Pierre Frey | Marquis De Pierre – Aubergine

Marquis de Pierre is a monochrome adaptation of the Chinese painting Birds and Butterflies, printed from wooden blocks at the Royal Oberkampf Manufactory in Jouy-en-Josas around 1775. It is a perfect illustration of the chinoiserie taste of the second half of the eighteenth century, and the single-tone treatment is what makes it usable now: the drawing does all the work, reading almost as engraving, and the effect is scholarly rather than theatrical.

• Colourway: Aubergine
• Composition: 100 % Cotton
• Width: 160 cms (62.99 inches)
• Vertical repeat: 46 cms (18.11 inches)
• Weight: 180 gr/ml