Manufacture Royale d'AUBUSSON, after Jean-Baptiste HUET or J - Lot 174

Manufacture Royale d'AUBUSSON, after Jean-Baptiste HUET or Jacques Nicolas JULLIARD, previously treated by Jean-Baptiste OUDRY "Le Cheval Fondu ou Saute-mouton", from the "Amusements champêtre" tapestry Wool and silk tapestry decorated with a pastoral scene featuring elegant figures at the foot of tall trees, near a pavilion and a bridge. Late 18th century Size: 215 x 255 cm (with border). Blue border added. Wear, restoration and reworking. Notes Jean-Baptiste Oudry designed the Amusements champêtres series for the Manufacture royale de Beauvais, where it was first woven between 1730 and 1733. The set met with great success and was widely distributed in the second half of the 18th century. Inspired by Oudry's compositions, Jean-Baptiste Huet subsequently produced new cartoons for a renewed version of the hanging for the Aubusson factory. As Boccara notes, "in contrast to the scenes by J.-B. Oudry, Huet has always given his figures a more rustic character". The first scene in the suite depicts young men enjoying a game of melted horse, also known as leapfrogging, in a rural landscape. In this game, one of the players acts as a "horse", maintaining his balance while another leans or pulls himself up onto his back. Bibliography : J. Badin, Tapisseries de Beauvais, Paris, 1909, pp. 58 and 83 D. Boccara, Les belles heures de la tapisserie, Paris, 1971, p. 217 D. Chevalier, Tapisseries d'Aubusson et de Felletin, Paris, 1988, pp.149 and 178