Music. Boucher, François (French, 1703-1770) (author of design, 1734-46) [painter] Besnier, Nicolas (French, ) (workshop) [weaver] Charron, André-Charlemagne (French, ) [weaver] c. 1736-1760 Tapestry Materials/Techniques: wool (warp); wool & silk (weft) Culture: French Weaving Center: Beauvais Ownership History: Sir George Cooper coll., Hursley Park. England, Greater London, London, House of Lords (on loan). In garden, man & woman lean on trellis table (L) & attend musicians, 2 seated women with standing man holding cello (center), man & woman seated on ground next to
Music. Boucher, François (French, 1703-1770) (author of design, 1734-46) [painter] Besnier, Nicolas (French, ) (workshop) [weaver] Charron, André-Charlemagne (French, ) [weaver] c. 1736-1760 Tapestry Materials/Techniques: wool (warp); wool & silk (weft) Culture: French Weaving Center: Beauvais Ownership History: Sir George Cooper coll., Hursley Park. England, Greater London, London, House of Lords (on loan). In garden, man & woman lean on trellis table (L) & attend musicians, 2 seated women with standing man holding cello (center), man & woman seated on ground next to seated woman holding music book for man seated on edge of fountain & standing man playing flute (R) (BRD) picture-frame border with oak leaf within acanthus guilloche Standen, Tapestries in the Metropolitan 2 (1985), 509 Standen, MetMusJ 12 (1977), 129-130, figs. 16 & 17 Related Works: Compositionally similar tapestry: GCPA 0241411; see also Standen (cited below)
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