Jean-Baptiste Réveillon
Jean‑Baptiste Réveillon (Paris, 1725 – Paris, 1811) was a leading French wallpaper manufacturer and innovator in decorative arts.
Biography
In 1752 he began retailing printed wallpapers. In 1765 he opened a factory known as Folie Titon in the Saint‑Antoine district of Paris. In 1770 he acquired a paper mill at Courtalin‑en‑Brie. Réveillon specialized in high‑quality neoclassical wallpapers designed by artists such as Jean‑Baptiste Huet and Étienne de La Vallée‑Poussin. In the 1780s he produced exquisite reproductions of ancient Roman mural paintings, as well as floral and chinoiserie patterns inspired by Jean‑Baptiste Pillement. In 1784 his factory was granted the title Manufacture Royale by royal decree.[1]
On 19 October 1783, the world’s first manned hot‑air balloon, designed by the Montgolfier brothers, ascended from the gardens of Réveillon’s factory.
On 28 April 1789, a wage cut provoked workers at Folie Titon to riot and burn the factory, foreshadowing the French Revolution. Réveillon fled to England and sold the remains of his business to Jacquemart & Bénard.[1]
See also
- History of decorative arts
References
Bibliography
- Fleming, John; Honour, Hugh (1987). A Dictionary of Decorative Arts. Madrid: Alianza. ISBN 84‑206‑5222‑9.
External links
- Cooper‑Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum – collection highlights