Rajah

Henri Meunier

1897 · Colour lithograph (poster) · Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris

Size4:3 ratio

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Rajah

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About this work

Artist: Henri Meunier (1873–1922)
Year: 1897
Medium: Colour lithograph (poster)
Original size: 62 × 78 cm
Collection: Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris (department of Prints and Photography)
Movement: Art Nouveau

A woman in profile with a black chignon and a red flower in her hair drinks from a cup, the steam curling up in a long Art Nouveau line, against a flat brown ground, under the lettering Rajah. Meunier designed the poster in 1897 for the Rajah coffee of the Brussels merchant Delacre, and the single curling line of steam, the flat colour and the empty ground make it the most economical of Belgian Art Nouveau posters; L'Estampe et l'Affiche called it his best work. Printed by J. E. Goossens, Brussels. The impression reproduced is in the Bibliothèque nationale de France.

This print reproduces the whole work, uncropped, from a high-resolution scan of the original. The original is in the public domain.

Where it works

A profile with a cup and a curl of steam on flat brown, horizontal, for a kitchen, coffee corner or dining room at 24×18 or 32×24 in thin black or dark wood, no mat. It suits a white or terracotta wall and pairs with Steinlen's Chocolats et Thés.

Style, size & framing detail

Style: Art Nouveau painting
Era: 19th century (1897)
Orientation: Landscape
Mood: decorative, sophisticated
Rooms: kitchen, dining room, living room
Good gift for: housewarming, art lovers

Size. We'd hang this one at 24×18. Prints at 16×12, 24×18, 32×24 in — 16×12 for a shelf, desk or a gallery-wall grid; 24×18 above a console or sideboard; 32×24 as the statement piece above a sofa or headboard.

Framing. The gallery ground is part of the print, so frame it without a mat — dark wood flatters the lighter palette; black sharpens it.

Pairing. Pairs as a set of three with other famous painting prints (10% off three or more).

Details & materials

• Restored in-house from the original painting — cleaned and colour-trued at museum resolution • Heavyweight matte fine-art paper, giclée printed at 300 DPI • Sizes: 16×12, 24×18, 32×24 in; every size also available framed • Framed option: wood frame in black or dark wood, 12 mm wide and 22 mm deep, with a plexiglass front and no mat; the print is mounted inside and the frame's outside measures the listed size • Made to order; colours may vary slightly from screen

Shipping & returns

Printed after you order at the facility nearest you, then shipped. Standard delivery is free and takes 4–9 business days from order to door in the US, UK and EU (up to 10 elsewhere); Express takes 4–6 business days. Because each print is made to order we don't take change-of-mind returns, but if it arrives damaged or flawed we'll reprint or refund it — no return needed. Full policy →

Is this the whole painting, or a crop?

The whole work, uncropped. The image fills the print at the painting's own proportions; nothing is trimmed to fit a frame.

Is Rajah in the public domain?

Yes. Henri Meunier (1873–1922) died more than 70 years ago and the work was published before 1929, so the painting itself is public domain. This print is a reproduction made from a high-resolution scan of the original, which is held by Bibliothèque nationale de France.

What is it printed on?

Heavyweight matte fine-art paper with pigment inks, made to order in 16×12, 24×18 and 32×24 inches; every size is also offered framed in black or dark wood, with plexiglass and no mat. Colours are matched to the scan, not brightened.

When was Rajah painted, and in what medium?

Rajah dates from 1897 and was made in colour lithograph (poster); the original measures 62 × 78 cm.

What size works above a sofa or bed?

Across a three-seat sofa or a queen bed, 32×24 is the size that reads as one statement piece; 24×18 suits a narrower wall or a pair. For Rajah we'd choose 24×18. It is a landscape print, wider than it is tall, at the painting's own proportions.

About this design

Rajah (Henri Meunier) — Rajah · Henri Meunier · 1897. This is a fine-art reproduction of a public-domain masterwork, shown whole and uncropped on a gallery ground, printed to order on heavyweight matte fine-art paper. Every size is offered unframed or framed in black or dark wood. Part of the Madten Fine Art Collection. — — — Printed to order and shipped by our production partner, Gelato.

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