A Flemish (probably Brussels) tapestry of 'the Maypole', after David II Teniers circa 1730

Galerie Chevalier, Paris, December 10, 1996

Lined with velcro. Restoration throughout, particularly in cream colored silk areas. Strong colors of the whole palette
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Some of the most widely distributed and popular later 17th/18th century Flemish tapestries were the 'Teniers' group, showing scenes of the life of country folk (Delmarcel, op. cit., p. 352). Different workshops reproduced the original designs while incorporating their own amendments or additions to the compositions. 'The Peasant Feast', with peasants seated before an inn or farmhouse while others dance, is close to the designs of paintings of rural feasts by David II Teniers. Like the present weaving, the country folk in the paintings are usually occupied with various pursuits, games, or dancing around the maypole.  RELATED LITERATURE
H. C. Marillier, Handbook to the Teniers Tapestries, London, 1932, pl. 32
G. Delmarcel, Flemish Tapestry, Belgium, 1999, no. 13.6, pp. 354 and 360