Pierre-Antoine Mongin (1761 – 19 May 1827) was a French painter and engraver.

l'Hindustan wallpaper by Pierre-Antoine Mongin for Zuber et Cie. Detail.
Pierre Antoine Mongin, L'Hindoustan

Mongin was the designer for the 1807 Zuber & Cie scenic wallpaper l'Hindoustan.[1][2] In 2013, a part of his design for l'Hindoustan appeared on a postage stamp for the French Post.[3]

His work is included in the permanent collections of the Art Institute of Chicago,[4] the Cooper-Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum,[5] and the Metropolitan Museum of Art.[6]

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  1. ^ Gordon-Clark, Jane (2001). Wallpaper in Decoration. Watson-Guptill. ISBN 978-0-8230-5623-1.
  2. ^ Follman, Jessica Ann (February 2016). "FRENCH SCENIC WALLPAPER IN THE AMERICAN HOUSE MUSEUM: A PANORAMIC VIEW OF ITS HISTORY, PRODUCTION, ROLE IN THE ARTS, SELECTION, INSTALLATION, CARE, AND CONSERVATION, WITH A SPECIAL FOCUS ON LINDENWALD AND VIZCAYA" (PDF). ecommons.cornell.edu.
  3. ^ Chabaud, Hervé (2013-05-13). "Philatélie / Rixheim s'offre un timbre papier peint" [Philately / Rixheim offers a wallpaper stamp]. Journal L'Union (in French).
  4. ^ "Pierre Antoine Mongin". The Art Institute of Chicago. 1761.
  5. ^ "Scenic Panel, The Hindoustan, 1807". Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum.
  6. ^ "Search the Collection for Antoine Pierre Mongin". Metropolitan Museum of Art.