Large French, Louis XV, Beauvais Style Tapestry in Boucher Rococo Taste

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Large French, Louis XV, Beauvais Style Tapestry in Boucher Rococo Taste

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Large, tightly woven in Pompadour pink with floral festoons and garlands (an Aubusson feel ) encasing allegorical figure possibly after Fragonard's Diana and Endymion ( as an adaptation ) .BvB (Beauvais ) woven in lower scenic panel (photograph ).. Double back lining. Vivid pastel palette. Note the close-ups .. 19th century probably Napoleon III or later .Minor losses , some restorations . Some areas of separation and minor sags . All typical of age and use .,but of course , some losses to both the silks and the wool and some subsequent restorations ( old and more recent ) or areas of rewears ,throughout. Some light moth damage .All condition faults typical of age and priced accordingly. In the 18th century, Beauvais tapestry manufacture was the second in importance, after the Gobelins tapestry, of French tapestry workshops that were established under the general direction of Jean-Baptiste Colbert, the finance minister of Louis XIV. Whereas the royal Gobelins manufacture executed tapestries for the royal residences and for ambassadorial gifts, the manufacture at Beauvais always remained a private enterprise. The early masterpiece was by Jean-Honoré Fragonard demonstrating his brilliant command — even at the beginning of his career — of the rococo pictorial idiom that was in its ascendancy in the 1750s and that he had absorbed through his close relationship with François Boucher (French, 1703 - 1770). On an ethereal mountaintop (the Mount Latmos of myth), the youthful shepherd Endymion, seminude, sleeps unaware, along with his dog. Several of his sheep lie beside him; one appears to notice the arrival of a glowing Diana, identified by a hazy crescent moon that surrounds her like a mandorla. Struck by Endymion’s great beauty, she leans back, her hand held out in wonder. She is accompanied by a rosy-fleshed Cupid, who mischievously aims an arrow at the object of her delectation. The cool night sky provides a shimmering backdrop for Endymion’s mountaintop, with its rocky ground enlivened by flowering shrubs.

Dimensions:
Height: 76 in (193.04 cm)Width: 91.5 in (232.41 cm)Depth: 0.5 in (1.27 cm)
Style:
Rococo (In the Style Of)
Materials and Techniques:
Tapestry
Place of Origin:
France
Period:
Late 19th Century
Date of Manufacture:
Unknown
Condition:
Rewoven. Wear consistent with age and use. Minor losses. Minor structural damages. Minor fading. Spot areas of reweaving, spot areas of losses,separations.
Seller Location:
Nashville, TN
Reference Number:
1stDibs: LU92842370082