Textile ArtsFlemish18th century

Tree in a Landscape

mid 18th century

Artists

Unidentified ArtistArtist

Description

Upright Aubusson tapestry depicting a tree on a river bank with exotic flowering plants. This Louis XV verdure lacks the architecture and exotic birds which typify the Chinese landscape series.

Classification

Textile Arts

Medium

Textile fibers

Culture

Flemish

Century

18th century

Division

European and American Art

Department

Department of Paintings, Sculpture & Decorative Arts

Dimensions

238.1 x 116.8 cm (93 3/4 x 46 in.)

Provenance

Mrs. Cortlandt Parker, gift; to Fogg Art Museum, 1954

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