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Fountain of Love

Fountain of Love

Maker (active 1664, combined with Gobelins 1940)
After (French, 1686 - 1755)
Maker (French)
Maker (French, 1703 - 1770)
Additional Title(s)
  • The Noble Pastoral
  • La Fontaine d'Amour
ClassificationsDECORATIVE ARTS
Date1757-1760
Mediumwool and silk with linen lining
Dimensions130 x 231 1/2 in. (330.2 x 588 cm.)
DescriptionThe tapestry depicts figures in a pastoral scene around a central fountain.
Credit LineThe Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens
Label TextThis set of five tapestries was woven by order of the French crown on behalf of Louis XV. The pastoral scenes, depicting pleasurable outdoor activities such as picnics and music-making, were popular subjects among the French elite. The Beauvais manufactory wove thirteen separate commissions of full or partial sets of The Noble Pastoral, but today The Huntington’s set is the only one to remain intact. Purchased by Henry Huntington in 1909, at Arabella’s request, they were his first major expenditure on art.
Status
On view
Object number9.1
Terms
    Flute Player
    Flute Player
    Beauvais Tapestry Manufactory
    1757-1760
    Object number: 9.2
    The Charlatan/The Magic Lantern
    The Charlatan/The Magic Lantern
    Beauvais Tapestry Manufactory
    ca. 1738-1754
    Object number: 27.127
    The Bird Catchers
    The Bird Catchers
    Beauvais Tapestry Manufactory
    1757-1760
    Object number: 9.4
    The Fishermaid
    The Fishermaid
    Beauvais Tapestry Manufactory
    1757-1760
    Object number: 9.3
    The Luncheon
    The Luncheon
    Beauvais Tapestry Manufactory
    1757-1760
    Object number: 9.5
    Tapestry-Covered Chair
    Tapestry-Covered Chair
    Gobelins Tapestry Manufactory
    Tapestry woven covers ca. 1779; frames of nineteenth-century before 1892; modern
    Object number: 9.27
    Tapestry-Covered Chair
    Tapestry-Covered Chair
    Gobelins Tapestry Manufactory
    tapestry covers: mid 18th Century; chair frames: 19th Century
    Object number: 9.29
    Tapestry-Covered Settee
    Tapestry-Covered Settee
    Gobelins Tapestry Manufactory
    Tapestry woven covers ca. 1779; frames of nineteenth-century before 1892; modern
    Object number: 9.30
    Tapestry-Covered Settee
    Tapestry-Covered Settee
    Gobelins Tapestry Manufactory
    Tapestry woven covers ca. 1779; frames of nineteenth-century before 1892; modern
    Object number: 9.31
    Tapestry-Covered Chair
    Tapestry-Covered Chair
    Gobelins Tapestry Manufactory
    Tapestry woven covers ca. 1779; frames of nineteenth-century before 1892; modern
    Object number: 9.20
    Tapestry-Covered Chair
    Tapestry-Covered Chair
    Gobelins Tapestry Manufactory
    Tapestry woven covers ca. 1779; frames of nineteenth-century before 1892; modern
    Object number: 9.21
    Tapestry-Covered Chair
    Tapestry-Covered Chair
    Gobelins Tapestry Manufactory
    Tapestry woven covers ca. 1779; frames of nineteenth-century before 1892; modern
    Object number: 9.22