Blindman's bluff. Huet, Jean-Baptiste (French, 1745-1811) (designed after) [painter] c. 1780-1810 Tapestry Dimensions: H 9'3" x W 7' Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: French Weaving Center: Aubusson Ownership History: French & Co. In landscape with trees & flowering plants, youths & maidens playing at blindman's bluff; young man standing blind-folded & flanked by 2 ladies teasing him; others seated, watching the scene; river with waterfall & buildings in distance (BRD) pole decorated with cabochons framed by acanthus leaves & peacock feather-like decorative elements, alternating
Blindman's bluff. Huet, Jean-Baptiste (French, 1745-1811) (designed after) [painter] c. 1780-1810 Tapestry Dimensions: H 9'3" x W 7' Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: French Weaving Center: Aubusson Ownership History: French & Co. In landscape with trees & flowering plants, youths & maidens playing at blindman's bluff; young man standing blind-folded & flanked by 2 ladies teasing him; others seated, watching the scene; river with waterfall & buildings in distance (BRD) pole decorated with cabochons framed by acanthus leaves & peacock feather-like decorative elements, alternating with flowers & rectangular-shaped shields with diaper pattern headed by rosettes; acanthus leaves framing cabochons in corners Part of the center of the field is missing; a strip of field was restored across the full width near the top; the center section of the right border was also restored (Cavallo). A similar tapestry with the same border, albeit composition reversed, is illustrated in Göbel (Soustelle). No French & Co. stock sheet in archive, no stock number Göbel, Wandteppiche II:2 (1928), Ill. 278 Related Works: Compositionally similar tapestries: GCPA 0243088, 0243090-0243092, 0243094-0243097, 0243089 (composition reversed); compositionally similar tapestry (larger composition), GCPA 0243086
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