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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 Appleton Standen

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Pair of armchairs, Carved and gilded walnut; red damask upholstery, French
Pair of armchairs
French
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
Multiple artists/makers
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
Multiple artists/makers
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
Multiple artists/makers
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
Multiple artists/makers
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
Multiple artists/makers
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
Multiple artists/makers
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
Multiple artists/makers
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
Multiple artists/makers
designed 1734–36, woven 1762
Three Putti Supporting a Conch, from Receuil de Fontaines (Collection of Fountains), plate 7
Multiple artists/makers
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
Multiple artists/makers
ca. 1744–53
The Magic Lantern, Sèvres Manufactory French, Soft-paste biscuit porcelain, French, Sèvres
The Magic Lantern
Multiple artists/makers
ca. 1760
The Lottery, Sèvres Manufactory French, Soft-paste biscuit porcelain, French, Sèvres
The Lottery
Multiple artists/makers
ca. 1757
Les grands Charlatans after Dujardin
Multiple artists/makers
1772

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