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 x W m Tapestry Materials/Techniques: wool & silk, (warp: 20-22/cm), modern cotton linings Culture: French Weaving Center: Beauvais Ownership History: Edward Tuck coll. France, Paris, Paris, Musée du Petit Palais. Zephyr guides Psyche as she enters Cupid's pal
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 x W m Tapestry Materials/Techniques: wool & silk, (warp: 20-22/cm), modern cotton linings Culture: French Weaving Center: Beauvais Ownership History: Edward Tuck coll. France, Paris, Paris, Musée du Petit Palais. 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, 3 servants seated on cushions on R (BRD) narrow band with leaf ornament Bremer-David, French tapestries & textiles (1997), 106-119, cat. 11 a Related Works: Compositionally similar tapestries (same cartoon, "Arrival"): GCPA 0243696 (Getty), 0243689 (Philadelphia), 0243680, 0243676 (Christie's 1984 sale; fragment?), 0243698-0243699 (Set G, 2 fragments?); compositionally similar tapestries (same cartoon, "Treasures"): 0243681 (Quirinale), 0243688 (Philadelphia), 0243687 (Detroit), 0184047; see also Bremer-David, p. 117
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