Dream of Lamon. Jeaurat, Etienne (French, 1699-1789) (author of design) [painter] Audran, Michel (French, ) (workshop, entrepeneur) [weaver] c. 1740 Tapestry Dimensions: H 11'1" x W 11'9" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: French Weaving Center: Paris Ownership History: French & Co. purchased from the estate of E. [Emilie] de L. Havemeyer 8/4/1915; sold to E. [Edgar] F. Luckenbach 10/4/1919. Edgar F. Luckenbach coll., sold at Sotheby's (New York), 11/6/1943, lot 210 (Edgar F. Luckenbach sale). United States, New York, New York, Sotheby's, November 6, 1943, lot 210. Sh
Dream of Lamon. Jeaurat, Etienne (French, 1699-1789) (author of design) [painter] Audran, Michel (French, ) (workshop, entrepeneur) [weaver] c. 1740 Tapestry Dimensions: H 11'1" x W 11'9" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: French Weaving Center: Paris Ownership History: French & Co. purchased from the estate of E. [Emilie] de L. Havemeyer 8/4/1915; sold to E. [Edgar] F. Luckenbach 10/4/1919. Edgar F. Luckenbach coll., sold at Sotheby's (New York), 11/6/1943, lot 210 (Edgar F. Luckenbach sale). United States, New York, New York, Sotheby's, November 6, 1943, lot 210. Shepherd Lamon sleeps in the ruins of temple (R); figures from Lamon's dream appear, including Daphnis, Chloë & cupid (center & L) (BRD) picture-frame border with interlace design, palmette in corners Although this series is included in the literature on the Gobelins manufactory where Audran directed a high-warp atelier, this series was apparently executed privately. French & Co. stock sheet in archive, 2986 Fénaille, Gobelins 4 (1903-1923), 181 Göbel, Wandteppiche II:1 (1928), 75-83 Related Works: Panels in set: GCPA 0242006-0242008; compositionally similar set: GCPA 0242051-0242052; compositionally similar tapestries: GCPA (cartoon), 0242009; compositionally similar tapestry: GCPA 024210
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