Fishing party. Boucher, François (French, 1703-1770) (designed after) [painter] Dumons, Jean-Joseph (French, 1687-1779) (author of design, after Boucher) [painter] c. 1750-1780 Tapestry Dimensions: H 9'10" x W 13'3" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: French Weaving Center: Aubusson Ownership History: French & Co. Family of fishermen aboard dory docking at pier; bearded man rowing near child & 2 women, one holding child in back & the other, front, carrying large fish; man standing, holds parasol together with seated woman on edge of pier, next to fountain & flowering plants (R); pa
Fishing party. Boucher, François (French, 1703-1770) (designed after) [painter] Dumons, Jean-Joseph (French, 1687-1779) (author of design, after Boucher) [painter] c. 1750-1780 Tapestry Dimensions: H 9'10" x W 13'3" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: French Weaving Center: Aubusson Ownership History: French & Co. Family of fishermen aboard dory docking at pier; bearded man rowing near child & 2 women, one holding child in back & the other, front, carrying large fish; man standing, holds parasol together with seated woman on edge of pier, next to fountain & flowering plants (R); pagoda in distance (BRD) picture-frame border with acanthus leaves & peacock feathers framing cabochons of precious stones, alternating with shaped reserves of trellis pattern headed with rosettes; cabochon framed by acanthus leaves & topped by scallop in corners This composition is probably based on a sketch by François Boucher, albeit not one of the ones used for the rest of the Beauvais tapestry series (Cavallo). Jean-Joseph Dumons had painted in 1742 & 1743 the cartoons of the Tenture chinoise, from Boucher's sketches, for the Beauvais manufactory. Aubusson, interested in having its own series of Tenture chinoise, in turn employed Dumons, before 1754, to adapt Boucher's compositions. However, not all Aubusson compositions of the Tenture chinoise series can be attributed to Dumons. The latter, according to Chevalier, delivered to Aubusson 6 or 7 paintings, along with several compositions specifically for seat furniture. Some of the compositions from the Aubusson Tenture chinoise are therefore likely to have been added after the Dumons contribution, & were painted by other Aubusson artists (Soustelle). A note on verso of photograph: "Mr. Jacobs- Baltimore" (Soustelle). No French & Co. stock sheet in archive, no stock number Chevalier, Aubusson (1988), 112-17 Göbel, Wandteppiche II:2 (1928), pl. 275 Related Works: Panels in set: GCPA 0243043, 0243048, 0243050, 0243069, 024307
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