The Charlatan/The Magic Lantern
Maker
Beauvais Tapestry Manufactory
(active 1664, combined with Gobelins 1940)
MakerUnder the direction of
Jean-Baptiste Oudry
(French, 1686 - 1755)
Makeror under the directorship of
Andre-Charlemagne Charron
(French)
Maker
François Boucher
, designer (French, 1703 - 1770)
Additional Title(s)
- The Italian Village Scenes
- L'Opérateur combined with La Curiosité
- The Charlatan and the Peep Show
ClassificationsDECORATIVE ARTS
Dateca. 1738-1754
Mediumwool and silk; modern linen support straps, dust bands, and linings
Dimensions107 1/2 x 194 1/2 in. (273.1 x 494 cm.)
DescriptionThe tapestry depicts two separate scenes.
SignedOn block to the left, simulating an inscription, is the name "BOUVCHER"
Credit LineThe Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens. The Arabella D. Huntington Memorial Art Collection.
Label TextThe tapestry series of Italian Village Scenes (or Les Fêtes Italiennes) was produced at the French manufactory of Beauvais from 1736 to 1762. In 1734 Jean-Baptiste Oudry (1686-1755), a director of the factory, commissioned the artist François Boucher to provide eight subjects of which five are seen in this gallery. More than one hundred pieces from this popular series were made.Status
On viewObject number27.127
Gobelins Tapestry Manufactory
Tapestry woven covers ca. 1779; frames of nineteenth-century before 1892; modern
Object number: 9.27
Gobelins Tapestry Manufactory
tapestry covers: mid 18th Century; chair frames: 19th Century
Object number: 9.29
Gobelins Tapestry Manufactory
Tapestry woven covers ca. 1779; frames of nineteenth-century before 1892; modern
Object number: 9.30
Gobelins Tapestry Manufactory
Tapestry woven covers ca. 1779; frames of nineteenth-century before 1892; modern
Object number: 9.31
Gobelins Tapestry Manufactory
Tapestry woven covers ca. 1779; frames of nineteenth-century before 1892; modern
Object number: 9.20
Gobelins Tapestry Manufactory
Tapestry woven covers ca. 1779; frames of nineteenth-century before 1892; modern
Object number: 9.21
Gobelins Tapestry Manufactory
Tapestry woven covers ca. 1779; frames of nineteenth-century before 1892; modern
Object number: 9.22