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Can you imagine this beautiful wallpaper in your home? “#Zuber: The Art of French Scenic Wallpaper” is on display, pre-security in the International Terminal. https://t.co/NZaFPvu6YV #ZuberScenicWallpaper #MuseumFromHome #WallpaperWednesday This tweet was posted on September 02, 2020.

A deteriorating Egyptian temple depicts Africa; verdant flora, remote mountains, and a view of the Veracruz region of Mexico represent North America. #ZuberScenicWallpaper #MuseumFromHome #WallpaperWednesday #Zuber This tweet was posted on September 02, 2020.

Eldorado (1849), one of the most popular scenic wallpapers created by Zuber et Cie, showcases the continents of Africa, Asia, Europe, and North America through both natural scenery and stunning architectural elements. #ZuberScenicWallpaper #MuseumFromHome #WallpaperWednesday This tweet was posted on September 02, 2020.

The famous wallpaper remains on the walls of the Diplomatic Reception Room today. See “Zuber: The Art of French Scenic Wallpaper” online at: https://t.co/NZaFPvLInv #ZuberScenicWallpaper #MuseumFromHome This tweet was posted on April 28, 2020.

In the 1960s, a set of “Views of North America” created by Zuber et Zie was saved from a historic home in Maryland and put in the Diplomatic Reception Room in the White House. #ZuberScenicWallpaper #MuseumFromHome This tweet was posted on April 28, 2020.

In addition to the yellow hues featured in this version of “Les Lointains,” this wallpaper is offered in a green tone as well as a grisaille with colored flowers sprinkled in the foreground. #ZuberScenicWallpaper #MuseumFromHome #WallpaperWednesday This tweet was posted on April 01, 2020.

See “Zuber: The Art of French Scenic Wallpaper” online: https://t.co/NZaFPvu6YV #ZuberScenicWallpaper #MuseumFromHome #WallpaperWednesday This tweet was posted on April 01, 2020.

Grisaille papers capture the smallest details, such as veining on a leaf, as precisely as woodblock printing with opaque colors allows. Each detail requires a separate woodblock. #ZuberScenicWallpaper #MuseumFromHome #WallpaperWednesday This tweet was posted on April 01, 2020.

“Les Lointains”, which translates to The Faraway, was first produced by Zuber in 1825 in grisaille, or a print executed in predominately gray hues. Eleven colors are used to create “Les Lointains.” #ZuberScenicWallpaper #MuseumFromHome #WallpaperWednesday This tweet was posted on April 01, 2020.

Designer Pierre-Antoine Mongin drew from the first two volumes of Thomas and William Daniell’s Oriental Scenery for ten of the twenty lengths in L’Hindoustan. Several other lengths were inspired by William Hodge’s Select Views in India . #ZuberScenicWallpaper #MuseumFromHome This tweet was posted on March 18, 2020.

French manufacturers and English potteries rarely copied scenes faithfully; instead, they adapted imagery—adding, removing, and even reversing sections of prints. Elements from several prints were often combined into one design. #ZuberScenicWallpaper #MuseumFromHome This tweet was posted on March 18, 2020.

French wallpaper manufacturers drew freely from prints created by Western travelers and artists in the 19th century of Indian landscapes and architecture to create panoramic papers. English pottery manufacturers also drew from these prints. #ZuberScenicWallpaper #MuseumFromHome This tweet was posted on March 18, 2020.