Country folk having an outdoor meal. Teniers, David III (Flemish, 1638-1685) (designed after) [painter] c. 1760 Tapestry Dimensions: H 7'2" x W 6'4" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: French Weaving Center: Aubusson Ownership History: French & Co. purchased from Mr. Tobey, received 8/10/1949; sold to Edward K. Hewton 12/9/1953. In landscape with trees & plants, a group of people with child & dog is gathered around table with food in foreground while a couple is dancing (L); buildings & horseman with flock of animals in distance Borders missing; fragment of tapestry (Cavallo). This
Country folk having an outdoor meal. Teniers, David III (Flemish, 1638-1685) (designed after) [painter] c. 1760 Tapestry Dimensions: H 7'2" x W 6'4" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: French Weaving Center: Aubusson Ownership History: French & Co. purchased from Mr. Tobey, received 8/10/1949; sold to Edward K. Hewton 12/9/1953. In landscape with trees & plants, a group of people with child & dog is gathered around table with food in foreground while a couple is dancing (L); buildings & horseman with flock of animals in distance Borders missing; fragment of tapestry (Cavallo). This scene is based on the right half of a larger, original composition by David Teniers III, as seen in Göbel (Campbell). This panel, together with GCPA 0243219 probably used to form one tapestry, before it was cut in 2 halves (Soustelle). French & Co. stock sheet in archive, 80645 [also lists: 53541] Göbel, Wandteppiche II:2 (1928), pl. 281-2 Related Works: Compositionally similar tapestry (with variations): GCPA 0243213; compositionally similar tapestries (larger composition): GCPA 0243218, 0243139, 0243216, "La dance" Altkunst-Margraf & Co. (Göbel, )
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