Fishermen. Boucher, François (French, 1703-1770) (designed after) [painter] Dumons, Jean-Joseph (French, 1687-1779) (author of design, after Boucher) [painter] c. 1750-1780 Tapestry Dimensions: H 10' x W 9'5" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: French Weaving Center: Aubusson Ownership History: French & Co. 2 chinese men, one wearing straw hat & holding fishing pole & the other seated with net on his shoulder, in conversation in landscape; pagoda-shaped building with thatched roof in background (BRD) picture-frame border with floral wreaths interspersed with scrolled acanthus leave

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• Dimensions: 6223 x 11950 px | 52.7 x 101.2 cm | 20.7 x 39.8 inches | 300dpi

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Fishermen. Boucher, François (French, 1703-1770) (designed after) [painter] Dumons, Jean-Joseph (French, 1687-1779) (author of design, after Boucher) [painter] c. 1750-1780 Tapestry Dimensions: H 10' x W 9'5" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: French Weaving Center: Aubusson Ownership History: French & Co. 2 chinese men, one wearing straw hat & holding fishing pole & the other seated with net on his shoulder, in conversation in landscape; pagoda-shaped building with thatched roof in background (BRD) picture-frame border with floral wreaths interspersed with scrolled acanthus leaves & C-scrolled scallops; formal arrangement of decorative motifs enclosing bouquet of flowers in corners This composition is perhaps based on a Boucher sketch, but not one of those used for the Beauvais tapestry series (Cavallo). Jean-Joseph Dumons had painted in 1742 & 1743 the cartoons of the Tenture chinoise, from Boucher's sketches, for the Beauvais manufactory. Aubusson, interested in having its own series of Tenture chinoise, in turn employed Dumons, before 1754, to adapt Boucher's compositions. However, not all Aubusson compositions of the Tenture chinoise series can be attributed to Dumons. The latter, according to Chevalier, delivered to Aubusson 6 or 7 paintings, along with several compositions specifically for seat furniture. Some of the compositions from the Aubusson Tenture chinoise are therefore likely to have been added after the Dumons contribution, & were painted by other Aubusson artists (Soustelle). The note "Mr. Jacobs- Baltimore" on the verso of photograph (Soustelle). No French & Co. stock sheet in archive, no stock number Related Works: Panels in set: 0243059, 0243068, 0243073, 0184434-0184436; same cartoon: GCPA 0243075, 0243076; similar borders: GCPA 0243061