Antique Neo Classical Figurative Toile with Architectural Elements: C19th Britain 30 x 38.5cm

A superb 19th-century printed cotton chintz depicting an architectural and neoclassical pastoral vignettes set against a soft turquoise ground.

 The large building at the top is a stylized rendering of St. Mark’s Basilica in Venice, identifiable by its five arched portals, upper lunettes, pinnacles, and central onion-domed cupola.

 Surrounding the floral sprays are figures dressed in classical drapery reclining beside water, alongside contemporary figures—including bathers in the lower left and a figure descending under a striped parachute on the right, a motif popular in late 18th- and early 19th-century European prints following early ballooning and parachuting spectacles.

The rich madder reds, pinks, indigo blues, yellows, and overprinted greens (created by printing yellow over blue) are characteristic of woodblock or early roller-printed cottons produced in France (such as Mulhouse or Jouy) or England around 1820–1850.

 Large-scale peonies, poppies, and dahlias form diagonal islands linking the architectural and figurative vignettes, a layout typical of Victorian-era furnishing fabrics used for curtains or bed hangings.

We have professionally stretched and mounted this textile over lined and interlined conservation grade board, it is ready for framing.

Measurements:
30 x 38.5cm

Condition:
In good antique condition with the partial outline of what looks like an old stamp, and an overall patina of age as you would expect.