Hash Fellow robcat2075 Posted October 12, 2017 Hash Fellow Share Posted October 12, 2017 I got curious about the panorama on the walls of the White House Diplomatic Room.Turns out, it is not actually a painting but a commercial wallpaper, 'Vues de l'Amérique du Nord', designed in 1843 by the French firm Zuber & Cie (still in existence).It was installed during the Kennedy years after being salvaged from a house about to be demolished.Here's a 4K view of the whole thing. (click to see larger) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Bigboote Posted October 13, 2017 Share Posted October 13, 2017 Very cool. Altho- I don't think that 4K image is the same... I don't see the scenic that is over the yellow couch in it... (?) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hash Fellow robcat2075 Posted October 13, 2017 Author Hash Fellow Share Posted October 13, 2017 You're right! They don't match up exactly. At the very least the panels are not in the same order The scene to the left side of the couch (dancing Indians) appears to be what is at "A" and the scene to the right of the couch (people watching military maneuver) is found at "B". The little bit to the left of the fireplace matches up with D. But the treatment of the trees and rocks above the people varies quite a bit. Small example, the tree at "C" has two poofs to it but the White House version has only one. My theory: As the woodblocks wore out the scene was redone with slightly different treatment of the imagery, so we are seeing different editions of the same theme. The 4K image has some obvious seams in it so perhaps it has been compiled from photos of several different surviving but incomplete installations. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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