Psyche abandoned by Cupid. Boucher, François (French, 1703-1770) (cartoon creator) [painter] Oudry, Jean-Baptiste (French, 1686-1755) (workshop) [painter] Besnier, Nicolas (French, ) (workshop) [weaver] c. 1741-1770 Tapestry Dimensions: H 11'1" x W 9'" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: wool & silk, (warp: 20-22/cm), modern cotton linings Culture: French Weaving Center: Beauvais Ownership History: Possibly part of a set of three (Bremmer cat. 11 a-c) woven for M. d'Auriac, 1741-1742. Sir Anthony de Rothschild (London0, early 20th century (Bremmer cat. 11 a-c), thereafter separated.
Psyche abandoned by Cupid. Boucher, François (French, 1703-1770) (cartoon creator) [painter] Oudry, Jean-Baptiste (French, 1686-1755) (workshop) [painter] Besnier, Nicolas (French, ) (workshop) [weaver] c. 1741-1770 Tapestry Dimensions: H 11'1" x W 9'" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: wool & silk, (warp: 20-22/cm), modern cotton linings Culture: French Weaving Center: Beauvais Ownership History: Possibly part of a set of three (Bremmer cat. 11 a-c) woven for M. d'Auriac, 1741-1742. Sir Anthony de Rothschild (London0, early 20th century (Bremmer cat. 11 a-c), thereafter separated. E. M. Hodgkins coll. (Paris). French & Co. purchased from Henry Symons 4/23/1929; sold to J. Paul Getty 12/21/1937. J. Paul Getty Museum 1963. United States, California, Los Angeles, J. Paul Getty Museum, accno. Inscriptions: Woven signature on rock at lower L: Psyche abandoned by Cupid & flung into remote & stony wilderness at source of spring with cascading water (because she disobediently lit lamp in order to see Cupid), she gazes up towards departing Cupid with outstreatched arms, 3 naiads witness the event Possible set of 3 panels. Borders missing. French & Co. stock sheet in archive, 16567-b [also lists: 35351] Bremer-David, French tapestries & textiles (1997), 106-119, cat. 11 c Related Works: Panels in set: GCPA 0243696-0243697, 0243701-0243703, 0243705-0243706; compositionally similar tapestries (same cartoon): GCPA 0243685 (Palazzo Quirinale), 0243690 (Philadelphia), 0243704; see also Bremer-David, p. 117
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