Lady with parasol overlooking harbor from terrace. Dumons, Jean-Joseph (French, 1687-1779) (designed after ?) [painter] c. 1715-1735 Tapestry Dimensions: H 9'4" x W 16'7" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: French Weaving Center: Aubusson Ownership History: French & Co. purchased from Mrs. John Pratt, received 12/20/1920; sold to J. N. [John North] Willys 10/22/1921. On top of stairs of terrace with balustrade framed by heavy curtains, richly woven textile (R) & topped with lambrequined valance, a woman holding a parasol overlooks a harbor with boats near building with tower (R) &

Lady with parasol overlooking harbor from terrace. Dumons, Jean-Joseph (French, 1687-1779) (designed after ?) [painter] c. 1715-1735 Tapestry Dimensions: H 9'4" x W 16'7" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: French Weaving Center: Aubusson Ownership History: French & Co. purchased from Mrs. John Pratt, received 12/20/1920; sold to J. N. [John North] Willys 10/22/1921. On top of stairs of terrace with balustrade framed by heavy curtains, richly woven textile (R) & topped with lambrequined valance, a woman holding a parasol overlooks a harbor with boats near building with tower (R) & amongst trees & flowering wild plants (BRD) picture-frame border with acanthus leaves enclosed within narrow bands; scallops in corners The stock sheet relating to this panel is 22791-b, not 22719-c. An illustration in Chevalier shows a larger, similar scene. The design is attributed to Jean-Joseph Dumons, who created 3 scenes for the Grands Rideaux series. In this illustration, the panel combines 2 of the 3 scenes. French & Co. stock sheet in archive, 22791-b Chevalier, Aubusson (1988), 109-11 Related Works: Panels in set: GCPA 0243247-0243251; compositionally similar tapestry (larger composition & with differences): "La Rencontre près d'un rivage" & "La fontaine" private coll. (Chevalier, ); similar border: GCPA 0243253

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