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Cupid in a Medallion

Various artists/makers

ca. 1776–83

Not on view

Louis XVI presented this hanging and its pair, along with matching upholstery for seat furniture, to Prince Henry of Prussia (traveling incognito as the comte d’Oels) in 1784. Henry subsequently displayed the tapestries in the bedroom of his Berlin palace. Other notable recipients of tapestries from the same series (with designs based on the paintings of François Boucher) included Paul and Maria Feodorovna of Russia and Emperor Joseph II.

Cupid in a Medallion, Manufacture Nationale des Gobelins (French, established 1662), Wool and silk, French — This image cannot be enlarged, viewed at full screen, or downloaded.

Title: Cupid in a Medallion

Manufactory: Manufacture Nationale des Gobelins (French, established 1662)

Workshop director: Workshop of Jacques Neilson (French, 1714–1788)

Designer: After designs by François Boucher (French, Paris 1703–1770 Paris) (Cupid)

Designer: and Maurice Jacques (French, 1712–1784) and

Designer: Louis Tessier (French, 1719/20–1781) (surround)

Date: ca. 1776–83

Culture: French

Medium: Wool and silk

Dimensions: 12 ft. 1 11/16 in. × 91 5/16 in. (370 × 232 cm)
12 ft. 1 1/4 in. × 92 1/2 in. (369 × 235 cm)

Classification: Textiles-Tapestries

Credit Line: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, Purchased with the support of the Stichting tot Bevordering van de Belangen van het Rijksmuseum (BK-1975-68)

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