Swing. Watteau, Jean Antoine (French, 1684-1721) (designed after) [painter] Pater, Jean-Baptiste Joseph (French, 1695-1736) (designed after) [painter] Bradshaw, George Smith (British, 1717-1812) (workshop) [weaver] c. 1730-1760 Tapestry Dimensions: H 9'7" x W 9' Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: English Weaving Center: London Ownership History: French & Co. purchased from Henry Symons, invoiced 6/4/1924. Couple talking (R, foreground), urn on pedestal (L, middle ground), group playing games (center, middle ground), woman on swing, pushed by man (L of center, background) (BRD) fra
Swing. Watteau, Jean Antoine (French, 1684-1721) (designed after) [painter] Pater, Jean-Baptiste Joseph (French, 1695-1736) (designed after) [painter] Bradshaw, George Smith (British, 1717-1812) (workshop) [weaver] c. 1730-1760 Tapestry Dimensions: H 9'7" x W 9' Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: English Weaving Center: London Ownership History: French & Co. purchased from Henry Symons, invoiced 6/4/1924. Couple talking (R, foreground), urn on pedestal (L, middle ground), group playing games (center, middle ground), woman on swing, pushed by man (L of center, background) (BRD) frame-like acanthus-leaf decoration, with cartouches inserted once on each side & each corner Restoration has occurred on the pedestal on left-side of central field (appears to be a part of a tall, narrow patch of re-weaving). Cartouche (lower part) in upper border also appears to be patched to central field; border may not belong to this field. See other tapestries with same border design & similar treatment: GCPA 0181853, 0181855. French & Flemish tapestries of similar subject are based on the "Italian Comedy" or "Fêtes Venitiennes". However, Bradshaw produced a totally new suite of scenes based on pictures by Watteau. This scene is designed on Watteau's "Plaisirs Champêtres" at Chantilly & "Les Bergers" at Potsdam, among other pictures by Watteau. French & Co. stock sheet in archive, 12955 [also lists: 25915, 13587] Marillier, English Tapestries (1930), 123-125 Thomson, History of Tapestry (1930), 491 Related Works: Panels in set: GCPA 0181853-0181857, 0184135 (set B); other similar sets: GCPA 0181848-0181852, 0184129-0184133 (set A), 0181858-0181862, 0184540-0184541, 0188263, 0184824 (set C), 0181863-0181866, 0184136 (set D)
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