December. Le Brun, Charles (French, 1619-1690) (designed after) [painter] Lacroix, Jean de II (French, ) (workshop) [weaver] c. 1712 Tapestry Dimensions: H 10'5" x W 10'" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: wool & silk (warp: 20-26/inch, weft: 96-112/inch) Culture: French Weaving Center: Paris Ownership History: Comte de Camondo coll., Paris; sold at Galerie Georges Petit (Paris), 2/1/1893-2/3/1893, no. 291. Gaston Menier coll., Paris; sold at Galerie Charpentier (Paris), 11/24/1936, lot 111. Baron Gendebien-Salvay coll, Belgium. Vincent Laloux coll., Brussels. Purchased by J. Pa

December. Le Brun, Charles (French, 1619-1690) (designed after) [painter] Lacroix, Jean de II (French, ) (workshop) [weaver] c. 1712 Tapestry Dimensions: H 10'5" x W 10'" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: wool & silk (warp: 20-26/inch, weft: 96-112/inch) Culture: French Weaving Center: Paris Ownership History: Comte de Camondo coll., Paris; sold at Galerie Georges Petit (Paris), 2/1/1893-2/3/1893, no. 291. Gaston Menier coll., Paris; sold at Galerie Charpentier (Paris), 11/24/1936, lot 111. Baron Gendebien-Salvay coll, Belgium. Vincent Laloux coll., Brussels. Purchased by J. Paul Getty Museum (1985). United States, California, Los Angeles, J. Paul Getty Museum, accno. Inscriptions: Woven signature in lower guard, right: (not visible in photograph) Inscriptions: Inscription on cartouche, center: CHASTEAV / DE / MONCEAVX Château de Monceaux set in winter landscape, with hunters; in foreground, balustrade with oriental carpet, musical instruments & variety of birds; 2 columns hung with winter garlands & cartouche with Capricorn (BRD) floral garland inside scrolling acanthus band; (UPR BRD) centered by winged cartouche; (LWR BRD) centered by inscribed cartouche Woven for a private commission. Fénaille, Gobelins 2 (1903-1923), 128-65 Göbel, Wandteppiche II:1 (1928), 130-32 Bremer-David, French tapestries & textiles (1997), 20-27 Related Works: Compositionally similar tapestry: GCPA 0243866

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