Chefs-d'oeuvre de l'Exposition universelle de Paris, 1889
This 1889 volume, Chefs-d'oeuvre de l'Exposition universelle de Paris, was compiled by William Walton and published in Philadelphia and Paris by G. Barrie and Barrie Frères as a showcase of paintings from the Paris world's fair. Its pictures are photogravure and tinted reproductions of 19th-century academic and genre paintings: a garden luncheon with figures seated under blossoming trees, a shaded courtyard with arcaded columns and crowded figures, and a woman with a parasol crossing a field of purple heather. A designer could draw on their warm tonal palette, soft outdoor light, and layered crowd compositions.
