A BEAUVAIS "PORTS DE MER" TAPESTRY,

CIRCA 1700, BY PHILIPPE BEHAGLE OR NOËL-ANTOINE DE MÉROU, AFTER ADRIEN CAMPION AND JOSEPH DE KERCHOVE

细节

A BEAUVAIS "PORTS DE MER" TAPESTRY,
circa 1700, by Philippe Behagle or Noël-Antoine de Mérou, after Adrien Campion and Joseph de Kerchove
depicting boats within a fortified harbor with trees and waterfowl in the foreground, framed, lacking borders, with later blue outer slips minor areas of reweaving, two patched with associated reweaving to center, two restored horizontal cuts to top
98in. (249cm.) high, 152in. (386cm.) wide

拍品专文

This tapestry belongs to a series that was initially inspired by the rich Menagerie at Versailles. Unfortunately very little is known about the original commission of the series but it appears that one of the first sets were supplied to the Swedish Royal Collection through Carl Piper in 1695 (today at Björnstorp). A further set bearing the arms of Chevalier d'Allonne (d. 1707) is at château Merlemont. It is also interesting to note that the Garde Meuble only very rarely purchased tapestries from Beauvais, but this series featured among acquisitions made by Louis XIV for his château de Marly in 1696.