Marionettes. Coypel, Charles-Antoine (French, 1694-1752) (author of design) [painter] Belin, Jean-Baptiste II (French, 1688-1730) (designed after, alentour) [painter] Audran, Claude III (French, 1658-1734) (designed after, alentour) [painter] Desportes, Alexandre-François (French, 1661-1743) (designed after, alentour) [painter] Valade, Jean (French, 1709-1787) (cartoon creator, alentour) [painter] Audran, Michel (French, ) (workshop) [weaver] 1755-1756 Tapestry Dimensions: H 11'10" x W 10' Tapestry Materials/Techniques: wool & silk Culture: French Weaving Center: Paris Ownership H
Marionettes. Coypel, Charles-Antoine (French, 1694-1752) (author of design) [painter] Belin, Jean-Baptiste II (French, 1688-1730) (designed after, alentour) [painter] Audran, Claude III (French, 1658-1734) (designed after, alentour) [painter] Desportes, Alexandre-François (French, 1661-1743) (designed after, alentour) [painter] Valade, Jean (French, 1709-1787) (cartoon creator, alentour) [painter] Audran, Michel (French, ) (workshop) [weaver] 1755-1756 Tapestry Dimensions: H 11'10" x W 10' Tapestry Materials/Techniques: wool & silk Culture: French Weaving Center: Paris Ownership History: Sold to M. de Monmartel (1763). Comte André Pastré coll., Paris. French & Co. received from E. Gimpel & Wildenstein 6/7/1920, returned 3/16/1922 or 3/31/1922. Inscriptions: Woven signature in lower field, right: AUDRAN Inscriptions: Woven inscription on console, center: DOM QUICHOTTE PRENANT DES / MARIONNETTES POUR DES / MAURES CROIT EN LES COMBATTANTS / SECOURIR DES AMANTS FUGITIFS Don Quixote strikes the puppet-theater with his sword, as the puppet-master tries to stop him; on R, Sancho gapes at scene; on L, the innkeeper & his family laugh; scene enclosed by picture-frame cartouche (ALENTOUR) patterned background with floral garlands & peacock; at bottom, console decorated with garlands, trophies, dog & sheep 6th weaving, 5th alentour. French & Co. stock sheet in archive, 22700 Fénaille, Gobelins 3 (1903-1923), 157-282 Göbel, Wandteppiche II:1 (1928), 117, 159-64 Related Works: Panels in set: GCPA 0139231-0139232, 0189076; compositionally similar sets: GCPA 0242043-0242046 (Louvre set), GCPA 0184492-084494, 0188339, 0189001-0189057, 0242012-0242013, 0242017, 0242042, 0242047 (Mackay set), GCPA 0242048, 0244394-0244395 (Getty set), GCPA 0242019-0242022 (Palazzo reale set), GCPA 0242038-0242022 (Palazzo Quirinale set), GCPA 0139241, 0242024-0242034 (Philadelphia set), GCPA 0242014-0242016, 0242023 (St. Petersburg set), GCPA 0182086, 0182092, 0182096, 0182098 (Virg
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