Esther's feast. Troy, Jean François de (French, 1679-1752) (cartoon creator) [painter] Cozette, Pierre-François (French, ) (workshop) [weaver] Jacques, Maurice (French, 1712-1784) (author of design, border) [painter] c. 1774-1779 Tapestry Dimensions: H 13'10" x W 17'10" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: French Weaving Center: Paris Ownership History: Offered by Louis XVI to Albert & Marie-Christine (sister of Queen Marie-Antoinette), Duke & Duchess of Saxe-Teschen & Joint Governors of the Austrian Netherlands on their visit to Paris on 8/20/1786. Shah of Iran coll.,
Esther's feast. Troy, Jean François de (French, 1679-1752) (cartoon creator) [painter] Cozette, Pierre-François (French, ) (workshop) [weaver] Jacques, Maurice (French, 1712-1784) (author of design, border) [painter] c. 1774-1779 Tapestry Dimensions: H 13'10" x W 17'10" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: French Weaving Center: Paris Ownership History: Offered by Louis XVI to Albert & Marie-Christine (sister of Queen Marie-Antoinette), Duke & Duchess of Saxe-Teschen & Joint Governors of the Austrian Netherlands on their visit to Paris on 8/20/1786. Shah of Iran coll., 1974 (?). French & Co. stock sheet: purchased by the Vichy government, France, 1943 [SS 54311]. Inscriptions: Inscription on lower border, center: DONA MIHI ANIMAM PRO QUÂ ROCO Inscriptions: Woven signature in central field, on step at right: De Troy Rome (?) 1739 [not visible in photograph] In gallery of palace opened to garden, a banquet scene framed by drapery (L) & spiral (Solomonic) columns in background; Esther sits at banquet table, engaged in conversation with Ahasuerus next to her; catered by female servants, Haman is on opposite side of table (L) leaning on his elbow & watching the couple; Mordecai gazes outwards towards viewer (L); numerous servants stand around the table with food as dog drinks in basin containing ewer in foreground (BRD) picture-frame & trompe l'oeil border with a garland of flowers interrupted by cartouche enclosing fruits clasped by acanthus leaves, flanked by larger acanthus leaves in corners; (UPR BRD) centered by the arms of France between wings in center; (LWR BRD) centered by latin inscription in cartouche in center; outer band of laurel leaves The lower right corner of the tapestry wan pieced in; some photographs show the tapestry without this piece (GCPA 0242135-0242136). The present tapestry is one of a set of 7 hangings offered by Louis XVI to the Duchess & Duke of Saxe-Teschen. The tapestry features a second border, created by
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