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A Napoleon III Beauvais tapestry of the 'Rape of Europa'
A Napoleon III Beauvais tapestry of the 'Rape of Europa'

AFTER FRANÇOIS BOUCHER, CIRCA 1870

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A Napoleon III Beauvais tapestry of the 'Rape of Europa'
After François Boucher, Circa 1870
Europa seated on the white bull - Zeus in disguise - surrounded by her retinue and flying putti, on the shore, within a diaper border with floral corners
103 in. (262 cm.) high; 116 in. (295 cm.) wide

拍品專文

Boucher (1703-70) treated this subject several times. The version from which this tapestry is taken was painted in 1747, and now hangs in the Louvre. It formed part of the series of the 'Loves of the Gods' tapestries made at Beauvais from 1750. Boucher had become a designer for the factory in 1734.