Psyche's arrival at Cupid's palace. Boucher, François (French, 1703-1770) (cartoon creator) [painter] Oudry, Jean-Baptiste (French, 1686-1755) (workshop) [painter] Besnier, Nicolas (French, ) (workshop) [weaver] c. 1741-1770 Tapestry Dimensions: H 11'" x W 20'" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: wool & silk, (warp: 20-22/cm), modern cotton linings Culture: French Weaving Center: Beauvais Ownership History: Possibly part of a set of three (Bremmer cat. 11 a-c) woven for M. d'Auriac, 1741-1742. Sir Anthony de Rothschild (London), early 20th century (Bremmer cat. 11 a-c), thereafte
Psyche's arrival at Cupid's palace. Boucher, François (French, 1703-1770) (cartoon creator) [painter] Oudry, Jean-Baptiste (French, 1686-1755) (workshop) [painter] Besnier, Nicolas (French, ) (workshop) [weaver] c. 1741-1770 Tapestry Dimensions: H 11'" x W 20'" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: wool & silk, (warp: 20-22/cm), modern cotton linings Culture: French Weaving Center: Beauvais Ownership History: Possibly part of a set of three (Bremmer cat. 11 a-c) woven for M. d'Auriac, 1741-1742. Sir Anthony de Rothschild (London), early 20th century (Bremmer cat. 11 a-c), thereafter separated. E. M. Hodgkins coll. (Paris). French & Co. purchased from Henry Symons 4/23/1929; sold to J. Paul Getty 12/21/1937. J. Paul Getty Museum 1963. United States, California, Los Angeles, J. Paul Getty Museum, accno. Zephyr guides Psyche as she enters Cupid's palace, treading on near Eastern carpet partially unrolled to receive her, 8 maidens gathered around stone base of large perfume burner on L, 5 servants seated on cushions on R, a 6th servant carries garland on far R Possible set of 3 panels. Borders missing. French & Co. stock sheet in archive, 16567-c [also lists: 35351] Bremer-David, French tapestries & textiles (1997), 106-119, cat. 11 a Related Works: Panels in set: GCPA 0243696-0243697, 0243701-0243703, 0243705-0243706; compositionally similar tapestries (same cartoon): GCPA 0243789 (Philadelphia), 0243693 (Petit Palais, on same panel with "Treasures"), 0243680, 0243676 (Christie's 1984 sale; fragment?), 0243698-0243699 (Set G, 2 fragments?); see also Bremer-David, p. 117
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