Fox and the crow. Oudry, Jean-Baptiste (French, 1686-1755) (author of design) [painter] c. 1720-1750 Tapestry Dimensions: H x W m Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: French Weaving Center: Beauvais Ownership History: Mme. la Marquise de Ganay coll., born Ridgway. Galerie Georges Petit, 5/8-10/1922, Paris, lot 254. Scene framed by classical portico with vases of flowers & other wild plants: cunning fox, trying to get cheese in crow's beak, is asking the latter to sing The tapestry is mounted on a firescreen in the rococo style. The composition was inspired by Jean de La Fo
Fox and the crow. Oudry, Jean-Baptiste (French, 1686-1755) (author of design) [painter] c. 1720-1750 Tapestry Dimensions: H x W m Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: French Weaving Center: Beauvais Ownership History: Mme. la Marquise de Ganay coll., born Ridgway. Galerie Georges Petit, 5/8-10/1922, Paris, lot 254. Scene framed by classical portico with vases of flowers & other wild plants: cunning fox, trying to get cheese in crow's beak, is asking the latter to sing The tapestry is mounted on a firescreen in the rococo style. The composition was inspired by Jean de La Fontaine's fable Le Renard & le Corbeau & the design may have been created by Jean-Baptiste Oudry in the 1730s.
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