Tapestry-Covered Firescreen

Maker Gobelins Tapestry Manufactory (French tapestry factory, active from 1662 to the present)

AfterUnder the direction of Jean-Baptiste Oudry (French, 1686 - 1755)

Afterand Nicolas Besnier (co-director of the manufactory, 1734-1753)

Afteror under the direction of André Charlemagne Charron (director 1754-1780) (French tapestry maker, active 1757 - 1780)

Makerafter designs by François Boucher (French, 1703 - 1770)

Additional Title(s)

L'Amour Vendangeur
écran de cheminée

ClassificationsDECORATIVE ARTS

Date1738-1740 or 1767; frame, 1909-1910.

Mediumwool, silk and cotton; traces of pigment; modern cotton inner lining and modern silk outer backing; gessoed and gilded beech frame.

Dimensionstapestry panel: 36 5/8 x 45 5/16 in. (93 x 115.1 cm.)

DescriptionNeo-classical firescreen showing children at play in a rustic setting.

Credit LineThe Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens

Status

On view

Label TextThe design of this tapestry screen derives from a series of paintings executed by François Boucher in the early 1730s representing the four seasons. In this example, Cupid, the Vintager, harvesting his wine grapes, represents autumn. Originally designed to be a decorative overdoor panel, the tapestry was placed in a gilded frame and made into a firescreen in the late 19th century. At the same time, the three birds in the sky were added to cover up repairs to the weave.

Object number9.32

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