Harvest. Huet, Jean-Baptiste (French, 1745-1811) (designed after) [painter] c. 1785-1800 Tapestry Dimensions: H 8'4" x W 14'8" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: French Weaving Center: Aubusson Ownership History: French & Co. purchased from Jacques Seligmann & Co., received 2/13/1917; sold to James W. Barney 11/6/1945. In landscape with trees & flowering plants, man bids farewell to young shepherdess on edge of a field; a child lying upon the grass amongst a flock of goats & sheep in foreground (L); farmers harvesting in the field watch the scene in background (R); farmhouse with
Harvest. Huet, Jean-Baptiste (French, 1745-1811) (designed after) [painter] c. 1785-1800 Tapestry Dimensions: H 8'4" x W 14'8" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: French Weaving Center: Aubusson Ownership History: French & Co. purchased from Jacques Seligmann & Co., received 2/13/1917; sold to James W. Barney 11/6/1945. In landscape with trees & flowering plants, man bids farewell to young shepherdess on edge of a field; a child lying upon the grass amongst a flock of goats & sheep in foreground (L); farmers harvesting in the field watch the scene in background (R); farmhouse with wheel in distance (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 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-d Related Works: Panels in set: GCPA 0243159, 0243162-0243163, 0243154
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