Maypole. Huet, Jean-Baptiste (French, 1745-1811) (author of design) [painter] Boucher, François (French, 1703-1770) (designed after, some figures (?)) [painter] De Menou (French, act. 1780-1793) (workshop) [weaver] c. 1780-1790 Tapestry Dimensions: H 10'1" x W 7'2" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: wool (warp); wool & silk (weft) Culture: French Weaving Center: Beauvais Ownership History: Goldschmidt-Rothschild coll., Berlin. Sold at Parke Bernet (Sherwell sale, no. 2212), lot 442, 10/11/1963. French & Co. received from Henri Azria, received 2/1/1964; returned 2/28/1966. Couple embracing in front
Maypole. Huet, Jean-Baptiste (French, 1745-1811) (author of design) [painter] Boucher, François (French, 1703-1770) (designed after, some figures (?)) [painter] De Menou (French, act. 1780-1793) (workshop) [weaver] c. 1780-1790 Tapestry Dimensions: H 10'1" x W 7'2" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: wool (warp); wool & silk (weft) Culture: French Weaving Center: Beauvais Ownership History: Goldschmidt-Rothschild coll., Berlin. Sold at Parke Bernet (Sherwell sale, no. 2212), lot 442, 10/11/1963. French & Co. received from Henri Azria, received 2/1/1964; returned 2/28/1966. Couple embracing in front of 2 women dancing & in front of 2 additional figures; couple seated on ground to the R of the group; maypole behind the group; young man seated on ground plays coronet (BRD) scene framed by pair of palm trees with tall flowering stems at base, climbing monkeys at mid-points, & drapery, floral garland & tassels on cords looped from tree to tree across top; narrow leafy border on sides Some figures may be after Boucher (Cavallo). There are at least 2 "Maypole" compositions associated with this series. In one, a couple dances around the maypole as a seated woman plays a flute. In the other (referred to as "variation" in the related works statement, a couple embraces in front of the maypole (Steele). French & Co. stock sheet in archive, G-354-x [also lists: 7871-a, 39172-a] Standen, Tapestries in the Metropolitan 2 (1985), 557-563 Related Works: Panels in set: GCPA 0184859, 0188309, 0241740-0241741, 0241745-0241746, 0241748-0241749; compositionally similar tapestries: GCPA 0241735 (Petit Palais 2, no draperies), 0241752 (Ex. Cooper coll.), 0241726 (Set B, variation), 0241754 (Victoria & Albert Museum), see also Standen, p. 560-562
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