Falconers resting. Falens, Carel van (Flemish, 1683-1733) (designed after) [painter] Le Bas, Jacques-Philippe (French, 1707-1783) (designed after) [printmaker] (French) c. 1770-1790 Tapestry Dimensions: H 7'10" x W 6'7" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: French Weaving Center: Aubusson Ownership History: French & Co. purchased from Mrs. James P. Donohue, received 1/8/1951; sold to Henri Van Hove 3/31/1956. In landscape with trees & flowering plants, a court maiden dismounted from horse held by groom & with attendant, is seated beside a young man playing the mandolin; a weary hunts
Falconers resting. Falens, Carel van (Flemish, 1683-1733) (designed after) [painter] Le Bas, Jacques-Philippe (French, 1707-1783) (designed after) [printmaker] (French) c. 1770-1790 Tapestry Dimensions: H 7'10" x W 6'7" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: French Weaving Center: Aubusson Ownership History: French & Co. purchased from Mrs. James P. Donohue, received 1/8/1951; sold to Henri Van Hove 3/31/1956. In landscape with trees & flowering plants, a court maiden dismounted from horse held by groom & with attendant, is seated beside a young man playing the mandolin; a weary huntsman is resting beside 3 falcons & dog in foreground; buildings in distance BRD) picture-frame border with guilloche-like motif of scrolled acanthus leaves alternating with bouquets of flowers; scrolled acanthus leaves framing floral spray in corners This panel is the left half of & loosely based on a larger composition painted by Carel van Fales. The latter's composition usually includes a man mounted on a horse with a parrot on his left arm, next to another horse & nearby another figure on ground holding a dog on a leash. The dog on a leash is in fact the dog visible in the present composition, without its master. There is also another adaptation from the original composition: the horse held by a groom in the back replaces 2 children near a post topped by a vase filled with plants, usually seen in the original Possible set. composition. French & Co. stock sheet in archive, 50407 Related Works: Panels in set: GCPA 0240451-0240252, 0240470-0240471, 0240473-0240474; compositionally similar tapestries (larger composition): GCPA 0240466, 0240468, 0240469 (with variations), 0240472 (with variations)
Size: 7999px × 9230px
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