Dial. Huet, Jean-Baptiste (French, 1745-1811) (designed after) [painter] c. 1780-1810 Tapestry Dimensions: H 8'6" x W 8'11" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: French Weaving Center: Aubusson Ownership History: French & Co. purchased from J. B. Duke, invoiced 5/3/1926; sold to Geo H. Warren 11/2/1927. In landscape with arched gateway & buildings (L), trees & plants, a group of men & women with children looking at a sun dial & flanked by cattle grazing; arched bridge in background Borders missing (Soustelle). This tapestry is often seen as the left half of a larger composition, incl
Dial. Huet, Jean-Baptiste (French, 1745-1811) (designed after) [painter] c. 1780-1810 Tapestry Dimensions: H 8'6" x W 8'11" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: French Weaving Center: Aubusson Ownership History: French & Co. purchased from J. B. Duke, invoiced 5/3/1926; sold to Geo H. Warren 11/2/1927. In landscape with arched gateway & buildings (L), trees & plants, a group of men & women with children looking at a sun dial & flanked by cattle grazing; arched bridge in background Borders missing (Soustelle). This tapestry is often seen as the left half of a larger composition, including a lady on a swing flanked by 2 men. It can be further extended to the right with the inclusion of a woman with children & animals (Soustelle/Cavallo). A note on the verso of the stock sheet reads "tapestry sent to 59 to be shortened- 10/29/1927" (Soustelle). French & Co. stock sheet in archive, 28462 Related Works: Compositionally similar tapestries: GCPA 0240651, 0240655, 0240658-0240661, 0243101; compositionally similar tapestries (larger composition), GCPA 0243103, 0240640, 0240653, 0243098-0243099
Size: 8815px × 8425px
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