Music. Boucher, François (French, 1703-1770) (author of design, 1734-46) [painter] Besnier, Nicolas (French, ) (workshop) [weaver] Charron, André-Charlemagne (French, ) (workshop) [weaver] c. 1736-1760 Tapestry Dimensions: H 8'4" x W 4'6" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: wool (warp); wool & silk (weft) Culture: French Weaving Center: Beauvais Ownership History: French & Co. received from C. L. Blair 3/11/1922; returned 10/28/1924. Man with cello & raised bow faces 2 women, one with her back to the viewer, on L, couple seated on ground on R, in landscape setting Borders m
Music. Boucher, François (French, 1703-1770) (author of design, 1734-46) [painter] Besnier, Nicolas (French, ) (workshop) [weaver] Charron, André-Charlemagne (French, ) (workshop) [weaver] c. 1736-1760 Tapestry Dimensions: H 8'4" x W 4'6" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: wool (warp); wool & silk (weft) Culture: French Weaving Center: Beauvais Ownership History: French & Co. received from C. L. Blair 3/11/1922; returned 10/28/1924. Man with cello & raised bow faces 2 women, one with her back to the viewer, on L, couple seated on ground on R, in landscape setting Borders missing. This is one figural group from the more complete composition, which includes an additional figure on the R. The upper portion of the tapestry, seen in photo GCPA 0241432, is a modern addition. French & Co. stock sheet in archive, 11452 Standen, Tapestries in the Metropolitan 2 (1985), 507-533 Standen, MetMusJ 12 (1977), 107-130, fig. 16 & 17 Slatkin, MetMusJ 12 (1977), 137-138 Related Works: Panels in set: GCPA 0241425-0241426, 0241433; compositionally similar tapestries: "La musique" Abbaye de Chaâlis, Musée Jacquemart-André; "La musique" ex. Sir George Cooper coll. (both in Standen, "Fêtes," figs. 16 & 17)
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