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Important wool and silk tapestry from the Royal Manufactory …
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Important wool and silk tapestry from the Royal Manufactory …
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Estimate €5,500 - €6,000
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Description
Important wool and silk tapestry from the Royal Manufactory of Aubusson, second half of the 18th century
Scene of rural merriment featuring a game of blind man’s buff, based on the *Tentures des Amusements Champêtres*.
Inspired by the cartoons by Jean Baptiste Oudry and later by Jean Baptiste Huet.
Inspired by the workshop of François Grellet at the Royal Manufactory of Beauvais.
Bertrand’s book, page 212 (figure 285)
Dimensions: H_250 cm W_470 cm
Conservation treatments
In good condition
The history of this subject is interesting because it also reflects a shift in taste during the 17th century.
In the 17th century, large tapestries mainly depicted heroic, biblical or mythological subjects.
During the reign of Louis XV, tastes shifted towards the intimate, the gallant and the pastoral.
The aristocracy sought lighter designs for smaller, more private rooms.
This rather large tapestry suggests it was commissioned for grand residences or châteaux.
The refined vision of love and high society is stylised through several symbols in particular:
1) the romantic couple or trio is a game of love
2) the fountain represents fidelity, feelings and, at times, the passage of time
3) the central tree symbolises the separation between the public and private spheres
Works from this period often draw on the worlds of Oudry, Watteau, Boucher or Huet: an idyllic countryside, where one might long to die, is portrayed as if in a play.
The game of ‘Colin-Maillard’ was originally designed between 1720 and 1730 by Jean Baptiste Oudry for the Royal Manufactory of Beauvais, and was subsequently taken up, adapted and developed by JB Huet in Aubusson.
The subject of ‘Colin-Maillard’ is an ancient one. It is the precursor to the game of blind man’s buff.
Examples and variations can be found in collections dedicated to Aubusson tapestries, notably at the Cité Internationale de la Tapisserie, the Château de Seneffe, the Château de Panloy, the Musée Condé and the Louvre.
Beautiful classical architecture to the right of the balustrade.
A border of stylised bamboo adorned with garlands of polychrome flowers, creating the effect of a frame and a painting.
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MAISON LANDRE
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