Stag hunt. unknown c. 1750-1800 Tapestry Dimensions: H 8'4" x W 16'8" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: French Weaving Center: Aubusson Ownership History: French & Co. In landscape with trees, river & among ruins (R), horsemen with weapons, one sounding horn, & elegantly dressed horsewomen chasing stag, along with whipper-in & armed footmen hurrying with pack of dogs; hunter waiting on the side with dog in foreground (L) & additional figures on hill in distance (BRD) picture-frame border with variety of flowers alternating with acanthus-leaf-shaped motif centered by lozenge; acan
Stag hunt. unknown c. 1750-1800 Tapestry Dimensions: H 8'4" x W 16'8" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: French Weaving Center: Aubusson Ownership History: French & Co. In landscape with trees, river & among ruins (R), horsemen with weapons, one sounding horn, & elegantly dressed horsewomen chasing stag, along with whipper-in & armed footmen hurrying with pack of dogs; hunter waiting on the side with dog in foreground (L) & additional figures on hill in distance (BRD) picture-frame border with variety of flowers alternating with acanthus-leaf-shaped motif centered by lozenge; acanthus leaves enclosing cabochons in corners No French & Co. stock sheet in archive, no stock number Boccara, Ames de laine (1988), 197 Related Works: Compositionally similar tapestries: "Grande chasse de Louis XV" private coll. (Boccara, 197), GCPA 0240458 (slightly smaller composition), 0240456 (with notable variations); similar border: GCPA 0240468
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