Girl Feeding Chickens from the series known as the Enfants de Boucher
Medium
Wool, silk (27 warps per inch, 10-11 per cm.)
Dimensions
Overall (confirmed): 28 3/4 × 21 1/4 in. (73 × 54 cm)
Classification
Textiles-Tapestries
Culture
French, Paris
Department
European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of Barbara Weisl, in loving memory of Rowene and James Seligman, 1986
Accession Number
1986.321
Tags
Art Historical Context
Delight in the charming pastoral scene of *Girl Feeding Chickens*, a exquisite tapestry from the *Enfants de Boucher* series, woven around 1770–80 at the renowned Manufacture Nationale des Gobel in Paris. Designed by François Boucher, the celebrated Rococo master whose playful, elegant style graced the court of Louis XV, this piece captures a young girl tenderly scattering feed to a flock of chickens amid blooming flowers. The series, evoking Boucher's fondness for innocent childhood vignettes, reflects the era's idyllic view of rural life amid France's opulent Ancien Régime. Crafted from woo...