Les Grands Hommes

Jules Desfossé1856–57

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
New York, United States

Wallpaper panel showing full length view of George Washington in cutaway coat with epaulettes and a sword. At his feet are a conventionalized cannon and three cannon balls. All supported by shallow circular base. Imitation of statuary. Of the series "America's Heroes" [Les Grands Hommes] which also includes Franklin, Lafayette and Jefferson. Printed on light wood grain background.

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Title: Les Grands Hommes
Creator: Jules Desfossé
Date Created: 1856–57
Physical Dimensions: w490 x h1025 cm
Type: Ornament - panel
Rights: Gift of Dr. Gertrude Bilhuber in memory of her father Ernst Bilhuber
Medium: Block-printed on paper
Dimensions: 102.5 x 49 cm (40 3/8 x 19 5/16 in.)
Bibliography: Typescript in study files of C-HM E.A. Fauconnier Les Desfosse et Anciens du Papier Peint 1935-36.

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

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