Maypole dance. Huet, Jean-Baptiste (French, 1745-1811) (designed after) [painter] c. 1785-1800 Tapestry Dimensions: H 8'1" x W 6'5" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: wool, silk Culture: French Weaving Center: Aubusson Ownership History: French & Co. purchased from Jacques Seligmann & Co., received 2/13/1917; sold to Countess Sala 5/10/1950 [SS 3970-a]. French & Co. received from Mr. Henri Azria 11/21/1961; returned 2/28/1966 [SS E-204-x]. In landscape with trees & flowering plants, a youth & a girl dance around a pole; 2 girls recline at their feet, one playing the flute (L) & the other with a ba
Maypole dance. Huet, Jean-Baptiste (French, 1745-1811) (designed after) [painter] c. 1785-1800 Tapestry Dimensions: H 8'1" x W 6'5" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: wool, silk Culture: French Weaving Center: Aubusson Ownership History: French & Co. purchased from Jacques Seligmann & Co., received 2/13/1917; sold to Countess Sala 5/10/1950 [SS 3970-a]. French & Co. received from Mr. Henri Azria 11/21/1961; returned 2/28/1966 [SS E-204-x]. In landscape with trees & flowering plants, a youth & a girl dance around a pole; 2 girls recline at their feet, one playing the flute (L) & the other with a basket of flowers (R) & with a dog (BRD) scene framed by palm trees forming arch & ornamented by wild flowers at base, wreaths at mid-points, & baskets of flowers at top, with ribbon-tied floral festoons across arch This photograph shows the tapestry in a carved, gilt-wood frame (stock sheet 3970-a). A similar set is now in the Petit Palais in Paris, bequeathed ...by Ralph Tuck (stock sheet 3970). French & Co. stock sheet in archive, 3970-a French & Co. stock sheet in archive, E-204-x Related Works: Panels in set: GCPA 0243154, 0243159, 0243162-0243163; compositionally similar tapestries (with differences): GCPA 0243145, 0243148, 0243152, 0243164, 0243173
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