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The Temptation of St. Anthony, from the third album of L'Estampe originale by Lemercier & Cie.
Achille reconnu par Ullysse (Achilles Recognized by Ulysses) (Furnishing Fabric) by Lemercier & Cie.
Le Bain d'Amour (Love Bath) (Furnishing Fabric) by Lemercier & Cie.
Triomphe de Voltaire (Triumph of Voltaire) (Furnishing Fabric) by Lemercier & Cie.
Neptune or L'Empire de la Mer (Neptune or the Empire of the Sea) (Furnishing Fabric) by Lemercier & Cie.
L'Agréable leçon (The Pleasant Lesson) (Furnishing Fabric) by Lemercier & Cie.
Psyche et L'Armour (The Story of Cupid and Psyche) (Furnishing Fabric) by Lemercier & Cie.
Le Mouton Chéri (Furnishing Fabric) by Lemercier & Cie.

Lemercier & Cie.

Rose-Joseph Lemercier started his workshop in 1828 on the rue de Seine in Paris. He was obsessed with the chemistry of the lithographic stone. He often spent days testing grease pencils and acid washes to find the perfect tonal range. This technical focus allowed Lemercier & Cie. to reproduce the soft textures of charcoal and the fluid lines of ink with high precision. The workshop grew into a major operation during a period when Parisian colour merchants were also experimenting with new pigments like zinc white.

Biography

The firm became a centre for the lithography movement in France. They worked with artists like Eugène Delacroix and Odilon Redon to translate drawings into printed editions. Lemercier & Cie. were early masters of chromolithography. This process used different stones for each colour. Their prints avoid the flat look of common commercial posters. They used layered washes that look like watercolour. This technique gave their work a physical depth that other printers could not match.

Collectors today look for these prints because of their clarity. The works show the moment when industrial methods met fine art. Lemercier & Cie. used high-quality paper and stable inks that do not fade easily. These lithographs provide a connection to nineteenth-century Paris. Their balanced compositions and restrained colours work well in modern homes.

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