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.

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

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

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

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

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

Le Kakatoès (The Cockatoo) (Furnishing Fabric)
Possibly Favre-Petitpierre et Cie. (French, 1802-1818) and Francois Pieters (French, active c. 1820) France, Nantes

Le Port de Mer (The Seaport) (Furnishing Fabric)
Engraved by Jean jacques Le Veau (French, 1729-1785) after Claude Joseph Vernet (French, 1714-1789) Manufactured by Petitpierre et Cie. (French, 1760-1791) France, Nantes

The Inauguration of The Port of Cherbourg by Louis XVI (Furnishing Fabric)
Designed by Jean Baptiste Huet (French, 1745–1811) after cartoon by Pierre Ozanne (French, 1737-1815) Manufactured by Petitpierre et Cie (French, 1760/70-1791) Nantes, France

Le Char de l'Aurore (The Chariot of Dawn) (Furnishing Fabric)
After works by Guido Reni (Italian, 1575–1642) and other artists 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

Les Nouveaux Elements (Furnishing Fabric)
Designed by Samuel Cholet (French, 1786–1874) Manufactured by Ferdinand Favre Petitpierre et Cie. (French, 1802-1818) France, Nantes