Les Vues de Calcutta panoramic wallpaper

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Les Vues de Calcutta panoramic wallpaper is a 19th-century scenic wall covering depicting detailed views of colonial Calcutta in a continuous, immersive panorama.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf decorative art ⓘ
panoramic wallpaper ⓘ
scenic wallpaper ⓘ
wall covering ⓘ
artHistoricalSignificance example of 19th-century European scenic wallpapers depicting colonial cities ⓘ
associatedWith British colonial administration in India ⓘ
global trade networks of the 19th century ⓘ
category historic wallpaper design ⓘ
panoramic wall panorama of an Asian city ⓘ
createdInContextOf European fascination with exotic colonial locales ⓘ
culturalContext 19th-century Orientalist imagery ⓘ
European colonial visual culture ⓘ
depicts architectural landmarks in Calcutta ⓘ
colonial Calcutta ⓘ
riverfront scenes of Calcutta ⓘ
street life in colonial Calcutta ⓘ
urban views of Calcutta ⓘ
displayMode installed in sequence to form a continuous scene ⓘ
function immersive scenic environment for domestic interiors ⓘ
luxury interior decoration ⓘ
hasForm continuous panorama ⓘ
immersive panoramic scene ⓘ
hasGenre panoramic landscape ⓘ
topographical view ⓘ
hasMedium printed wallpaper ⓘ
hasPart multiple wallpaper panels ⓘ
hasPerspective European viewpoint on Indian city life ⓘ
hasStyle 19th-century scenic style ⓘ
neoclassical-inspired decorative style ⓘ
hasSubject British colonial India ⓘ
linked to: British India

colonial architecture ⓘ
maritime and river traffic ⓘ
social life of European and Indian inhabitants ⓘ
intendedLocation elite domestic interiors ⓘ
formal reception rooms ⓘ
materialContext paper-based wall covering ⓘ
portrays commercial and administrative importance of Calcutta ⓘ
idealized view of colonial Calcutta ⓘ
represents interaction between European and Indian populations in Calcutta ⓘ
timePeriod 19th century ⓘ
usedFor wall-to-wall scenic decoration ⓘ
visualCharacteristic carefully staged figures and activities ⓘ
continuous horizon line ⓘ
highly detailed representation of architecture ⓘ
visualFocus monumental public buildings of Calcutta ⓘ
waterfront and shipping activity on the Hooghly River ⓘ

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Jean Zuber et Cie → hasWork → Les Vues de Calcutta panoramic wallpaper ⓘ