Audience of the Emperor. 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 of design) [painter] c. 1700-1725 Tapestry Dimensions: H 10'5" x W 16'6" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: wool & silk Culture: French Weaving Center: Beauvais Ownership History: French & Co. purchased from J. Seligmann Sons, received 6/15/1920 (or 12/23/1920); sold to William Randolph Hearst 7/14/1927. Roscoe & Margaret Oakes coll. (de Young); gift to the Fine Arts Museums
Audience of the Emperor. 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 of design) [painter] c. 1700-1725 Tapestry Dimensions: H 10'5" x W 16'6" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: wool & silk Culture: French Weaving Center: Beauvais Ownership History: French & Co. purchased from J. Seligmann Sons, received 6/15/1920 (or 12/23/1920); sold to William Randolph Hearst 7/14/1927. Roscoe & Margaret Oakes coll. (de Young); gift to the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, 1959. United States, California, San Francisco, The Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, accno. In fantastic pavilion on outdoor terrace with heavy curtains hung from 2 arches, Emperor sits on cushion at top of flight of steps covered with Oriental rug; behind him, throne sumptuously carved & topped by peacock feathers flanked by attendants, 1 on L holds elephant which is behind throne, the other on R holds flag & shield; 3 men prostrate themselves in foreground near incense burner & additional man raises his hands to imperial couple; woman (=Empress?), attended by servant holding parasol above head, sits in two-wheeled chariot drawn by 2 men bowing to Emperor (L); 2 figures behind backdrop drapery (L) & table bearing ceramic wares & vessels near peacock & basket of fruit in foreground (R); birds perched on arcade & flying, town in distance (L) (BRD) picture-frame border with stylized acanthus leaves Initially, famous commissions of this series took place with, notably, one 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 set was probably 1 of these later commissions & Bennett states that the tapestry was woven before 1732. French & Co. stock sheet in archive, 22711-e Bennett, Tapestry San Francisco (1992), 266-69 Standen, Tapestries in the Metropo
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