Chasing the wild boar. unknown c. 1750-1800 Tapestry Dimensions: H 9'3" x W 6'6" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: French Weaving Center: Aubusson Ownership History: Charles Mather Ffoulke coll., Washington , 1909. Cornelius K. G. Billings 1913. French & Co. purchased from Mrs. B. N. Duke, received 9/14/1917; sold to J. W. Harriman 9/12/1919 [SS 4422]. French & Co. purchased from Plaza Art Gallery J. W. Harriman sale, invoiced 11/15/1934; sold to Conde Nast [Liquid] 4/9/1940 [SS 39656]. In landscape with trees & flowering plants, 2 horsemen galloping with their hound dogs flan
Chasing the wild boar. unknown c. 1750-1800 Tapestry Dimensions: H 9'3" x W 6'6" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: French Weaving Center: Aubusson Ownership History: Charles Mather Ffoulke coll., Washington , 1909. Cornelius K. G. Billings 1913. French & Co. purchased from Mrs. B. N. Duke, received 9/14/1917; sold to J. W. Harriman 9/12/1919 [SS 4422]. French & Co. purchased from Plaza Art Gallery J. W. Harriman sale, invoiced 11/15/1934; sold to Conde Nast [Liquid] 4/9/1940 [SS 39656]. In landscape with trees & flowering plants, 2 horsemen galloping with their hound dogs flank a boar which they attack with weapons; additional horseman with dog in background & river near buildings in distance (BRD) picture-frame border with cabochons interspersed with flowers & acanthus leaves in corners The border appears to be modern & not quite the complete pattern, even though the field looks 18th century. French & Co. stock sheet in archive, 4422 French & Co. stock sheet in archive, 39656 Ffoulke, Collection of Tapestries (1913), 283 Related Works: Panels in set: GCPA 0240441-0240445, 0240448-0240449; similar border: GCPA 0240450
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