Tapestry
10’ 4” x 17’ 8”
Wool and Silk pattern wefts on wool warp; warps/inch.
Beauvais, French Royal Tapestry Workshop under the direction of Nicolas
Besnier and Jean – Baptiste Oudry (1734-1753), or A.C. Charron (1753-1780).
Designed by Francois Boucher
Subject: La Musique (Music) No. 9 of a set of 14 panels “Fetes Italiennes” or
“Italian Scenes”, showing peasants and working class folk with a few panels
displaying members of the upper classes at play. “Music” is one of these.
Boucher’s original drawings for Music (and other tapestries as well are in The
Stadelkunst – institute, Frankfort, Germany and in a private, Paris collection.
This was Boucher’s first tapestry design commission for the Beauvais factory. His other work includes the “Nobles Pastorales...
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Antique Mid-18th Century French French Provincial Western European Rugs