J.’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.

The Flowering Cornucopia (La Corne Fleurie)
Printed and produced by J. P. Meillier et Cie France, Bordeaux, Beautiran

Panel
Probably made by Meillier et Cie France, probably Bordeaux

Dites Merci (Furnishing Fabric)
Manufactured by J.P. Meillier et Cie. (French, 1792-1826) France

Hinoki
Charles Ray American, born 1953

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

Armor for the Field and Tourney
South German or Austrian (Probably Innsbruck)

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

The Alcoholic
Gilbert & George Gilbert Proesch; British, born 1943; George Passmore; British, born 1942

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

Field Armor
German, Augsburg

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

Portions of a Field Armor
Austrian; Innsbruck

Fluted Field Armor
German, Nuremberg

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

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

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

Infantry Armor
North German

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