WOVEN BY DE MENOU, CIRCA 1785

Details

A SET OF FOUR LOUIS XVI BEAUVAIS TAPESTRY PANELS
WOVEN BY DE MENOU, CIRCA 1785
Comprising two pairs, one with eagles below military trophies, the other rams, two panels signed DM
Eagles: 153 in. (389 cm.) high, 37 ¼ in. (94.5 cm.) Rams: 159 ½ in. (405 cm.) 38 in. (96.5 cm.) wide, the larger, the other one is about 2" shorter

Provenance

Acquired privately from André Azria, New York.

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Lot Essay

The signature ‘D.M. on these eye-catching ‘grotesque’ tapestries is that of De Menou (full name unrecorded), who was head of the Beauvais tapestry manufactory from 1780-1793. Although it has not been possible to identify this specific weaving in the Beauvais factory records, they could potentially be associated with a group of panels ‘en genre arabesque, avec figures et mascarons de deux dessins differents’ which were ordered from Beauvais in 1786, although of slightly different dimensions (see J. Badin, La Manufacture de Tapisseries de Beauvais, Paris, 1909, p. 65).

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