The Metropolitan Museum Journal, v. 12 (1977)

THE METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART JOURNAL | VOLUME 12

"Fêtes Italiennes: Beauvais Tapestries after Boucher in The Metropolitan Museum of Art"

Standen, Edith A.

1977

33 pages

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Edith Standen

Met Art in Publication

Pair of armchairs, Carved and gilded walnut; red damask upholstery, French — Pair of armchairs
first half 18th century

The Collation from a set of the Italian Village Scenes, François Boucher French, Wool, silk (21-23 warps per inch, 8-9 per cm.), French, Beauvais — The Collation from a set of the Italian Village Scenes
François Boucher
designed 1734–36, woven 1762

The Gypsy Fortune-Teller from a set of the Italian Village Scenes, François Boucher French, Wool, silk (21-23 warps per inch, 8-9 per cm.), French, Beauvais — The Gypsy Fortune-Teller from a set of the Italian Village Scenes
François Boucher
designed 1734–36, woven 1762

The Charlatan and the Peep Show from a set of the Italian Village Scenes, François Boucher French, Wool, silk (21-23 warps per inch, 8-9 per cm.), French, Beauvais — The Charlatan and the Peep Show from a set of the Italian Village Scenes
François Boucher
designed 1734–36, woven 1762

The Hunter from a set of the Italian Village Scenes, François Boucher French, Wool, silk (21-23 warps per inch, 8-9 per cm.), French, Beauvais — The Hunter from a set of the Italian Village Scenes
François Boucher
designed 1734–36, woven 1762

Girls with Grapes from a set of the Italian Village Scenes, François Boucher French, Wool, silk (21-23 warps per inch, 8-9 per cm.), French, Beauvais — Girls with Grapes from a set of the Italian Village Scenes
François Boucher
designed 1734–36, woven 1762

The Gardener from a set of the Italian Village Scenes, François Boucher French, Wool, silk (21-23 warps per inch, 8-9 per cm.), French, Beauvais — The Gardener from a set of the Italian Village Scenes
François Boucher
designed 1734–36, woven 1762

The Parrot from a set of the Italian Village Scenes, François Boucher French, Wool, silk (21-23 warps per inch, 8-9 per cm.), French, Beauvais — The Parrot from a set of the Italian Village Scenes
François Boucher
designed 1734–36, woven 1762

The Egg Seller from a set of the Italian Village Scenes, François Boucher French, Wool, silk (21-23 warps per inch, 8-9 per cm.), French, Beauvais — The Egg Seller from a set of the Italian Village Scenes
François Boucher
designed 1734–36, woven 1762

Three Putti Supporting a Conch, from Receuil de Fontaines (Collection of Fountains), plate 7

Gabriel Huquier

ca. 1720–36

The Dance from a set of the Italian Village Scenes, Beauvais, Wool, silk (21-23 warps per inch, 8-9 per cm.), French, Beauvais — The Dance from a set of the Italian Village Scenes
Beauvais
ca. 1744–53

The Magic Lantern, Sèvres Manufactory French, Soft-paste biscuit porcelain, French, Sèvres — The Magic Lantern
Sèvres Manufactory
ca. 1760

The Lottery, Sèvres Manufactory French, Soft-paste biscuit porcelain, French, Sèvres — The Lottery
Sèvres Manufactory
ca. 1757

Les grands Charlatans after Dujardin

Jean Jacques de Boissieu

1772