The Repast from the set of Russian Entertainments
designed 1767–69, woven 1771–72
Medium
Wool, silk (20-22 warps per inch, 7-9 per cm.)
Dimensions
12 × 20 ft. (365.8 × 609.6 cm)
Classification
Textiles-Tapestries
Culture
French, Beauvais
Department
European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of Mary Brewster Jennings, in memory of her husband, Oliver G. Jennings, 1948
Accession Number
48.139
Tags
Art Historical Context
**The Repast from the set Russian Entertainments** a magnificent French tapestry woven at the renowned Beauvais manufactory between 1771 and 1772, based on designs created from 1767 to 1769. Attributed to artists including Jean-Baptiste Le Prince known for his evocative depictions of Russian life, André Charlemagne Charron, and even commissioned under Louis XV, this piece captures an idyllic outdoor banquet scene featuring houses, men, women, trees. Measuring an impressive 12 × 20 feet, it the grandeur of 18th-century royal interiors, where such lavish textiles adorned palace walls. Produced ...