A Flemish Pastoral Tapestry After David Teniers the Younger, Probably Brussels First Half 18th Century

The Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Richard Schilling, Rockford, Illinois
Christie's New York, April 22, 2008, lot 168

Lined with velcro. Reduced. Later selvage. Good colors. Restorations, open warps, and some splits throughout including most of cream-colored silk areas (such as clothing, horse, and sky). Some red thread added to heighten color, particularly in faces of foreground figures and details of clothing. Good quality, needs attention.
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The overall composition and types of figures relate to a series of weavings made after designs by David II Teniers named 'Return from the harvest', and in particular a weaving by P. and F. van der Borcht.  See H. C. Marillier, Handbook to the Teniers Tapestries, London 1932, pl. 17 (b).