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Place of Origin: European
Abstract Geometric Carpet, Czechoslovakia, 1940s
Located in Praha, CZ
Large carpet with geometric pattern in style of Antonin Kybal.
Made in Czechoslovakia in 1940s.
Some damage by moth on the underside - not visible on the upper side.
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1940s Mid-Century Modern Vintage European Western European Rugs
Materials
Wool
Late 19th-Century Antique French Aubusson Tapestry Inspired by Francois Boucher
By François Boucher
Located in Dallas, TX
73625 Late 19th-Century Antique French Aubusson Tapestry, 07'06 x 09'00. An opportunity reserved for the most discerning collectors, this one-of-a-kind, handwoven French Rococo Aubus...
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Late 19th Century Aubusson Antique European Western European Rugs
Materials
Wool, Silk
Vintage Romanian Floral Kilim Rug
Located in Dallas, TX
77938 Vintage Romanian Floral Kilim rug 09'03 x 11'08. With its effortless beauty and timeless style, this hand-woven wool vintage Romanian floral kil...
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Late 20th Century Kilim European Western European Rugs
Materials
Wool
Swedish Grey and Creme Rug, Handcrafted, 1950s
Located in Forest, BE
Swedish elegant grey and creme with geometric patterns. Made of wool. It is very soft and in excellent condition for its age. Designed and produced in the 1950s. All fringe are in go...
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1950s Scandinavian Modern Vintage European Western European Rugs
Materials
Wool
Modern Memphis Style Irregular Shape Green Rug Hand-Tufted Circle Pattern
By Hommes Studio
Located in Porto, PT
Tapis Shaped 67 is a mid-century modern rug in green, gray, and black, the perfect color combination for timeless interiors.
With a round shape, this mid-century modern rug in trend...
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21st Century and Contemporary Modern European Western European Rugs
Materials
Natural Fiber
Traditional Carpet Aubusson Style Area Rug Handwoven Wool Needlepoint
Located in Wembley, GB
This fantastic area rug has been handwoven with a beautiful asymmetrical floral design woven on a red background with cream-green and ivory accents. This elegant piece's colour and d...
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1990s Aubusson European Western European Rugs
Materials
Wool, Cotton, Organic Material
Beautiful Large Size Vintage Spanish Rug 13'10" x 17'6"
Located in New York, NY
Beautiful Large Size Vintage Spanish Rug, Country of Origin: Spain, Circa Date: Mid 20th Century - Size: 13 ft 10 in x 17 ft 6 in (4.22 m x 5.33 m).
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Mid-20th Century Spanish Colonial European Western European Rugs
Materials
Wool
Very Beautiful Antique Pair of silk velvet Curtains
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Wonderful pair of curtains from late 19th century, with a nice silk velvet tissue and a needlepoint band applied on it.
Size of each piece is 105x295 cm
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"Experience the epitome o...
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Late 19th Century Napoleon III Antique European Western European Rugs
Materials
Silk
1820's Antique French Aubusson Tapestry with Venus and Adonis, 07'00 x 14'06
By Peter Paul Rubens, Francesco Albani, François Boucher
Located in Dallas, TX
77237 Antique French Aubusson Tapestry with Venus and Adonis, 07'00 x 14'06. This magnificent handwoven wool and silk antique French Aubusson tapestry exudes the grandeur and elegance of the Early 19th Century, drawing inspiration from the works of Italian Baroque painter Francesco Albani...
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Early 19th Century Louis XIV Antique European Western European Rugs
Materials
Wool, Silk
Moon Sand Rug by Sitap Carpet Couture Italia
By Sitap Carpet Couture
Located in Milan, IT
An elegant handloom viscose luxury rug, this piece features a subtle half-moon silhouette inspired by lunar phases, achieved by shaving a line on the fleece. The almost-white viscose...
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2010s European Western European Rugs
Materials
Textile
Monumental Vintage 101×126" French Floral Aubusson Hand Knotted Rug, Lined
Located in Waxahachie, TX
Free shipping in the continental United States.
Vibrant one of a kind handmade needlepoint rug.
10'6"x8'5"
Wool thread with a black backgrou...
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Mid-20th Century Belle Époque European Western European Rugs
Materials
Wool
Pretty antique Hungarian embroidery tissue
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Beautiful antique hungarian embroidered tissue fragment , with beautiful designs of flowers and with nice natural colours, entirely hand embroide...
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Early 19th Century Aubusson Antique European Western European Rugs
Materials
Silk
Late 19th Century French Aubusson Tapestry
Located in Chicago, IL
A beautiful late 19th century French Aubusson tapestry depicting a hunt scene with a hunter mounted on horse with two hounds chasing a stag through a forest...
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Late 19th Century Aubusson Antique European Western European Rugs
Materials
Wool
Late 16th Century Flemish Historical Tapestry, with the Roman General Scipio
Located in New York, NY
A Flemish tapestry from the late 16th century, with the renowned Roman general, Scipio at left, after having conquered Carthage in the Battle of Zama, en...
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16th Century Antique European Western European Rugs
Materials
Wool, Silk
pretty Antique French Aubusson style Jacquard tapestry, chair or cushion cover
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
"Experience the timeless elegance of this exquisite fragment of an French Aubusson style tapestry, capturing the essence of a natural design , Woven on a Jacquard loom with wool. Ori...
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Early 20th Century Aubusson European Western European Rugs
Materials
Wool
19th Century French Aubusson Tapestry
Located in New York, NY
A French Aubusson tapestry from the 19th century, depicting several young courtiers spending a leisurely afternoon gaily dancing and carousing within the splendidly maintained verdan...
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19th Century Aubusson Antique European Western European Rugs
Materials
Wool
Swedish Mid-Century Rölakan Handwoven Wool Runner Carpet
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
A Mid-Century Modern vintage handmade Swedish carpet in wool featuring a geometric pattern around the border in blue tones. This Scandinavian rug is more unusual because it is a runn...
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1960s Scandinavian Modern Vintage European Western European Rugs
Materials
Wool
Vintage Old Bessarabian Kilim Rug, Moldovan Moldavian Romanian Bulgarian Carpet
Located in Tokyo, JP
This is a Vintage Old Bessarabian Kilim Rug from Moldova with a rare and beautiful color composition.
Today it is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe, bordering Romania and Ukrai...
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Late 20th Century Kilim European Western European Rugs
Materials
Wool, Natural Fiber
Antique French Tapestry Exotic Flowers Animals Rare Black Verdure 3x6 92 x 168cm
Located in New York, NY
Antique French Tapestry Exotic Flowers Animals Rare Black Verdure 3x6
92cm x 168cm
A magnificent antique French tapestry depicting a scene of verdure. This is an easy, chic addition...
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1920s Baroque Vintage European Western European Rugs
Materials
Wool
Antique Arraiolos Rug with European Country Charm, Portuguese Needlepoint Rug
Located in Dallas, TX
77210 Antique Portuguese Needlepoint Arraiolos Rug, 07’11 x 11’02. Arraiolos rugs are a celebrated form of traditional Portuguese craftsmanship, originating from the town of Arraiolo...
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Early 20th Century Country European Western European Rugs
Materials
Wool
1880's Antique French Wool and Silk Aubusson Tapestry
Located in Dallas, TX
76928 Late 19th-Century Antique French Aubusson Verdure Tapestry, Landscape Scene Wall Hanging. This hand-woven silk and wool late 19th-century antique French Aubusson verdure tapestry depicts a landscape scene of the French countryside. Displaying dense foliage, greenery, fauna and flowers, this verdure tapestry portrays a tranquil setting. The floral scroll and bird border seamlessly blends into the pictorial scene without taking away from the majestic style. An outer border composed of a zigzag chevron add interest and a pop of color. Rendered in variegated shades of brown, ecru, taupe, pale green, slate blue, red, pink, lavender, beige and charcoal. The hues of brown range from chocolate brown to lighter shades of brown reflecting a fallow color to sand. Other colors range from ecru (greyish-pale yellow or a light greyish-yellowish brown) to old gold (yellow color that varies from light olive or olive brown) and hues of olive and sage green. With its commitment to tradition and heart full of whimsy, this antique Aubusson wall hanging...
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Late 19th Century Louis XVI Antique European Western European Rugs
Materials
Wool, Silk
Wonderful Vintage French Aubusson style Hand Printed Tapestry “ country concert”
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Concert Champêtre ( country concert )
Very beautiful mid century French Aubusson style tapestry with a beautiful 15th century tapestries design showing a scene in the countryside, ou...
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Mid-20th Century Aubusson European Western European Rugs
Materials
Wool, Cotton
Vintage French Aubusson Rug with Romantic Rococo Style
Located in Dallas, TX
77645 Vintage French Aubusson rug with romantic rococo style. Flourishing in technique and trend from the middle of the 17th century for ne...
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Late 20th Century Aubusson European Western European Rugs
Materials
Wool
Vintage Italian Wall Tapestry. Size: 11 ft x 19 ft
Located in New York, NY
Large Italian Tapestry, Country of Origin / Rug Type: Italian Rugs, Circa Date: Late 20th Century – Size: 11 ft x 19 ft (3.35 m x 5.79 m)
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Late 20th Century Baroque European Western European Rugs
Materials
Wool
Antique French Art Deco Cubist Design Rug Attributed to Ivan da Silva Bruhns
By Ivan da Silva Bruhns
Located in Milan, IT
The rare examples which can be attributed to Ivan da Silva Bruhns (1881-1980) are among the most sought after French Art Deco carpets. Characterized by geometric elements clearly inf...
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1920s Art Deco Vintage European Western European Rugs
Materials
Wool
Modernist Aubusson Rug in the Neo Baroque Style Signed JF
By André Arbus
Located in Milan, IT
One of the main trajectories of French Modernism was dedicated towards a revival of a classical iconography. Motivated from a reaction towards the often rigid and austere mood of the...
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1930s Baroque Revival Vintage European Western European Rugs
Materials
Wool
Zabihi Collection European Savonnerie Octagon Shape Carpet
By Savonnerie
Located in New York, NY
A glamorous octagon shaped early 20th century Savonnerie carpet i
Size: 7'8" x 7'9"
The Savonnerie manufactory was the most prestigious European manufactory of knotted-pile car...
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20th Century Aubusson European Western European Rugs
Materials
Wool
ClassiCon Kilkenny Rug by Eileen Gray
By Eileen Gray
Located in New York, NY
Eileen Gray created not only some of the most important furniture classics of the 20th century but also had her own studio where rugs were produced according to her designs. Some of ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Modern European Western European Rugs
Materials
Wool
17th Century French Aubusson Verdure Tapestry
Located in New York, NY
A French Aubusson verdure landscape tapestry from the 17th century, featuring a paradisiacal vision of a remote cottage with a beautiful waterfall placed within a lush lakeside setti...
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17th Century Aubusson Antique European Western European Rugs
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Wool
Tapestry Royal Manufacture of Aubusson, Louis XVI period 1738 at the Gobelins
By Aubusson Manufacture
Located in Madrid, ES
Tapestry from the Royal Manufacture of Aubusson, Louis XVI period , made in 1738 at the Gobelins
One panel from a series of Gobelins tapestries depicting the History of Esther, illustrating Esther seated and attended by handmaidens, one washing her feet in golden basin, another fastening a bracelet, another offering a mirror, all observed by Mordecai, woven in the workshop of Michele Audran after a design by J. F. de Troy.
The Toilet of Esther c.1778-85.Royal Collection Trust-Queens Audience Chamber
Windsor Castle
The Sketches for the Esther Cycle by Jean-François de Troy (1736)
“and the maid was fair and beautiful; whom Mor’decai, ..., took for his own daughter.” (Est. 2:7)
A supple and undulating genius, both a flattering portraitist and a prolix history painter, as well as a brilliant genre painter, in a gallant or worldly vein, Jean-François de Troy (Paris, 1679 – Rome, 1752), solicited, although he had passed the threshold of old age, a new royal commission up to his ambitions. To obtain it, he submitted – successfully - for the approval of the Bâtiments du roi (administration), seven modelli painted in 1736 with his usual alacrity.
Inspired by one of the most novelistic texts of the Old Testament, the Book of Esther, these sketches in a rapid and virtuoso manner were transformed by the artist, between 1737 and 1740 into large cartoons intended to serve as models for the weavers of the Gobelins factory. Showing undeniable ease and skill in the composition in perfect harmony with the sensitivities of the times, the tapestry set met with great success.
The Story of Esther perfectly corresponded to the plan of the Bâtiments du roi to renew the repertoire of tapestry models used for the weavers of the royal factories while it also conformed to the tastes of Louis XV’s subjects for a fantastical Orient, the set for a dramatic tale in which splendour, love and death were combined. Indeed, no tapestry set was woven in France during the 18th century as often as that of Esther.
The series of modelli painted by de Troy during the year 1736 looks to the history of French painting and decoration under Louis XV as much as it does the history of the Gobelins. It probably counts among the most important rococo pictorial groups to have remained in private hands. First the Biblical source illustrated by De Troy which constitutes the base of one of the richest iconographical traditions of Western art will be considered. Then the circumstances and specific character of French civilisation during the reigns of Louis XIV and Louis XV which contributed to making the theme of Esther a relevant subject, both attractive to contemporaries and remarkably in line with the sensitivities of the time will be elucidated.
An examination of the exceptional series of sketches united here, the cartoons and the tapestries that they anticipate as well as a study of their reception will close this essay. The Book of Esther: A scriptural source at the source of rich iconography.
The origin of the Esther tapestry set by Jean-François de Troy – origin and creation of a masterpiece
According to the evidence of one of the artist’s early biographers, the chevalier de Valory, author of a posthumous elegy of the master, read at the Académie royale de peinture et de sculpture on 6 February 1762, it was apparently due to early16 rivalry with François Lemoyne (1688-1737), his younger colleague who had precisely just been appointed First Painter to the King in 1736, that had encouraged François de Troy to seek a commission allowing him to show off his ease and his promptitude at the expense of a rival who was notoriously laborious: “M. De Troy, retaining some resentment of the kind of disadvantage which he believed to have suffered compared with his emulator looked to regain some territory by making use of the facility his rival did not possess.
Lemoyne was excessively long in the creation of his works,and M. De Troy of a rare celerity: consequently, with this particular talent, the latter offered to the court to make paintings appropriate to be executed at the Gobelins Factory; and it is to this circumstance that we owe the beautiful series of the Story of Esther, which would be sufficient alone to give him a great reputation.”17 Beyond the suspicion inspired by the topos, which still constitutes, more or less, a tale of rivalries between artists in ancient literature, there is probably some truth in what Valory reports although A.-J. Dezalier d’Argenville (who indicates rather spitefully that de Troy did not hesitate to “cut prices” to impose himself, benefitting from the productivity assured by the unlikely rapidity of his brush)18 proves to be more evasive: “As he looked to busy himself, he had offered to make the paintings that serve as models for the King’s tapestries cheaply: which did not please his colleagues.
He was given a choice of two tapestry series to be made and he took the Story of Esther and that of Jason”.19 Whether or not the choice was actually left to de Troy (which would appear rather casual on the royal administration’s part all the same), it seems likely that the artist, whose contemporaries extol his “fire”, as the faculty of invention was then called, must have ardently aspired to the possibility of using on a very large scale the “creative genius” with which Dezallier d’Argenville credits him. The decoration of the private apartments, the fashion for which Louis XV had promoted at Versailles and Fontainebleau, offered little opportunity to excel in this area. Other than painting for altarpieces, only tapestries could allow comparison with Lemoyne who had been granted – unfortunately for him – a major decoration: the enormous ceiling of the Hercules Room at Versailles. Favoured by the recent improvement in France’s financial situation, the revival of patronage offered de Troy a commission fitting for him, in a field in which, however, he had hardly any experience.
Anxious to renew the repertoire of models available to the Gobelins factory, the Duc d’Antin, surintendant des Bâtiments du roi from 1708 to 1736 followed by his successor, Philibert Orry comte de Vignory, gave him the task of producing seven large cartoons inspired by the Book of Esther corresponding to the brilliant sketches or modelli which de Troy had produced in one go, or almost (very few preparatory drawings can in fact be linked to the Esther cycle and all seem to be at the execution stage of the cartoons).20 Subjected to the approval of the Administration des Bâtiments according to the procedure in use for projects being planned for the Gobelins, sketches made rapidly during 1736 were approved and the project launched immediately. Thereupon came the news of François Lemoyne’s death, who, ground down by work and a victim of his private torment, committed suicide on 4 June 1737.
Against all expectations, de Troy did not replace his rival in the position of First Painter (which remained vacant until the appointment of Charles Coypel in January 1747), which would perhaps have made him too obviously the beneficiary of the drama. The awarding of the position of Director of the French Academy in Rome came to console him while he had already produced (or he was in the process of finishing), in Paris, three of the seven cartoons of the cycle (The Fainting of Esther finished in 1737 and the Toilet and Coronation of Esther, both finished in 1738).
De Troy, we can see, did not follow the order of the narrative but began with the subjects which apparently offered the least difficulty because he had already depicted them, or because they fall into a strong pictorial tradition (such is the case especially for the Fainting of Esther). He had hardly settled at the Palazzo Mancini in August 1738, when his first task which awaited the new director of the French Academy naturally consisted of honouring the royal commission and finishing without delay the final cartoons of the Story of Esther after the sketches he must have taken with him. As prompt as ever, de Troy discharged himself of the execution of the four remaining cartoons in only two years, by beginning with the largest format which allowed him to strike the imagination and to impose himself as soon as he arrived on the Roman stage: the Triumph of Mor’decai which was finished in 1739 (like Esther’s Banquet).
The following year, the Mor’decai's Disdain and The Sentencing of Haman were brought to an end in the same Neo-Venetian style, obviously tributary to Veronese with its choice of “open” monumental architecture which is characteristic of the entire cycle.21 The series, it should be noted, was almost augmented with some additional scenes in the mid 1740s. Indeed, the first tapestry set finished at the Gobelins in 1744 proved to be unsuitable for the arrangement of the Dauphine’s apartments at Versailles for which it had been intended to decorate the walls the following year (cf infra). Informed of this, de Troy, considering that the story of Esther offered “several good subjects,” immediately offered to illustrate one or new subject among those “which could appear to be the most interesting”.
The directeur des Bâtiments Orry, who managed the State’s accounts, obviously judged it less costly to have one of the tapestries widened to fill in the end of the Dauphine’s bedroom,22 which has probably deprived us of very original compositions, because de Troy had already illustrated the most famous themes, those that benefitted from a strongly established iconographical tradition and from which it was not easy to deviate
The Tapestry Set of the Story of Esther
Placed on the tapestry looms of the Gobelins at the end of the 1730s in Michel Audran’s workshop, the cycle created by de Troy aroused true infatuation. The few hundred tapestries made between 1738 and 1797 – all in high-warp tapestry and woven in wool and silk except for four in low-warp made in Neilson’s workshop – show the impressive success of a tapestry set that was without any doubt the most frequently woven of the 18th century in France.
29 Only three cartoons had been delivered by de Troy in 1738 when the first tapestry set was begun by Audran under the expert eye of Jean-Baptiste Oudry to whom the Directeur général des bâtiments, Philibert Orry had assigned the (weekly) supervision of the weaving. During the summer of 1738, the piece of the Fainting of Esther, which Oudry judged to be admirable, was finished.
During the winter of 1742, Oudry informed Orry that about two ells of the Triumph of Mor’decai had been made “with no faults”,that the Coronation of Esther was finished and that the Esther at her Toilet “a very gracious tapestry” was “a little over half” finished. Exhibited at Versailles in 1743, these two last pieces were admired by Louis XV and the Court.
On 3 December 1744, the set of seven tapestries was finally delivered to the Garde Meuble. It was intended, the honour was not slight, to decorate the apartments of the Infanta Maria Teresa Rafaela of Spain whose marriage to the young Dauphin Louis-Ferdinand had been fixed for the following year (it took place on 23 February 1745). Apparently it was thought that the theme of Esther the biblical heroine and wife of a foreign sovereign was appropriate for the apartments of the Spanish Dauphine.
As early as the month of March, the architect Ange-Jacques Gabriel informed de Troy that her grand cabinet was decorated with the “Esther tapestry set” specifying however that “for lack of two small or one large piece, we have not been able to decorate the end of the room”. This difficulty led immediately to the Banquet episode being woven a second time in two parts (they were delivered to the Garde-Meuble on 30 December 1746) to garnish the panels on each side of the bed of the Dauphine who would hardly enjoy them (she died on 22 July 1746 and the decoration was installed for the new Dauphine Maria Josepha of Saxony).
The appearance of the set’s remarkable border, which imitated a richly sculpted wooden frame, should be mentioned. Conceived in 1738 by the ornamentalist Pierre Josse-Perrot and used in the later weavings until 1768, it tended to reinforce the resolutely painterly appearance of the tapestry set which, in this regard, pushed the art of tapestry as far as its ultimate mimetic possibilities. With the exception of Mor’decai's Disdain which had been removed earlier, the “editio princeps” of the story of Esther (from then on in nine pieces) remained at Versailles until the Revolution. Of the eight surviving tapestries, four are at the chateau of Compiègne and four belong today to the Mobilier National. No less than seven tapestry sets reputed to be complete (one of them in fact only had six tapestries) would be produced officially at the Gobelins up to 1772.
Literature:
1- The Œuvres mêlées of an emulator of Racine, the Abbé Augustin NADAL thus include an Esther. Divertissement spiritual which is exactly contemporary with Jean François de Troy’s cycle since it was performed in 1735 and published in Paris three years later.
2-Le Siècle de Louis XIV, 1751, 1785 ed., p. 96-97 for French ed.
3- Lemoyne and de Troy had been obliged to share the First Prize in the competition organised in 1727 between the most prominent history painters of the Académie Royale.
4- Mémoires…, pub. L. DUSSIEUX et al., 1854, II, p.265.
5-The fact that de Troy, at the risk of falling out with his colleagues, did not hesitate to make use of prices in order to convince the new directeur des Bâtiments Philibert Orry, is confirmed by Mariette who adds tersely “it caused much shouting” (pub. 1851-1860, II, p. 103).
6- Abrégé de la vie des plus fameux peintres…, ed. 1762, IV, p. 368-369 20 Early comments on the painter are inclined to present him as a kind of “pure painter”, doing without the medium of drawing, a few intermediary studies between the Esther sketches and the large cartoons at the Louvre nevertheless show that de Troy used red chalk (see in the catalogue, the notice for the Meal of Esther and Ahasuerus under the entry drawing) to change one or other figure.
7-C. GASTINEL-COURAL (cat. exp. PARIS, 1985, p. 9-13) as well as the article by J. VITTET, exh. cat. LA ROCHE-GUYON, 2001, p. 51-55.
8-The Hermitage in St. Petersburg conserves five tapestries of these two royal gifts whose provenance still awaits elucidation (as far as we are aware). In 1766, the Grand Marshal of Russia, Count Razumovski (or Razamowski), acquired the Fainting and the Banquet extracted from the sixth weaving (J. VITTET, 2001, p. 53).
9- Lettres écrites de Suisse, d’Italie…,quoted by J. VITTET, op. cit., p. 54.
10-The tapestry set remained in the hands of a branch of the Hapsburg-Lorraine family until 1933 (ibid. P. 54).
11-Quoted by Chr. LERIBAULT, 2002, p. 97, note 269.
12-Y. CANTAREL-BESSON, 1992, p. 241.
Catalogue
The Esther at her Toilet
Oil on canvas, 57 x 51 cm Provenance: Painted in 1736 at the same time as the six other modelli of the Story of Esther intended to be presented, for approval, to the direction des Bâtiments du Roi; perhaps identifiable among a lot of sketches by Jean-François de Troy in the post mortem inventory of the amateur, historian and critic Claude-Henri Watelet (1718-1786) drawn up on 13 January 1786 and following days (A.N. T 978, n° 30) then in the sale of the property of the deceased, Paris, 12 June 1786, n° 33; Paris, François Marcille Collection (who owned a series of six sketches from which the Triumph of Mor’decai was missing, see infra); Paris, Marcille Sale, Hôtel Drouot, 12-13 January 1857, n° 36; Asnières, Mme de Chavanne de Palmassy ( ?) collection; Paris, Galerie Cailleux; Paris, Humbert de Wendel collection (acquired from the Galerie Cailleux in 1928); by inheritance in the same family; Paris, Sotheby’s, 23 June 2011, n° 61. In order not to add unnecessarily to the technical commentary on each work, the catalogue raisonné by Chr. Leribault which contains a substantial bibliography on the series should be referred to. The other bibliographical references only concern the publications and exhibitions to have appeared and been presented more recently. Bibliography and Exhibitions: Chr. LERIBAULT, 2002, n° P. 247 (repr.); E. LIMARDO DATURI, 2004, p. 28; Exh. cat. NANTES, 2011, p. 138, n° 34, referred to in note 1; Sotheby’s catalogue, Tableaux anciens et du XIXe siècle, 23 June 2011, n° 61 (repr.).
Related Works:
Tapestry cartoon: The cartoon (oil on canvas, 329 x 320 cm), the third made by the artist in Paris after the sketches had been approved by the direction des Bâtiments, is in the Louvre (Inv. 8315). It previously bore the painter’s signature and the date 1738 (inscriptions which are found on the tapestries). The royal administration paid 1600 livres for it on 21 June 1738 and it was exhibited at the Salon in the year of its creation.
Summary Biography
1679 (27 January): Baptism in Paris (Parish of St. Nicolas du Chardonnet) of Jean-François de Troy, son of the painter François de Troy and Jeanne Cotelle, sister of the painter Jean II Cotelle.
1696-1698: Studies (apparently rather turbulent) at the Académie royale de peinture et de sculpture.
1698-1708: First trip to Italy. Is obliged to leave Rome in January 1711 after a tempestuous affair (a duel?), de Troy extends the traditional Roman experience as a pensionnaire at the Académie de France by also visiting Tuscany where he stays for a long time, Venice (his art in face has a strongly Venetian character) and Genoa.
1708: De Troy (whose father had been elected Director of the Académie royale de peinture et de sculpture on 7 July) is agréé and immediately received at the Académie with Apollo and Diana Piercing with their Arrows the Children of Niobe (Montpellier, Musée Fabre) on 28 July.
1710: First royal commission, paid for on 10 May (a sketch representing “the Promotion of the Order of the Holy Spirit” for the tapestry series of the History of the King).
1716: Jean-François de Troy is elected Assistant Professor at the Academy.
1720: He is appointed Professor.
1723: The artist creates the double portrait of Louis XV...
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cc-tapis Dentelle Hexagone Pain d'Epices Hand-knotted Rug
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Located in New York, NY
Dim ft 7,5x9,8 -- al ft2 117,00
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Swedish Mid-Century Rölakan Rug Handwoven Wool Carpet
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A Mid-Century Modern vintage handmade Swedish carpet in wool featuring a geometric pattern. This greenish colored Scandinavian rug is made and signed by MJ from 1950 and 1970 and thi...
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Vintage Mid Century Modern Rya Scandinavian Area Rug
Located in Barrington, IL
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Dimensions: 36” x 63”
Date of Manufacture: 3rd Quarter of the 1900s
Place of Origin: Scandinavia
Material: wool
Condition: Wear consistent with age and use
The Persian Knot, SKU: 2214
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Materials
Wool
Vintage Rug by Barbro Nilsson for Märta Måås-Fjetterström AB
By Märta Måås-Fjetterström
Located in Copenhagen, DK
A beautiful handwoven rug by Barbro Nilsson for Märta Måås-Fjetterström AB.
Designed 1946 ‘Blåbär, Mörk’ (‘Dark Blueberry’). The rug have extraordinary beautiful colours.
Signed AB MMF and BN
Literature: Märta Måås-Fjetterström, ‘Märta flyger igen, 90 år med Märta Måås-Fjetterström’, Liljevalchs katalog 2009, p. 149 for similar example
W: 221 cm H: 150,5 cm
Materials: Pure wool tapestry weave technique
Barbro Nilsson
Barbro Nilsson was educated in weaving and dyeing and went on to become the head of textile at Konstfack, as well as executing several monumental tapestries...
Category
Mid-20th Century Scandinavian Modern European Western European Rugs
Materials
Wool
Modern Style Curved Shape Hand-Tufted Rug Blue & Green Circle Patterned
By Hommes Studio
Located in Porto, PT
Tapis Shaped #048 is a Modern style rug in murky green and light blue, a classic yet sophisticated color combination.
With an irregular shape that juxtaposes oval circles with contrasting colors, this is a design masterpiece that makes a statement in any modern home.
Made of botanical silk, a biodegradable fiber, TAPIS Shaped #048 rug has a luxurious texture to give a bold update to any room.
Material: Available in Botanical Silk or Natural Wool
Dimensions: width: 140 cm 55.1 in – length: 250 cm 98.4 in
About TAPIS Studio:
TAPIS is a rugs brand by HOMMÉS Studio. Born from the desire to create a multi-personality tapestry brand, TAPIS presents multifaceted collections, offering a rug for every moment, every style, every room and everyone. The result is eye-catching pieces that will pleasure all of the senses. We aim to make rugs for slow homes, in a synergy between wise artisans and mechanical appliances. The excelled quality means to make a TAPIS Studio rug...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern European Western European Rugs
Materials
Natural Fiber
Late 19th Century French Verdure Aubusson Tapestry with Louis XV Style
By Jean-Baptiste Oudry
Located in Dallas, TX
78831 Late 19th Century Antique French Aubusson Verdure Tapestry, 06'10 x 09'08. Woven in the storied ateliers of Aubusson during the late 19th century, this handwoven wool and silk ...
Category
Late 19th Century Aubusson Antique European Western European Rugs
Materials
Wool, Silk
Original Abstract Scandinavian High Pile Abstract Rya Rug Carpet, Sweden, 1960s
By Verner Panton, Ege Rya
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article:
High pile Rya rug
Decade:
1960s
Origin:
Scandinavia, Sweden
Material:
100% wool
This rug is a great example of 1960s pop art interior. Made...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern European Western European Rugs
Materials
Cotton
Antique English Axminster Rug. 14 ft 10 in x 20 ft 3 in
Located in New York, NY
Oversized Antique English Axminster Rug, Country of Origin: England, Circa date: 1900. Size: 14 ft 10 in x 20 ft 3 in (4.52 m x 6.17 m)
Category
20th Century British Colonial European Western European Rugs
Materials
Wool
French Art Deco Rug Doris Leslie Blau
Located in New York, NY
French Art Deco Rug
Size: 11'2" × 14'8" (340 × 447 cm)
A remarkable vintage rug, from Doris Leslie Blau Collection, features a timeless elegance. This vintage French Art Deco rug fea...
Category
Early 20th Century Art Deco European Western European Rugs
Materials
Wool
Antique French Aubusson Rug. 14 ft 8 in x 15 ft 2 in
Located in New York, NY
Gorgeous Antique French Aubusson Square Area Rug, country of origin / rug type: French rug, Circa date: 1870’s. Size: 14 ft 8 in x 15 ft 2 in (4.47 m x 4.62 m)
Category
Mid-19th Century Aubusson Antique European Western European Rugs
Materials
Wool
Contemporary Geometrical Retro Handmade Rug with Irregular Shape
By Hommes Studio
Located in Porto, PT
Tapis Retro #013 is a retro rug with an irregular shape and timeless colors. Inspired by architectural lines, this geometric rug makes a statement in ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern European Western European Rugs
Materials
Natural Fiber
Wool rug Italy 1970s
Located in Firenze, FI
Italian production carpet "Paracchi" 1970s. The design inspired by the work "the kiss" by Gustav Klimt.
Material: wool
The dimensions are 182 cm. x 127 cm.
Category
1970s Vintage European Western European Rugs
Materials
Wool
Mid-century Modern Rug Minimal Geometric Pattern Pink Blush, Red Brown
By Hommes Studio
Located in Porto, PT
Mid-century Modern Rug Minimal Geometric Pattern Pink Blush, Red Brown
The Sandal Rug evokes the serene beauty of a warm sunset, where deep pink hues dance across the quiet desert landscape. Imagine a fresh breeze carrying the earthy scent of sandalwood—sweet and spicy, yet profoundly grounding. This modern blush rug...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Mid-Century Modern European Western European Rugs
Materials
Synthetic, Natural Fiber
Antique Portuguese Arraiolos Needlepoint Rug with Romantic French Country Style
Located in Dallas, TX
77921 Antique Portuguese Arraiolos needlepoint rug with Romantic French country style 07'10 x 09'10. Ornate details and effortless...
Category
Early 20th Century French Provincial European Western European Rugs
Materials
Wool
Mid-18th Century English George III Axminster Carpet (13'8" x 15'8" - 417 x 478)
Located in New York, NY
Mid-18th Century English Axminster Carpet - George III Period
13'8" x 15'8" - 417 x 478
Category
1750s George III Antique European Western European Rugs
Materials
Wool
Bobyrug’s Nice French Aubusson Style Jacquard Tapestry
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
"Exquisite French tapestry from the mid-20th century, featuring a beautiful design and nice colours, woven at Jules Pansu workshops in jacquard loom by wool and cotton. »
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"Exper...
Category
Mid-20th Century Aubusson European Western European Rugs
Materials
Wool, Cotton
Vintage Romanian Kilim Rug with Folk Art Cottage Style
Located in Dallas, TX
78014 Vintage Romanian Kilim rug with Folk Art Biophilic Design 08'09 x 12'00.?? Full of tiny details and reflecting elements of nature, this hand-w...
Category
Late 20th Century Kilim European Western European Rugs
Materials
Wool
Contemporary Round Rug Geometric Pattern Brown, Dark Red, Black & White
By Hommes Studio
Located in Porto, PT
Contemporary Round Rug Geometric Pattern Brown, Dark Red, Black & White
Designed to evoke a world of smooth elegance and deep intensity, the Tapis Fig Round Rug’s texture mimics the ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern European Western European Rugs
Materials
Synthetic, Natural Fiber
18th Century French Felletin Chinoiserie Mythological Tapestry w/ Trees & Satyrs
Located in New York, NY
An 18th century French Felletin chinoiserie mythological tapestry, size 11'6"H x 17'9"W.
This grand mythological tapestry depicts a mythological forest scene, with various satyrs and other mythological figures reveling in Dionysian fashion in the confines of the woodland setting. Finely detailed, with nimble articulation of figures and form, the piece also incorporates chinoiserie motifs, with stylized trees and bushes that have Oriental styling. The lower right corner of the primary field features both the town mark and weaver's mark, as well as the French symbol of the fleur de lis. The tapestry is enclosed within an elaborate outer border, featuring pendant...
Category
18th Century Antique European Western European Rugs
Materials
Wool, Silk
Original Abstract Scandinavian High Pile Abstract Rya Rug Carpet, Sweden, 1960s
By Verner Panton, Ege Rya
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article:
High pile Rya rug
Decade:
1960s
Origin:
Scandinavia, Sweden
Material:
100% wool
This rug is a great example of 1960s pop art interior. Made...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern European Western European Rugs
Materials
Cotton
Zabihi Collection 19th Century Red Antique French Aubusson Pillow
Located in New York, NY
Authentic stand-alone pillow made from a 19th-century French Aubusson rug
Measures: 16" x 16"
Category
Early 19th Century Aubusson Antique European Western European Rugs
Materials
Wool, Cotton, Foam
Late 19th Century French Aubusson Rustic Tapestry
Located in New York, NY
A French Aubusson rustic tapestry from the late 19th century, 'Le Jeu de Colin-Maillard', ('The Blind Man’s Buff') after a cartoon by Jean-Baptiste Hue...
Category
Late 19th Century Aubusson Antique European Western European Rugs
Materials
Wool
Modern Eclectic Rug with Hand-Tufted Botanical Silk
By Hommes Studio
Located in Porto, PT
TAPIS Shaped #005 is an eclectic rug that brings back mid-century modern vibes mixed with Postmodern style. This rug is handmade using the hand-tufted tec...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern European Western European Rugs
Materials
Natural Fiber
Mid-Century Modern Art Rug, Hand Tufted in Wool
Located in London, GB
Mid-Century Modern wool hand tufted pile rug is like an abstract expressive painting of circular overlapping swirls of changing colors, Europe circa 1950. The ingenious color variati...
Category
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage European Western European Rugs
Materials
Wool
Pretty vintage French Aubusson style Jacquard Tapestry « Hunting with hounds »
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
"Discover the timeless elegance of this exquisite vintage French tapestry featuring a hunting with hounds scene.
A noble pastime and a favorite pastime of the great men of the time,...
Category
Mid-20th Century Aubusson European Western European Rugs
Materials
Wool, Cotton, Acrylic
Lichen Blue Orange Organic Vibrant Natural Rug Standard Size
By Sonya Winner
Located in London, GB
The Lichen rug collection is a result of the creative collaboration between Sonya Winner and KLC School of Design alumna Alice Hislop. Taking inspiration from the intricate patterns ...
Category
2010s Modern European Western European Rugs
Materials
Wool
Nice Midcentury France Aubusson Style Jacquard Halluin Tapestry
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Exceptional mid-20th-century French tapestry woven on Jacquard looms in Halluin stitch with wool and cotton. Inspired by François Boucher, it depicts a gentleman presenting a bird to...
Category
Mid-20th Century Aubusson European Western European Rugs
Materials
Wool, Cotton
Antique Signed French Jean-Baptiste Deshays Pictorial Tapestry - Rug & Kilim
Located in Long Island City, NY
Made with handwoven wool, this 12x18 antique French Beauvais tapestry represents an iconic museum-quality addition to Rug & Kilim's Tapestry Collection—an extremely collectible and r...
Category
1720s Aubusson Antique European Western European Rugs
Materials
Wool