Pair of Graiselle Panels from the Paul and Virginie Series

A pair of Graiselle panels from the Paul and Virginie series. 

Similar sets from the 'Paul et Virginie' series can be found in the collection of Musée des Arts Decoratifs, Paris.

They were famously used by Nancy Lancaster in her decoration of Hasley Court. Other wallpaper panels by the design of Jean Broc can be found in the Victoria & Albert Museum, London. 

The panels illustrate scenes from the novel Paul et Virginie (1788) by Jacques-Henri Bernardin set in Mauritius then known as Île de France under French rule. Mounted on linen to protect with a hanging dowel.

Circa 1823.