Remember this was meant to be seen on a stage, so I imagine it's intended as a framing á là seeing it in the the theatre. In any case, it's part of the original artwork, and with ((CSS image crop)) a there is absolutely no reason to remove it from the promoted artwork, and so we shouldn't. It presents the image as it was intended to be seen. Philippe Chaperon is in a high state of flux, having just been created a week or so ago, so don't worry about that. Adam Cuerden(talk)Has about 6.3% of all FPs 09:06, 8 February 2019 (UTC)[reply]
It's a beautiful restoration. However, I doubt very much if the framing was integral to the design or how it was "meant to be seen" and certainly not the lighter ivory-coloured paper on which it was painted which increases the border even more. It was fairly common for Chaperon to paint a darker "frame" around his gouaches, e.g. this landscape (not a theatrical design). Incidentally, I replaced this image in the gallery at Philippe Chaperon because the Oberon image was more interesting in that particular gallery, especially with sunlight streaming through the window. It was not a judgement on this image's overall EV or quality. Voceditenore (talk) 10:18, 8 February 2019 (UTC)[reply]
That's not paper, that's gold paint. Trust me, after spending literally a dozen hours on it.... Adam Cuerden(talk)Has about 6.3% of all FPs 14:33, 8 February 2019 (UTC)[reply]