Maypole dance. Huet, Jean-Baptiste (French, 1745-1811) (designed after) [painter] c. 1785-1800 Tapestry Dimensions: H x W m Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: French Weaving Center: Aubusson Ownership History: Mr. M. Rikoff coll., 1907 (Campbell). Seligmann purchased from Galerie Georges Petit, Paris, 12/7/1907 (Soustelle). France, Paris, Paris, Galerie Georges Petit, December 7, 1907, lot 344. In landscape with trees & flowering plants, a youth & a girl dance around a pole; 2 girls recline at their feet, one playing the flute (L) & the other with a basket of flowers (R)
Maypole dance. Huet, Jean-Baptiste (French, 1745-1811) (designed after) [painter] c. 1785-1800 Tapestry Dimensions: H x W m Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: French Weaving Center: Aubusson Ownership History: Mr. M. Rikoff coll., 1907 (Campbell). Seligmann purchased from Galerie Georges Petit, Paris, 12/7/1907 (Soustelle). France, Paris, Paris, Galerie Georges Petit, December 7, 1907, lot 344. In landscape with trees & flowering plants, a youth & a girl dance around a pole; 2 girls recline at their feet, one playing the flute (L) & the other with a basket of flowers (R); a dog & 2 goats in foreground (BRD) scene framed by palm trees forming arch & ornamented by wild flowers at base, wreaths at mid-points, & floral festoons anchored by birds & ribbon beneath arch; centered by pendant trophy of musical instruments This photograph shows the tapestry mounted in a gilt-wood frame. Related Works: Panels in set: GCPA 0243147-0243150; compositionally similar tapestries (with differences): GCPA 0243145, 0243152, 0243161, 0243164, 0243173
Size: 6144px × 6072px
Photo credit: © piemags/GB24 / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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