Europe. Le Barbier, Jean-Jacques-François (the Elder) (French, 1738-1826) (cartoon creator) [painter] De Menou (French, act. 1780-1793) (workshop) [weaver] c. 1790-1791 Tapestry Dimensions: Back: 1'6" x 1'6" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: wool & silk Culture: French Weaving Center: Beauvais Ownership History: Woven for Louis XVI, between 4/1790 & 11/1791. Delivered to Abraham Alcan, 9/24/1796. Sold in Paris, from the hôtel of the duc de Richelieu 5/18/1852; purchased by Prince de Béarn. M. Gaston Menier, 1893. Sold at Sotheby's, 12/13/1974, lot 55, London. Artemis , Brussels, 1975. Purchas
Europe. Le Barbier, Jean-Jacques-François (the Elder) (French, 1738-1826) (cartoon creator) [painter] De Menou (French, act. 1780-1793) (workshop) [weaver] c. 1790-1791 Tapestry Dimensions: Back: 1'6" x 1'6" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: wool & silk Culture: French Weaving Center: Beauvais Ownership History: Woven for Louis XVI, between 4/1790 & 11/1791. Delivered to Abraham Alcan, 9/24/1796. Sold in Paris, from the hôtel of the duc de Richelieu 5/18/1852; purchased by Prince de Béarn. M. Gaston Menier, 1893. Sold at Sotheby's, 12/13/1974, lot 55, London. Artemis , Brussels, 1975. Purchased by Mr. & Mrs. Claus von Bülow, 1978; offered as gift to the Metropolitan Museum of Art. United States, New York, New York, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, accno. Louis XVI-style, giltwood & upholstered armchair with, on back: Europe, wearing armor & plumed helmet, holds cornucopia & scepter, with papal tiara, mitre & crown laying at her side (R); attendant holds shield & banner; ewer & globe in foreground (L) & horseman in distance (L); on seat: cock standing on blue ball (L) as cow drinks from water in stone trough, goat standing beside drapery in foreground & 3 chickens (R), horse running in distance The upholstery on this armchair is part of a set of tapestries & upholstery alluding to the War of American Independence & the part played by the French in achieving it. It was woven by the order of King Louis XVI & probably intended as a gift to George Washington, though the Revolution prevented the transaction from materializing. This series comprises 4 panels, representing America, Europe, Africa & Asia, along with 28 covers, eventually mounted in 19th century frames, intended for the backs & seats of 2 settees & 12 armchairs. This set is the second of only 2 weavings. This armchair is 1 of 3 furniture pieces with upholstery representing Europe. No French & Co. stock sheet in archive, no stock number Standen, Tapestries in the Metropolitan 2 (1985), 572-605
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