A Louis XV Chinoiserie Landscape Tapestry, Beauvais 18th century

finely woven with an exotic landscape with rocky outcrop in the distance with pagoda and small building perched upon it, the foreground with an exuberantly flowering plant and a wading bird, flanked by an exotic palm tree to the left and horse-chestnut to the right, with a bird perched in the upper canopy, lacking border, with later selvedge

For French weavings of landscape tapestries of this subject matter and similar composition, see Chevalier, Tapisseries d'Aubusson et de Felletin, Paris, 1988, pp.128-131. This subject matter was undertaken and individually interpreted by many of the Aubusson workshops in the 18th century, due to the persistent appreciation and vogue for Chinese scenes. Designs intended for the Beauvais workshop were woven in Aubusson, and copies of others were produced. They were thought to have been based on engravings by Aveline, Balechou and Ingam and taken up and used by Oudry and Boucher, the later putting them on the Aubusson looms.

This tapestry is lined. Velcro attached across the top for hanging purposes. New four-sided outer selvedge. In good overall condition. Stable. Some repairs in areas, particularly to areas of brown weave, see trunks of trees and the ground, commensurate with dye used. Some small patched repairs in areas, for example along the bottom right corner. Attractive tapestry of versatile size.
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