Flute player. Boucher, François (French, 1703-1770) (author of design) [painter] Charron, André-Charlemagne (French, ) (workshop) [weaver] (French) c. 1756-1778 Tapestry Dimensions: H 310 x W 405 cm Tapestry Materials/Techniques: wool (warp); wool & silk (weft) Culture: French Weaving Center: Beauvais Young man holds flute to lips of young woman as she plays it (R), 2 couples seated on ground (far R) & shepherd with sheep (L) watch, & little dog dances (center); rustic structure with tower in L background, classical ruin with bust & large urn decorated with garland behind couples o
Flute player. Boucher, François (French, 1703-1770) (author of design) [painter] Charron, André-Charlemagne (French, ) (workshop) [weaver] (French) c. 1756-1778 Tapestry Dimensions: H 310 x W 405 cm Tapestry Materials/Techniques: wool (warp); wool & silk (weft) Culture: French Weaving Center: Beauvais Young man holds flute to lips of young woman as she plays it (R), 2 couples seated on ground (far R) & shepherd with sheep (L) watch, & little dog dances (center); rustic structure with tower in L background, classical ruin with bust & large urn decorated with garland behind couples on R Borders missing. Wark, Huntington (1961), 68-69 Related Works: Compositionally similar tapestries (same cartoon): 0241691 (Huntington Art Gallery), 0241706 (Cleveland Museum of Art), 0184481 (Set A), Wadsworth Atheneum, Stotesbury coll., Sir George Alexander Cooper coll.
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