Aurora and Cephalus, Vertumnus and Pomona. Boucher, François (French, 1703-1770) (author of design) [painter] Jacques, Maurice (French, 1712-1784) (author of design, alentour) [painter] Tessier, Louis (French, ) (author of design, alentour) [painter] Neilson, Jacques (French, ) (workshop) [weaver] 1766-1771 Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: French Weaving Center: Paris Ownership History: Woven for Sir Henry Bridgeman (1766-1771). Earl of Bradford coll., Weston Park, Shropshire, England. England, Staffordshire, Weston Park. Inscriptions: Woven signature in
Aurora and Cephalus, Vertumnus and Pomona. Boucher, François (French, 1703-1770) (author of design) [painter] Jacques, Maurice (French, 1712-1784) (author of design, alentour) [painter] Tessier, Louis (French, ) (author of design, alentour) [painter] Neilson, Jacques (French, ) (workshop) [weaver] 1766-1771 Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: French Weaving Center: Paris Ownership History: Woven for Sir Henry Bridgeman (1766-1771). Earl of Bradford coll., Weston Park, Shropshire, England. England, Staffordshire, Weston Park. Inscriptions: Woven signature in right medallion: Boucher 1763 (not visible in photo) L medallion: Aurora, seated on cloud, gazes at sleeping Cephalus; R medallion: Vertumnus, in guise of old woman, woos Pomona, who reclines before fountain in rustic landscape; medallions enclosed by garlanded picture-frames (ALENTOUR) damask background decorated with floral garlands & birds, console with flowers & putti at bottom center 1st alentour. Fénaille, Gobelins 4 (1903-1923), 225-300 Göbel, Wandteppiche II:1 (1928), 187-90 Weston Park (1980), 5, ill. Related Works: Panels in set: GCPA 0243929, 0243937-0243941; compositionally similar sets: GCPA 0243783-0243784 (Set A), GCPA 0243943-0243953, 0243961-0243962 (Prince Henry set), GCPA 0243955-0243959 (Getty set), GCPA 0243930-0243936 (Hofburg set); compositionally similar tapestries (same cartoon): GCPA 0243783-0243784, 0243930, 0243935, 0243938, 0243956, 0243958, 0243961
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