Country folks having an outdoor meal with violinist. Teniers, David III (Flemish, 1638-1685) (designed after) [painter] c. 1780-1810 Tapestry Dimensions: H 7'3' x W 16' Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: French Weaving Center: Aubusson Ownership History: French & Co. In landscape with farmhouse, trees & plants & dogs, a group of people with child is gathered around table with food (R); 2 couples are dancing while man, standing on table, plays the violin & other man brings dish (L); additional building in distance Borders missing (Soustelle). This scene is derived from a compositio
Country folks having an outdoor meal with violinist. Teniers, David III (Flemish, 1638-1685) (designed after) [painter] c. 1780-1810 Tapestry Dimensions: H 7'3' x W 16' Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: French Weaving Center: Aubusson Ownership History: French & Co. In landscape with farmhouse, trees & plants & dogs, a group of people with child is gathered around table with food (R); 2 couples are dancing while man, standing on table, plays the violin & other man brings dish (L); additional building in distance Borders missing (Soustelle). This scene is derived from a composition by David Teniers III. There is also a smaller version, with only the right half (Cavallo/Soustelle). The related work illustrated in Chevalier (cited below) is said to have been made in the workshop of Pierre Dumonteil (Soustelle). French & Co. stock sheet missing from archive, 19926-b Göbel, Wandteppiche II:2 (1928), pl. 281-82 Chevalier, Aubusson (1988), 148 Related Works: Panels in set: GCPA 0243103, 0243218; compositionally similar tapestries, "La Dance" Altkunst-Margraf & Co. (Göbel, pl. 281-82), "La Danse" Chevalier coll. (Chevalier, ); compositionally similar tapestry (smaller composition), GCPA 0243213
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