Lot n° 211
Estimation :
6000 - 8000
EUR
L'audience, rare tapestry, Jean II Barraband, - Lot 211
L'audience, rare tapestry, Jean II Barraband,
Berlin Manufactory, early 18th century,
fine woven tapestry of wool and polychrome silk depicting
a crowned sovereign receiving homage from a Chinese
Chinese emissary kneeling at her feet, the train
of her ermine-lined cape is supported by a Chinese
Chinese servant.
Both the canopy and the rich carpet in the foreground are
directly inspired by the History of the Emperor of China
of the Emperor of China, woven between 1684 and 1690
for the Manufacture Royale de Beauvais from cartoons by
cartoons by Guy-Louis Vernansal, Jean-Baptiste Belin de
Fontenay and Jean-Baptiste Monnoyer.
The particular care given to the treatment of the carpet
in the center of the composition, as well as the
allow us to link this panel to the hanging
the so-called Grand Moghol hanging inspired by the same
cartoons and woven at the Berlin factory by Jean
Barraband I and Jean II Barraband, Huguenot weavers from
from Aubusson, who came to Germany seeking the
protection of the Elector of Brandenburg after the
the revocation of the Edict of Nantes in 1685,
(large fragment without side borders, fresh colors
fresh colors, minor restorations),
330 x 145 cm.
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