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Circa 1860 French Toile Peinte, The Children Gardeners, after Charles Le Brun

$6,400
£4,914.59
€5,637.80
CA$8,992.75
A$10,071.31
CHF 5,255.05
MX$123,016.77
NOK 66,859.48
SEK 63,023.07
DKK 42,074.23

About the Item

More information coming soon… This fantastic toile peinte from circa 1860, entitled The Children Gardeners, depicts 10 children tending a garden beside a classic French fountain. The colorful painting would most likely have been used as a “cartoon” for a tapestry studio to weave their textile. Similar 18th century tapestries by Gobelin can be seen in museums across the world. Cartoons such as this one are based off of works by the 17th century French painter, Charles Le Brun. Le Brun served as a court painter to Louis XIV, who proclaimed Le Brun to be the “greatest artist of all-time”.
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 63 in (160.02 cm)Width: 108.25 in (274.96 cm)Depth: 0.25 in (6.35 mm)
  • Materials and Techniques:
  • Place of Origin:
  • Period:
  • Date of Manufacture:
    Circa 1860
  • Condition:
    Repaired: Traces of old patches to the verso. A more recent restoration to the upper left corner. Wear consistent with age and use. Minor losses. Good antique condition. Light losses and age separations. Suspended to wooden board for hanging (two D-rings on back of board). Old verso patches, coupled with small restoration in upper left (see photos). Some aspects have faded motifs or creases.
  • Seller Location:
    Dallas, TX
  • Reference Number:
    Seller: 1124-341stDibs: LU906346105092

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