Shepherds on the march with their flock. Huet, Jean-Baptiste (French, 1745-1811) (designed after) [painter] c. 1785-1800 Tapestry Dimensions: H 7'10" x W 5' Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: French Weaving Center: Aubusson Ownership History: French & Co. purchased from Alice G. Hubbard (Margaret B. Gould, agent), received 6/17/1917; sold to Mrs. H. J. Bradbury 8/20/1918. In landscape with trees & near stream, a shepherd holding horse & with dog rushes with stick toward straying sheep in foreground; shepherdess carrying child on her back, along with flock of sheep & a bull, crosse
Shepherds on the march with their flock. Huet, Jean-Baptiste (French, 1745-1811) (designed after) [painter] c. 1785-1800 Tapestry Dimensions: H 7'10" x W 5' Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: French Weaving Center: Aubusson Ownership History: French & Co. purchased from Alice G. Hubbard (Margaret B. Gould, agent), received 6/17/1917; sold to Mrs. H. J. Bradbury 8/20/1918. In landscape with trees & near stream, a shepherd holding horse & with dog rushes with stick toward straying sheep in foreground; shepherdess carrying child on her back, along with flock of sheep & a bull, crosses bridge over stream in background (L) (BRD) scene framed by palm trees forming arch & ornamented by wild flowers at base, & floral festoons beneath arch, with basket of flowers suspended by ribbon in center This composition is a version of the Pastorales à Palmiers, based on designs by Jean-Baptiste Huet & other designers. The composition is coarser than usual Aubusson; it may have been made by another provincial weaving center. French & Co. stock sheet in archive, 4327-c Related Works: Panels in set: GCPA 0243167, 0243169
Size: 6873px × 10741px
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