Milkmaid. Leprince, Jean Baptiste (French, 1734-1781) (author of design) [painter] Charron, André-Charlemagne (French, ) (workshop) [weaver] De Menou (French, act. 1780-1793) (workshop) [weaver] c. 1769-1793 Tapestry Dimensions: H 9'5" x W 6'10" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: French Weaving Center: Beauvais Ownership History: French & Co. Young man on R looks at milkmaid as she gestures towards pair of birds in nest at watering trough, seated milkmaid holds spoon above milk pail in R hand & spills pitcher of milk held in L hand as she looks towards young man, cow &
Milkmaid. Leprince, Jean Baptiste (French, 1734-1781) (author of design) [painter] Charron, André-Charlemagne (French, ) (workshop) [weaver] De Menou (French, act. 1780-1793) (workshop) [weaver] c. 1769-1793 Tapestry Dimensions: H 9'5" x W 6'10" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: French Weaving Center: Beauvais Ownership History: French & Co. Young man on R looks at milkmaid as she gestures towards pair of birds in nest at watering trough, seated milkmaid holds spoon above milk pail in R hand & spills pitcher of milk held in L hand as she looks towards young man, cow & 2 sheep on L, rustic buildings & trees in background Borders missing. No French & Co. stock sheet in archive, no stock number Standen, Tapestries in the Metropolitan 2 (1985), 550-556 Related Works: Panels in set: GCPA 0241768-0241769, 0241772, 0184483; compositionally similar tapestries: see Standen, p. 554-555
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