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A Late 19th C Grand Tour Pochoir by L. Majolino
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A Late 19th C Grand Tour Pochoir by L. Majolino

19th century
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A late 19th-century Grand Tour souvenir hand coloured print or lithograph replicating two famous ancient Roman wall frescoes discovered in the ruins of Pompeii.

By L. Majolino, a Naples-based publisher, artist, and printmaker known for producing hand-coloured pochoir illustrations, lithographs, and engravings of antique Roman frescoes, mosaics, and artifacts from Pompeii.

These whimsical illustrations of animals and mythical beasts acting out human scenarios were a popular genre of Roman decorative art known as grotesques.

Width 26.5cm. Height 34.5cm

Date of Manufacture

Branching Out Antiques has dated this Grand Tour Pochoir Print to the 19th Century.

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A late 19th-century Grand Tour souvenir hand coloured print or lithograph replicating two famous ancient Roman wall frescoes discovered in the ruins of Pompeii.

By L. Majolino, a Naples-based publisher, artist, and printmaker known for producing hand-coloured pochoir illustrations, lithographs, and engravings of antique Roman frescoes, mosaics, and artifacts from Pompeii.

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These whimsical illustrations of animals and mythical beasts acting out human scenarios were a popular genre of Roman decorative art known as grotesques.
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Width 26.5cm. Height 34.5cm

Date of Manufacture

Branching Out Antiques has dated this Grand Tour Pochoir Print to the 19th Century.

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A late nineteenth-century pochoir print on a black ground featuring two horizontal panels depicting a winged griffin and a green parrot drawing small chariots.
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Archive I A late nineteenth-century pochoir print on a black ground featuring two horizontal panels depicting a winged griffin and a green parrot drawing small chariots.

A Late 19th C Grand Tour Pochoir by L. Majolino

Archive II A late nineteenth-century pochoir print on a black ground featuring two horizontal panels depicting a winged griffin and a green parrot drawing small chariots. View II
Archive III A late nineteenth-century pochoir print on a black ground featuring two horizontal panels depicting a winged griffin and a green parrot drawing small chariots. View III
Archive IV A late nineteenth-century pochoir print on a black ground featuring two horizontal panels depicting a winged griffin and a green parrot drawing small chariots. View IV
Archive V A late nineteenth-century pochoir print on a black ground featuring two horizontal panels depicting a winged griffin and a green parrot drawing small chariots. View V
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A late nineteenth-century pochoir print on a black ground featuring two horizontal panels depicting a winged griffin and a green parrot drawing small chariots.
A LATE 19th C GRAND TOUR POCHOIR BY L. MAJOLINO
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A late nineteenth-century pochoir print on a black ground featuring two horizontal panels depicting a winged griffin and a green parrot drawing small chariots.
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  • ObjectAntique Prints
  • Period19th century
  • StyleGrand Tour
  • MaterialPaper, Pigment, Ink
  • ColourBlack
  • MotifsGriffin chariot, Parrot drawing carriage, Black ground, Red border

This late nineteenth-century Grand Tour souvenir pochoir print by L. Majolino presents two horizontal panels on a black ground, replicating ancient Roman wall frescoes discovered in Pompeii. Each panel depicts whimsical motifs of mythical or animal figures drawing small red-covered chariots with yellow wheels, set against a dark background enclosed by a thin red painted border. The upper panel shows a winged griffin pulling a vehicle with a small blue figure seated inside, while the lower panel features a green parrot harnessed to a carriage carrying a tiny green figure. Measuring 26.5 cm in width and 34.5 cm in height, the paper print displays delicate hand-applied pigmentation and ink work characteristic of Naples souvenir workshops. Placed in a gentleman's library or study, this piece suits a narrow wall space where its distinct classical grotesque imagery can be appreciated up close.

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During the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, wealthy European travellers undertook the Grand Tour across Italy, collecting artworks and prints as souvenirs. Pochoir prints depicting Pompeiian frescoes and classical mythology became popular decorative keepsakes produced by Italian publishers to meet this demand.

Pochoir is a refined stencil colouring technique where gouache or watercolour pigments are hand-applied through metal or paper stencils onto heavy paper stock, creating flat, saturated fields of colour.

Authentic nineteenth-century prints display natural age-related toning or foxing to the paper, distinct hand-applied paint edges typical of stencil work, and often feature publisher or artist signatures in the margins.

Framed pochoir prints can be hung as part of a gallery wall or positioned individually in dark-toned spaces, such as a study or library, to complement traditional mahogany, walnut, or brass elements.

Display works on paper away from direct sunlight behind UV-filtering glass, and mount them using acid-free, archival materials to prevent paper deterioration and pigment fading over time.
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