18th century flowers

«Paris est pour un riche un pays de Cocagne:

Sans sortir de la ville il trouve la campagne;

Il peut dans son jardin, tout peuplé d’arbres verts,

Recéler le printemps au milieu des hivers.»

NICOLAS BOILEAU, SATIRE VI, 1666

My photos of a floral wallpaper and flower pots dating of 18th century, France. It’s from the Exhibition « UNE JOURNÉE AU XVIlle SIÈCLE, CHRONIQUE D’UN HÔTEL PARTICULIER » at the Musée des Arts Décoratifs in Paris.

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