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Oil sketch on canvas; stretched onto original wooden frame; size: 240 x 412 mm; framed. In 1737, six tapestries representing the Story of Psyche were commissioned by the king of France, Louis XV, from the royal tapestry manufactory at Beauvais. Finally, five carpets were produced for the series. The production started in 1741. The designs were provided by Francois Boucher. Only six complete sets were ordered during the almost thirty year period of the weavings, although numerous versions of each piece were executed seperately. The present oil sketch is a design for the third tapestry in the series, Les Richesses (Psyche displaying her treasures to her sisters). "Boucher illustrated - for the delight of the court ladies - the pearls and precious stones described by La Fontaine. Formally, however, his composition depends on Natoire's scene of Les Richesses from the Hotel Soubise. Boucher's borrowings from Natoire, more direct here than in any of the other tapestries, are evident in th |
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