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AUBUSSON TAPESTRY DESIGNS (LOTS 304-314 and 339-361)
Tapestry manufacture at Aubusson, in the Limosin region of France, developed from small family workshops recorded in documents from the 16th century. These numerous workshops were granted the title 'Manufacture Royale des Tapisseries d'Aubusson' by Louis XIV in July 1665, and manufacture continued until the end of the 19th century.
The tapestries depended on full-scale cartoons draw up by highly skilled painters which were then implemented by the dyers and weavers into wall-hangings, sofa backs and seat backs. Designs typically included a background of verdure; flowers, figures and animals, and drew inspiration from the Bible, mythology and literature.
French School, 19th Century
An Aubusson cartoon for a wall hanging depicting classical maidens in an extensive landscape with a putti holding a basket of peonies
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French School, 19th Century
An Aubusson cartoon for a wall hanging depicting classical maidens in an extensive landscape with a putti holding a basket of peonies
oil on canvas, unframed
59 x 75½ in. (148 x 191.7 cm.)
An Aubusson cartoon for a wall hanging depicting classical maidens in an extensive landscape with a putti holding a basket of peonies
oil on canvas, unframed
59 x 75½ in. (148 x 191.7 cm.)
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