Pierre-Antoine Mongin Explained

Pierre-Antoine Mongin (1761 – 19 May 1827) was a French painter and engraver.

Mongin was the designer for the 1807 Zuber & Cie scenic wallpaper l'Hindoustan.[1] [2] In 2013, a part of his design for l'Hindoustan appeared on a postage stamp for the French Post.[3]

His work is included in the permanent collections of the Art Institute of Chicago,[4] the Cooper-Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum,[5] and the Metropolitan Museum of Art.[6]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Gordon-Clark . Jane . Wallpaper in Decoration . 2001 . Watson-Guptill . 978-0-8230-5623-1 . en.
  2. Web site: Follman . Jessica Ann . February 2016 . FRENCH SCENIC WALLPAPER IN THE AMERICAN HOUSE MUSEUM: A PANORAMIC VIEW OF ITS HISTORY, PRODUCTION, ROLE IN THE ARTS, SELECTION, INSTALLATION, CARE, AND CONSERVATION, WITH A SPECIAL FOCUS ON LINDENWALD AND VIZCAYA . ecommons.cornell.edu.
  3. Web site: Chabaud . Hervé . 2013-05-13 . Philatélie / Rixheim s'offre un timbre papier peint . Philately / Rixheim offers a wallpaper stamp . Journal L'Union . fr.
  4. Web site: Pierre Antoine Mongin . The Art Institute of Chicago . 1761 . en.
  5. Web site: Scenic Panel, The Hindoustan, 1807 . Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum . en-us.
  6. Web site: Search the Collection for Antoine Pierre Mongin . Metropolitan Museum of Art.

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