Bird catching. Leprince, Jean Baptiste (French, 1734-1781) (author of design) [painter] Charron, André-Charlemagne (French, ) (workshop) [weaver] De Menou (French, act. 1780-1793) (workshop) [weaver] c. 1769-1793 Tapestry Dimensions: H 9'4" x W 8'5" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: French Weaving Center: Beauvais Ownership History: French & Co. Young man in tree holding bird in R hand & resting L hand on bird cage on tree branch looks down towards young woman; 2 women seated on ground to R of tree, 1 resting her arm on bird cage, face towards young man seated opposit
Bird catching. Leprince, Jean Baptiste (French, 1734-1781) (author of design) [painter] Charron, André-Charlemagne (French, ) (workshop) [weaver] De Menou (French, act. 1780-1793) (workshop) [weaver] c. 1769-1793 Tapestry Dimensions: H 9'4" x W 8'5" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: French Weaving Center: Beauvais Ownership History: French & Co. Young man in tree holding bird in R hand & resting L hand on bird cage on tree branch looks down towards young woman; 2 women seated on ground to R of tree, 1 resting her arm on bird cage, face towards young man seated opposite them & showing them bird in his hand; bird nets & baskets in L foreground Borders missing. No French & Co. stock sheet in archive, no stock number Standen, Tapestries in the Metropolitan 2 (1985), 550-556 Related Works: Panels in set: GCPA 0241768-0241769, 0241772, 0184483; compositionally similar tapestries: GCPA 0241765 (Petit Palais), 0241767, 0241771; see also Standen, p. 554-555
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