Les Quatre Éléments (The Four Elements) (Furnishing Fabric), France, c. 1780. Water nymphs with coral and sheashells, and stylised dolphin. Probably after Jean Jacques Lagrenée le Jeune from engravings by Charles Dupuis and Louis Desplaces after Louis de Boullongne le Jeune, manufactured by Oberkampf Manufactory.

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Size: 4960px × 3723px
Photo credit: © Heritage Images / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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