Psyche's arrival at Cupid's palace. Boucher, François (French, 1703-1770) (cartoon creator) [painter] Oudry, Jean-Baptiste (French, 1686-1755) (workshop) [painter] Besnier, Nicolas (French, ) (workshop) [weaver] Charron, André-Charlemagne (French, ) (workshop) [weaver] c. 1741-1770 Tapestry Dimensions: H 12'1" x W 21'3" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: wool & silk, (warp: 20-22/cm), modern cotton linings Culture: French Weaving Center: Beauvais Ownership History: French & Co. Inscriptions: Woven signature in lower guard, right: BESNIER [backwards "S"] ET OVDRY A BEAUVAIS
Psyche's arrival at Cupid's palace. Boucher, François (French, 1703-1770) (cartoon creator) [painter] Oudry, Jean-Baptiste (French, 1686-1755) (workshop) [painter] Besnier, Nicolas (French, ) (workshop) [weaver] Charron, André-Charlemagne (French, ) (workshop) [weaver] c. 1741-1770 Tapestry Dimensions: H 12'1" x W 21'3" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: wool & silk, (warp: 20-22/cm), modern cotton linings Culture: French Weaving Center: Beauvais Ownership History: French & Co. Inscriptions: Woven signature in lower guard, right: BESNIER [backwards "S"] ET OVDRY A BEAUVAIS Zephyr guides Psyche as she enters Cupid's palace, treading on near Eastern carpet partially unrolled to receive her, 8 maidens gathered around stone base of large perfume burner on L, incense burner on stand on far L, 5 servants seated on cushions on R, a 6th servant carries garland on far R (BRD) picture-frame border with decoration of flower heads alternating with shell-within-foliage motif, flower heads in corners, with inner band of oval beads No French & Co. stock sheet in archive, no stock number Bremer-David, French tapestries & textiles (1997), 106-119, cat. 11 a Related Works: Compositionally similar tapestries (same cartoon): GCPA 0243696 (Getty), 0243789 (Philadelphia), 0243693 (Petit Palais, on same panel with "Treasures"), 0243676 (Christie's 1984 sale; fragment?), 0243698-0243699 (Set G, 2 fragments?); see also Bremer-David, p. 117
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