The Pastoral Amusements
The Pastoral Amusements, (
Beauvais Tapestry
Manufactory.
The first production of the designs took place at Beauvais in 1731.[2]
After enjoying huge success the series was later adapted and further developed at Aubusson by Jean-Baptiste Huet the elder (d. 1811).
There are eight designs in the original series
- Le cheval fondu
- Colin-maillard
- La Bergère
- Le pied de Boeuf
- Le joueur d'Osselets
- La Balançoire
- Le joueur de broches
- Le joueur de musette
References
- J. Badin, Tapisseries de Beauvais, Paris, 1909
- D. Chevalier, Tapisseries d'Aubusson et de Felletin, Paris, 1988