Emperor on a Journey. Vernansal, Guy-Louis (French, 1648-1729) (author of design, attr.) [painter] Monnoyer, Jean-Baptiste (French, 1636-1699) (author of design) [painter] Belin, Jean-Baptiste I (French, 1653-1715) (author o design) [painter] c. 1700-1725 Tapestry Dimensions: H 11'8" x W 15'2" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: French Weaving Center: Beauvais Ownership History: French & Co. purchased from Mrs. A. B. Spreckels, invoiced 2/16/1928; sold to Charles de Beistegui 8/31/1947. Landscape with Emperor seated in palanquin lined & backed with rich, embroidered textiles, toppe
Emperor on a Journey. Vernansal, Guy-Louis (French, 1648-1729) (author of design, attr.) [painter] Monnoyer, Jean-Baptiste (French, 1636-1699) (author of design) [painter] Belin, Jean-Baptiste I (French, 1653-1715) (author o design) [painter] c. 1700-1725 Tapestry Dimensions: H 11'8" x W 15'2" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: French Weaving Center: Beauvais Ownership History: French & Co. purchased from Mrs. A. B. Spreckels, invoiced 2/16/1928; sold to Charles de Beistegui 8/31/1947. Landscape with Emperor seated in palanquin lined & backed with rich, embroidered textiles, topped by dragon finial & carried by 4 attendants; 4 horsemen, 2 holding imperial banner, follow procession (R); astronomer standing at foot of temple on hill & servant throwing cut flowers on ground before procession as 2 figures prostrate themselves (L); flowering plants, fruits & cut flowers strewn about in foreground; additional figures near six-storied pagoda & additional buildings in distance (L) (BRD) picture-frame border with stylized acanthus leaves Initially, famous commissions of this series took place with, notably, 1 set ordered by the duc du Maine & another by his brother the comte de Toulouse; subsequent anonymous commissions followed well into the 18th century. This panel is probably from 1 of these later commissions. French & Co. stock sheet in archive, 31682 Bremer-David, French tapestries & textiles (1997), 80-97 Coural, Beauvais (1992), 23 Standen, MetMusJ 11 (1976), 103-17 Badin, La Manufacture de Tapisseries (1909) Related Works: Compositionally similar tapestries (same cartoon): GCPA 0241369, "Le Prince en Voyage" Musée national du Château de Compiègne (Coural, p. 23), & 2 smaller versions: GCPA 0241334 (Getty), Ader Picard Tajan, Monaco, 11/11/1984, lot 155 B
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