America. Le Barbier, Jean-Jacques-François (the Elder) (French, 1738-1826) (cartoon creator) [painter] De Menou (French, act. 1780-1793) (workshop) [weaver] c. 1790-1791 Tapestry Dimensions: H 12' x W 15' Tapestry Materials/Techniques: wool & silk Culture: French Weaving Center: Beauvais Ownership History: Woven for Louis XVI, between 4/1790 & 11/1791. Delivered to Abraham Alcan 9/24/1796. Sold in Paris at the hôtel of the duc de Richelieu 5/18/1852; purchased by Prince de Béarn. M. Gaston Menier coll., 1893. Sold at Sotheby's, 12/13/1974, lot 55, London. Artemis , Brussels, 1975. Purchase
America. Le Barbier, Jean-Jacques-François (the Elder) (French, 1738-1826) (cartoon creator) [painter] De Menou (French, act. 1780-1793) (workshop) [weaver] c. 1790-1791 Tapestry Dimensions: H 12' x W 15' Tapestry Materials/Techniques: wool & silk Culture: French Weaving Center: Beauvais Ownership History: Woven for Louis XVI, between 4/1790 & 11/1791. Delivered to Abraham Alcan 9/24/1796. Sold in Paris at the hôtel of the duc de Richelieu 5/18/1852; purchased by Prince de Béarn. M. Gaston Menier coll., 1893. Sold at Sotheby's, 12/13/1974, lot 55, London. Artemis , Brussels, 1975. Purchased by Mr. & Mrs. Claus von Bülow, 1978; offered as gift to the Metropolitan Museum of Art. United States, New York, New York, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, accno. Standing on cloud, L to R: America, wearing white feather headdress & holding a bow, Liberty, holding U. S. flag, Plenty, holding fruit-filled cornucopia & Peace, holding green olive branch; to their L is winged figure of France wearing helmet & holding shield featuring 3 fleur-de-lys flying towards Tuscan column on L; oval medallion with profile head of George Washington is tied to column with ropes of greenery, winged Victory grasps top of medallion; at foot of column is Britannia, holding shield over her head, next to 2 discarded cannons & 2 leopards; 2 birds, 1 flying down to earth & the other with outstretched wings on ground (R) (BRD) foliated picture-frame border with acanthus leaves in corners; the inner border with acanthus leaves alternating with beads This panel is part of a set of tapestries & upholstery alluding to the War of American Independence & the part played by the French in achieving it. It was woven by the order of King Louis XVI & probably intended as a gift to George Washington, though the Revolution prevented the transaction from materializing. This series comprises 4 panels, representing America, Europe, Africa & Asia, along with 28 covers, eventually mounted in 19th century
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