Couple dancing. Huet, Jean-Baptiste (French, 1745-1811) (author of design) [painter] De Menou (French, act. 1780-1793) (workshop) [weaver] c. 1780-1790 Tapestry Materials/Techniques: wool (warp); wool & silk (weft) Culture: French Weaving Center: Beauvais Ownership History: French & Co. Dancing woman with outstretched arms, holding basket of flowers in her R hand & wreath in her L hand, with dancing man behind her, seated woman with dog watches dancers & raises flower to her face on L, another dog jumps up towards R palm tree, 2 children watch dancing couple from behind low fence, suspended bi
Couple dancing. Huet, Jean-Baptiste (French, 1745-1811) (author of design) [painter] De Menou (French, act. 1780-1793) (workshop) [weaver] c. 1780-1790 Tapestry Materials/Techniques: wool (warp); wool & silk (weft) Culture: French Weaving Center: Beauvais Ownership History: French & Co. Dancing woman with outstretched arms, holding basket of flowers in her R hand & wreath in her L hand, with dancing man behind her, seated woman with dog watches dancers & raises flower to her face on L, another dog jumps up towards R palm tree, 2 children watch dancing couple from behind low fence, suspended bird cage in tree behind couple (BRD) scene framed by palm trees with tall flowering stems at base & drapery looped from tree to tree, floral garland spirals around each tree & around drapery at top, squirrel & bird perch on top of drapery; narrow leafy outer border at sides No French & Co. stock sheet in archive, no stock number Standen, Tapestries in the Metropolitan 2 (1985), 557-563 Related Works: Compositionally similar tapestry: GCPA 0241731, see Standen, p. 560-562
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