Collation. Boucher, François (French, 1703-1770) (author of design, 1734-46) [painter] Charron, André-Charlemagne (French, ) (workshop) [weaver] 1762 Tapestry Dimensions: H 10'10" x W 8'6" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: wool (warp: 8-9/cm); wool & silk weft Culture: French Weaving Center: Beauvais Ownership History: Commissioned by M. Boulard de Gatellier for his Château de Gatellier (Loire) in 1762. Acquired by Joel Duveen, 1898. Borders woven at this time under the direction of Georges Pluyette. Acquired by R. W. Hudson, Great Marlow, England, 1900. Acquired by George Blumenthal,
Collation. Boucher, François (French, 1703-1770) (author of design, 1734-46) [painter] Charron, André-Charlemagne (French, ) (workshop) [weaver] 1762 Tapestry Dimensions: H 10'10" x W 8'6" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: wool (warp: 8-9/cm); wool & silk weft Culture: French Weaving Center: Beauvais Ownership History: Commissioned by M. Boulard de Gatellier for his Château de Gatellier (Loire) in 1762. Acquired by Joel Duveen, 1898. Borders woven at this time under the direction of Georges Pluyette. Acquired by R. W. Hudson, Great Marlow, England, 1900. Acquired by George Blumenthal, about 1928. Repaired by French & Co., 1954. Given to the Metropolitan Museum of Art by Blumenthal's widow, Mary Ann Robertson, 1964. United States, New York, New York, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, accno. Woman holding parasol stands in center of group, man on L lowers tray to offer beverages to 2 seated men on L & R & seated woman on R with dog behind her, building on L (BRD) picture-frame border with oak leaf within acanthus guilloche Lower border not present in photograph. Standen, Tapestries in the Metropolitan 2 (1985), 507-533, cat. 78c Related Works: Panels in set: GCPA 0241380-0241383, 0241385-0241394; compositionally similar tapestries: 0241399 (Huntington Art Gallery), 0241430 (Walters Art Gallery); see also Standen, p. 521
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