Esther makes her toilet. Troy, Jean François de (French, 1679-1752) (cartoon creator) [painter] Audran, Jean-Joseph (French, act. ) (workshop) [weaver] Jacques, Maurice (French, 1712-1784) (author of design, border) [painter] c. 1782-1786 Tapestry Dimensions: H 13'10" x W 13' Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: French Weaving Center: Paris Ownership History: Offered by Louis XVI to Albert & Marie-Christine (sister of Queen Marie-Antoinette), Duke & Duchess of Saxe-Teschen & Joint Governors of the Austrian Netherlands on their visit to Paris on 8/20/1786 [SS 54311]. Frenc
Esther makes her toilet. Troy, Jean François de (French, 1679-1752) (cartoon creator) [painter] Audran, Jean-Joseph (French, act. ) (workshop) [weaver] Jacques, Maurice (French, 1712-1784) (author of design, border) [painter] c. 1782-1786 Tapestry Dimensions: H 13'10" x W 13' Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: French Weaving Center: Paris Ownership History: Offered by Louis XVI to Albert & Marie-Christine (sister of Queen Marie-Antoinette), Duke & Duchess of Saxe-Teschen & Joint Governors of the Austrian Netherlands on their visit to Paris on 8/20/1786 [SS 54311]. French & Co. stock sheet: purchased by the Vichy government, France, 1943 [SS 54311]. Shah of Iran coll., 1974 (?). Inscriptions: Woven signature in central field, lower right corner: Inscriptions: Woven signature in central field, on basin in lower center: DE Inscriptions: Inscription on lower border, center: CIRCUMDATA EST GLORIA SUA In interior of Ahasuerus'classical palace with rich hanging draperies, a eunuch stands behind 7 female attendants preparing Esther to be presented to King Ahasuerus; richly embroidered clothes, a mirror, a box of jewels on table (R) & a basin with ewer are used to make Esther's toilet (BRD) picture-frame & trompe l'oeil border with a garland of flowers interrupted by cartouche enclosing fruits clasped by acanthus leaves, flanked by larger acanthus leaves in corners; (UPR BRD) centered by the arms of France between wings in center; (LWR BRD) centered by latin inscription in cartouche in center; outer band of laurel leaves The present tapestry is one of a set of 7 tapestries offered by Louis XVI to the Duchess & Duke of Saxe-Teschen. (Soustelle). The tapestry features a second border created by the painter Maurice Jacques, which was woven from 1768 to 1797 in Audran & Cozette workshops (Soustelle). The related work from the Château de La Roche-Guyon (mentioned below) is also signed Audran, with a date of 1769 & without bo
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