartres Cathedral, West Facade; Royal Portal, Central Bay
Bisson Frères (Louis-Auguste Bisson, French, 1814–1876 and Auguste-Rosalie Bisson, French, 1826–1900)

La Motte-Piquet Sauve un Convoi (Motte-Piquet Saves a Convoy) (Furnishing Fabric)
Pierre Ozanne (French, 1737-1815) Manufactured by Petitpierre et Cie. (France, 1790-1803) France, Nantes

“Paul and Virginie” Furnishing Fabric
Manufactured by Petitpierre et Cie. (French, c. 1790-1802) Based on the story by Bernardin de Saint-Pierre (French, 1737-1814) France, Nantes

Chartres Cathedral West Facade; Royal Portal, Central Bay
Bisson Frères (Louis-Auguste Bisson, French, 1814–1876 and Auguste-Rosalie Bisson, French, 1826–1900)