{"product_id":"antique-neo-classical-figurative-toile-with-architectural-elements-c19th-britain","title":"Antique Neo Classical Figurative Toile with Architectural Elements: C19th Britain 30 x 38.5cm","description":"\u003cp\u003eA superb 19th-century printed cotton chintz depicting an architectural and neoclassical pastoral vignettes set against a soft turquoise ground.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe have professionally stretched and mounted this textile over lined and interlined conservation grade board, it is ready for framing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMeasurements:\u003cbr\u003e30 x 38.5cm\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCondition:\u003cbr\u003eIn good antique condition with the partial outline of what looks like an old stamp, and an overall patina of age as you would expect.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hannah Whyman","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57765073781109,"sku":null,"price":850.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0499\/8080\/1179\/files\/IMG_6939.jpg?v=1794588683","url":"https:\/\/hannahwhyman.co.uk\/products\/antique-neo-classical-figurative-toile-with-architectural-elements-c19th-britain","provider":"Hannah Whyman","version":"1.0","type":"link"}