Tea party. Boucher, François (French, 1703-1770) (designed after) [painter] Dumons, Jean-Joseph (French, 1687-1779) (author of design, after Boucher) [painter] c. 1750-1780 Tapestry Dimensions: H 8'2" x W 22'2" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: French Weaving Center: Aubusson Ownership History: French & Co. purchased from Henry Symons, received 1/28/1921; sold to William Randolph Hearst 10/27/1926. In landscape, chinese man seated at table leans towards lady & converses with her, in center; the couple seated & attended by servant holding parasol above them as child stands ready t
Tea party. Boucher, François (French, 1703-1770) (designed after) [painter] Dumons, Jean-Joseph (French, 1687-1779) (author of design, after Boucher) [painter] c. 1750-1780 Tapestry Dimensions: H 8'2" x W 22'2" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: French Weaving Center: Aubusson Ownership History: French & Co. purchased from Henry Symons, received 1/28/1921; sold to William Randolph Hearst 10/27/1926. In landscape, chinese man seated at table leans towards lady & converses with her, in center; the couple seated & attended by servant holding parasol above them as child stands ready to serve tea, while additional servant pours tea near kiln (L) & another child lays on the ground; bird on percher hung from pagoda-like wooden shack, above 2 children, one drinking from bowl near basket of flowers in foreground; elegantly dressed shopper walking by seated shepherd playing pipe (R), with flock of sheep in background (BRD) picture-frame border with acanthus leaves & peacock feathers framing cabochons of precious stones, alternating with shaped reserves of trellis pattern headed with rosettes; cabochon framed by acanthus leaves & topped by scallop in corners This composition is based on the series La Tenture chinoise, painted on cartoons by Jean-Joseph Dumons for the Beauvais manufactory in 1742 & 1743, in turn based on sketches by François Boucher, now held at the Musée des Beaux Arts et d'Archéologie, Besançon, France. Aubusson, interested in having its own series of Tenture chinoise, employed Dumons, before 1754, to adapt Boucher's compositions. However, not all Aubusson compositions of the Tenture chinoise series can be attributed to Dumons. The latter, according to Chevalier, delivered to Aubusson 6 or 7 paintings, along with several compositions specifically for seat furniture. Some of the compositions from the Aubusson Tenture chinoise are therefore likely to have been added after the Dumons contribution, & were painted by other Aubusson artists (Soust
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