Fishing. Huet, Jean-Baptiste (French, 1745-1811) (author of design) [painter] De Menou (French, act. 1780-1793) (workshop) [weaver] c. 1780-1790 Tapestry Dimensions: H x W m Tapestry Materials/Techniques: wool (warp); wool & silk (weft) Culture: French Weaving Center: Beauvais Young woman standing in front of tub full of fish holds fishing rod with 1 hand & reaches towards snake held by boy with other hand; another young woman stands behind her; little boy kneels next to fish tub; dog runs towards 2 birds with 2 chicks in center foreground; hat, drapery, 2 birds & tub in R foreground
Fishing. Huet, Jean-Baptiste (French, 1745-1811) (author of design) [painter] De Menou (French, act. 1780-1793) (workshop) [weaver] c. 1780-1790 Tapestry Dimensions: H x W m Tapestry Materials/Techniques: wool (warp); wool & silk (weft) Culture: French Weaving Center: Beauvais Young woman standing in front of tub full of fish holds fishing rod with 1 hand & reaches towards snake held by boy with other hand; another young woman stands behind her; little boy kneels next to fish tub; dog runs towards 2 birds with 2 chicks in center foreground; hat, drapery, 2 birds & tub in R foreground; pedestal with dish & jug draped with fabric in L foreground (BRD) scene framed by stylised palm trees with tall flowering stems growing at base; drapery, floral garland & tassels on cords are looped from tree to tree with with parrot & small bird perched on top; outer garland on L, R & upper sides Standen, Tapestries in the Metropolitan 2 (1985), 557-563 Related Works: Panels in set: GCPA 0241728-0241731; compositionally similar tapestry: GCPA 0241728 (Petit Palais 1), see also Standen, p. 560-562
Size: 3912px × 6144px
Photo credit: © piemags/GB24 / Alamy / Afripics
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