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, c. 1760-1791) France, Nantes
Infantry Armor
North German