Chemin de fer de Saint-Etienne à Lyon, part of a panoramic w - Lot 231

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Chemin de fer de Saint-Etienne à Lyon, part of a panoramic w - Lot 231
Chemin de fer de Saint-Etienne à Lyon, part of a panoramic wallpaper of six strips, Manufacture Pignet in Saint-Genis-Laval, circa 1840, printed on continuous paper with a grisaille plate. Strips 1 to 6 representing the bridge and the village of La Mulatière at the confluence of the Rhône and the Saône rivers, i.e. the first part of the decoration of 32 strips in total offering a picturesque view of the course of the first railway line built in France and inaugurated in October 1832 . Marouflé on canvas (old restorations and some upheavals) H. 186 cm - L. 335 cm Related works: The Gadagne Museum keeps a colour copy of this decoration (Inv. 90.7). Other rare copies, complete or incomplete, are kept in situ, notably at the Pavillon Pignet in Saint-Genis Laval and at the Manoir de Grandcour in Indre-et-Loire. Expert:: Raphaël MARAVAL- HUTIN + 33 (0) 6 16 17 40 54
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