Peasants dancing and having an outdoor meal. Teniers, David II (Flemish, 1610-1690) (designed after) [painter] Teniers, David III (Flemish, 1638-1685) (designed after) [painter] c. 1760 Tapestry Dimensions: H 8'9" x W 12'6" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: French Weaving Center: Aubusson Ownership History: French & Co. purchased from the Estate of Dr. Preston P. [Pope] Satterwhite, received 7/10/1950 [SS 81298]. French & Co. purchased from J. B. Speed Memorial Museum, received 4/30/1958 (?); sold to Mr. Dinolevi 5/6/1966 [SS 58865]. In landscape with inn, trees & plants & dogs,
Peasants dancing and having an outdoor meal. Teniers, David II (Flemish, 1610-1690) (designed after) [painter] Teniers, David III (Flemish, 1638-1685) (designed after) [painter] c. 1760 Tapestry Dimensions: H 8'9" x W 12'6" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: French Weaving Center: Aubusson Ownership History: French & Co. purchased from the Estate of Dr. Preston P. [Pope] Satterwhite, received 7/10/1950 [SS 81298]. French & Co. purchased from J. B. Speed Memorial Museum, received 4/30/1958 (?); sold to Mr. Dinolevi 5/6/1966 [SS 58865]. In landscape with inn, trees & plants & dogs, a group of people with child is gathered around table with food (L); a couple is dancing while man, standing on table, plays the violin (R) (BRD) pole with garland of flowers & acanthus leaves framing cabochon centered with rosette in corners; (LWR BRD) fringe attached to bottom of lower border GCPA 0243215 & 0184448 show 2 halves of a hanging, reversed. This scene is part of the Country Sports series (Cavallo). The verso of the photograph indicates that the 2 fragments were used as portières before they were sewn together, & adds that they were "lined with 16th century, antique green velvet." It is not clear when the fragments were sewn, but it probably happened after April 30,1958 (Soustelle). French & Co. stock sheet in archive, 81298 French & Co. stock sheet in archive, 58865 Göbel, Wandteppiche II:2 (1928), pl. 281-2 Related Works: Compositionally similar tapestry (composition reversed): GCPA 0243139, 0243216, "The Dance" Altkunst-Margraf & Co. (Göbel, pl. 281-2)
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