An Aubusson pastoral tapestry circa 1760

Marquis and Marquise d'Andigné Collection
By descent

Colors slightly muted in comparison to catalogue. Lined with hooks, original selvage. Restoration throughout particularly in cream colored areas, such as sky and leaves. Border with some patches of reweaving. Silk is dry, could use a cleaning.
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Jacques-Nicolas Julliard (1719-1790) was appointed  cartoon painter for the Aubusson and Felletin tapestry workshops in 1755. A landscape painter who trained under François Boucher, his  influence can be see in the bucolic subjects produced during this period. Indeed the present tapestry incorporates many of the salient elements of his work: small villages and farmhouses, shepherds, and fishing boats, often in the background as shown in the present example. See Dominique Chevalier, Pierre Chevalier, and Pascal-François Bertrand, Les tapisseries d'Aubusson et de Felletin, Paris, 1988, pp.140-150 for further information on the artist.

A fragment from this composition was sold Sotheby's, London, May 29, 1998.