Description: ORIGINAL 1899 LITHOGRAPH WITH TWO VERTICAL FOLDS (PHOTO 4), REMOVED FROM AN 1899 COPY OF A FRENCH BOOK "REVUE HORTICOLE". -THERE IS PAPER TONING THROUGHOUT DUE TO AGE, DARKER ON THE EDGES AND MORE NOTICEABLE FROM THE REAR. (PHOTO 9) THE COLORS REMAIN BRIGHT. THE PAPER IS 13" WIDE BUT THIS INCLUDES THE FLAP THAT BOUND IT INTO THE BOOK AND THE LINE AT THAT FLAP IS VERY WEAK (AND ALSO HAS "1899" WRITTEN IN INK ON THE REAR). (PHOTO 7 & 8) THE PAPER DIIMENSIONS THAT WERE VISIBLE TO THE ORIGINAL READER WERE 12.5" ACROSS AND 10" TALL. (PHOTO 1) OTHER THAN PAPER TONING, THE PIECE IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION. The printer was Lemercier, Paris. Lemercier was French publishing house in Paris from 1803-1901. JULES GRAVEREAUX- was a French Rosarian and the top executive at the French Department Store Le Bon Marche. In 1892, he purchased land at the village of L'Hay, where he built the first ever complete garden devoted exclusively to roses, the Roseraie de L'Hay. This was completed in 1899, the year this was printed. The village was later renamed L'Hay les Roses. The layout of this garden was created by the famous landscape architect, Edouard Andre. It began with 1,600 roses and reached a peak capacity of 8,000 roses in 1910, reflecting every type known at the time. This garden still exists and is best known as la Roseraie de l'Hay. PLEASE USE ZOOM FUNCTION ON ALL PHOTOS. 835invitedbrownparamount
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Type: Print
Year of Production: 1899
Production Technique: Lithography
Original/Licensed Reprint: Original
Subject: Rose Garden L'Hay Paris
