Bacchus (Dionysus) and Ariadne, Bacchus changes into a grape. Boucher, François (French, 1703-1770) (author of design) [painter] Besnier, Nicolas (French, ) (workshop) [weaver] Oudry, Jean-Baptiste (French, 1686-1755) (workshop) [painter] Charron, André-Charlemagne (French, ) (workshop) [weaver] c. 1749-1770 Tapestry Dimensions: H 11'10" x W 25'" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: wool & silk Culture: French Weaving Center: Beauvais Ownership History: One of a set commissioned by Louis XV & delivered to the Départment des Affaire Etrangères (?). Royal Family of Portuga
Bacchus (Dionysus) and Ariadne, Bacchus changes into a grape. Boucher, François (French, 1703-1770) (author of design) [painter] Besnier, Nicolas (French, ) (workshop) [weaver] Oudry, Jean-Baptiste (French, 1686-1755) (workshop) [painter] Charron, André-Charlemagne (French, ) (workshop) [weaver] c. 1749-1770 Tapestry Dimensions: H 11'10" x W 25'" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: wool & silk Culture: French Weaving Center: Beauvais Ownership History: One of a set commissioned by Louis XV & delivered to the Départment des Affaire Etrangères (?). Royal Family of Portugal (?). Jules Paul Porgès, Portugal, & later Avanue Montaigne, Paris. C. Ledyard Blair. French & Co. purchased from C. Ledyard Blair 2/17/1934; sold to J. Paul Getty 12/4/1937. The J. Paul Getty Museum, 1963. United States, California, Los Angeles, J. Paul Getty Museum, accno. Related Works: Compositionally similar tapestries (same cartoon): GCPA 0243630 (Set C), 0243638 (Sotheby's 6/4/1971), 0243991; compositionally similar tapestries ("Bacchus & Ariadne" only): GCPA 0243620 (Quirinale), 0243633 (Philadelphia Museum of Art), 0243639, 0243640, 0243635 (Los Angeles County Museum of Art), 0243639, 0243640; similar tapestries ("Bacchus changes into grape" only): 0243623 (Quirinale), 0243641; see also Bremer-David, p. 125-126
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