Mid-18th Century French Handwoven Mythological Aubusson Tapestry

This elegant antique tapestry was created in Aubusson France circa 1780, and was probably part of a wall boiseries. Set in the original carved oak frame with decorative recessed corners, the large handwoven tapestry features King Louis XIII of France discussing with his Prime minister, Cardinal Richelieu...

This antique tapestry was handwoven in Aubusson, France, circa 1760. Rectangular in shape, the colorful wall decor depicts a wooded landscape scene with two large, mature trees in th...

This large and elegant antique tapestry was crafted in Aubusson, France, circa 1760. The colorful wall piece features a country garden scene with goats, architectural elements and a ...

This elegant and large antique tapestry was woven in the town of Aubusson, France, circa 1760. The rectangular landscape scene depicts fishermen...

This large, antique tapestry was woven in Aubusson, France, circa 1760. The colorful scene depicts a group of people playing the game "Colin-Maillard", or Blind Man's Buff, a very po...

This beautiful antique tapestry was woven in Aubusson, France, circa 1760. Rectangular in shape, the colorful piece depicts an outdoor scene with a gentleman hunter seated in front of temple with his dog beside him; he is looking at a shepherdess holding a sheep. Trees, foliage and ruins in the background. The wall decor is in excellent condition commensurate with age and use, with rich blue, green and beige color palette. The tapestry was originally designed by J. B. Oudry for the Manufacture de Beauvais, and was part of a serie titled, "Les Amusements Champetres". The "Pastoral Amusement", was a series of tapestries designed between 1720 and 1730 by Jean-Baptiste Oudry for Noel-Antoine de Merou, then director of the Royal Beauvais Tapestry Manufactory. The first production of the designs took place at Beauvais in 1731. There were eight designs in the original series; Le Cheval Fondu, Colin-Maillard, La Bergère, Le Pied de Boeuf, Le Joueur d'Osselets, La Balançoire...

A fine 18th-century Aubusson pastoral tapestry depicting a romantic tryst between a hunter and a shepherdess in a typically rural and architectural-themed landscape. The tapestry is ...

A French Aubusson tapestry which is very likely part of a set from 'The Story of Telemachus' woven at Aubusson between 1776 and 1800 after engraved designs by various painters including Franc¸ois Boucher Antonio Tempesta and Charles Monnet...

A French Royal Manufacture of Aubusson woven tapestry from the mid 18th century depicting a bird standing in luscious vegetation. Created during the Mid-18th Century in the Aubusson ...

A French Aubusson genre tapestry panel from the 18th century, envisioning a hunter walking with a rifle resting on his shoulder, with a stream and a castle in the distance, and the s...

A French Aubusson mythological tapestry from the 17th century, depicting the Spartan king, Menelaus, seated at left, sending his brother...

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