Emperor's Audience. 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 9'11" x W 4'9" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: French Weaving Center: Aubusson Ownership History: French & Co. Emperor sitting under canopy in background, his hand laid on globe as 2 men prostrate themselves before him; 2 standing figures stand over seated, bearded man, all witnessing the scene as another holds parasol (R); tea service laid on tray in foreground (UPR & LWR BRD
Emperor's Audience. 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 9'11" x W 4'9" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: French Weaving Center: Aubusson Ownership History: French & Co. Emperor sitting under canopy in background, his hand laid on globe as 2 men prostrate themselves before him; 2 standing figures stand over seated, bearded man, all witnessing the scene as another holds parasol (R); tea service laid on tray in foreground (UPR & LWR BRD) floral border with acanthus leaves & C-scrolled scallops Borders partially missing; fragment of tapestry (Soustelle). This composition is a simplified version of the right half of The Emperor's Audience, & is probably based on a sketch by François Boucher now held at the Musée des Beaux Arts et d'Archéologie, Besançon, France (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). This panel. a fragment, was probably cut in half to accomodate a particular commission. GCPA 0184435, with which it is in set, may well be the other (left) half (Soustelle). The notes "Mr. Jacobs- Baltimore" & "Baltimore Museum of Art" on the verso of photograph (Soustelle). No French & Co. stock sheet in archive, no stock number Mathias, Exotisme et
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