Europe. Le Barbier, Jean-Jacques-François (the Elder) (French, 1738-1826) (cartoon creator) [painter] De Menou (French, act. 1780-1793) (workshop) [weaver] c. 1790-1791 Tapestry Dimensions: H 12' x W 15' Tapestry Materials/Techniques: wool & silk Culture: French Weaving Center: Beauvais Ownership History: Woven for Louis XVI, between 4/1790 & 11/1791. Delivered to Abraham Alcan, 9/24/1796. Sold in Paris, from the hôtel of the duc de Richelieu 5/18/1852; purchased by Prince de Béarn. M. Gaston Menier, 1893. Sold at Sotheby's, 12/13/1974, lot 55, London. Artemis , Brussels, 1975. Purchased b
Europe. Le Barbier, Jean-Jacques-François (the Elder) (French, 1738-1826) (cartoon creator) [painter] De Menou (French, act. 1780-1793) (workshop) [weaver] c. 1790-1791 Tapestry Dimensions: H 12' x W 15' Tapestry Materials/Techniques: wool & silk Culture: French Weaving Center: Beauvais Ownership History: Woven for Louis XVI, between 4/1790 & 11/1791. Delivered to Abraham Alcan, 9/24/1796. Sold in Paris, from the hôtel of the duc de Richelieu 5/18/1852; purchased by Prince de Béarn. M. Gaston Menier, 1893. Sold at Sotheby's, 12/13/1974, lot 55, London. Artemis , Brussels, 1975. Purchased by Mr. & Mrs. Claus von Bülow, 1978; offered as gift to the Metropolitan Museum of Art. United States, New York, New York, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, accno. Inscriptions: Woven monogram on bale in field, lower left: BAL Inscriptions: Inscription on bale in field, lower left: No. 160 Inscriptions: Inscription on globe in field, lower left: EUROPE Minerva (Athena) enthroned with Europa on R holding escutcheons of sovereign states, & the three Muses, on L, representing Music, Painting & Sculpture; Fame hovers overhead distributing garlands as flying cherub wearing helmet bears standards of Victory (L); spar & sail next to 2 barrels & roped bale in L foreground; horse to R of steps; in center & R foreground on either side of stream are reclining nymph holding urn from which water pours & river-god reclining on urn, dolphin in stream (BRD) foliated picture-frame border with acanthus leaves in corners; the inner border with acanthus leaves alternating with beads This panel is part of a set of tapestries & upholstery alluding to the War of American Independence & the part played by the French in achieving it. It was woven by the order of King Louis XVI & probably intended as a gift to George Washington, though the Revolution prevented the transaction from materializing. This series comprises 4 panels, representing America, Europe, Africa & Asia, along with 28 cover
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