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Couple in period costume seated at a small table in the library of the Huntington residence with a Beauvais tapestry in the background

Description: A couple in period costume sit at a mechanical writing table (table à écrire, or, table mécanique), possibly by Jean-François Oeben, circa 1755 to 1765. Hanging on the wall is a Beauvais tapestry, "Le Fontaine d'Amour (The Fountain of Love)," from 1757 to 1760. The chairs belong to the set of two settees and ten chairs whose upholstery covers were woven at Gobelins Manufactory, Paris, probably under the supervision of Jacques Neilson (1714-1788), after design by François Boucher (1703-1770) and Jean-Baptiste Oudry (1733-1755). The covers were woven circa 1779, and the frames are nineteenth century. Label accompanying photograph in album reads "HEH 36 Library room, Huntington Art Gallery, with figures. Similar to HEH 35."
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Date: February 1938
Call number: photCL 107 vol13 (36)
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Couple in period costume seated at a small table in the library of the Huntington residence with a Beauvais tapestry in the background

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A couple in period costume sit at a mechanical writing table (table à écrire, or, table mécanique), possibly by Jean-François Oeben, circa 1755 to 1765. Hanging on the wall is a Beauvais tapestry, "Le Fontaine d'Amour (The Fountain of Love)," from 1757 to 1760. The chairs belong to the set of two settees and ten chairs whose upholstery covers were woven at Gobelins Manufactory, Paris, probably under the supervision of Jacques Neilson (1714-1788), after design by François Boucher (1703-1770) and Jean-Baptiste Oudry (1733-1755). The covers were woven circa 1779, and the frames are nineteenth century. Label accompanying photograph in album reads "HEH 35 Library room, Huntington Art Gallery, with figures. Same as PCP 11a."

photCL 107 vol13 (35)

Six people in period costume in the east end of the library of the Huntington residence

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Three couples in period costume in the east end of the library. The couple on the left sit at a mechanical writing table (table à écrire, or, table mécanique), possibly by Jean-François Oeben, circa 1755 to 1765. Behind them is a fire screen, "L'Amour Vendangeur (Cupid, the Vintager)", made at the Beauvais Manufactory after a cartoon following Francois Boucher in 1738 to 1740 or in 1767. The couple on the right, with the man playing the violin, stand in front of a writing desk (bureau plat), attributed to the Pagoda Master, made circa 1730. The third couple stand in the background next to the fireplace. Hanging on the wall on the left is a Beauvais tapestry, "Le Fontaine d'Amour (The Fountain of Love)." The chairs belong to the set of two settees and ten chairs whose upholstery covers were woven at Gobelins Manufactory, Paris, probably under the supervision of Jacques Neilson (1714-1788), after design by François Boucher (1703-1770) and Jean-Baptiste Oudry (1733-1755). The covers were woven circa 1779, and the frames are nineteenth century. Label accompanying photograph in album reads "HEH 31 East end of Library room in Huntington Art Gallery. Beauvais tapestry at left. Chairs, Louis XVI; tables, screen, Louis XV period; Savonnerie carpet, Louis XIV period."

photCL 107 vol13 (31)

Couple in period costume at a desk in the library of the Huntington residence

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A man and woman in period costume. The chair that the woman is sitting on, Poetry or History personified as a cupid, belongs to the set of two settees and ten chairs whose upholstery covers were woven at Gobelins Manufactory, Paris, probably under the supervision of Jacques Neilson (1714-1788), after design by François Boucher (1703-1770) and Jean-Baptiste Oudry (1733-1755). The covers were woven circa 1779, and the frames are nineteenth century. She is writing at a writing desk and filing cabinet (bureau plat et cartonnier), attributed to Etienne Doirat, made between 1720 to 1732. The man stands behind her, in front of a Beauvais tapestry, "La Pipée aux Oiseaux (The Bird Catchers)." Label accompanying photograph in album reads "HEH 34 Library room of Huntington Art Gallery, with figures. Writing table, with Cartonnier; of tulipwood and ormolu, Louis XV period." Another copy of a wider image has MS notes identifying the people as Don Vest (?) and Nell Webb.

photCL 107 vol13 (34)

East end of the library of the Huntington residence

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View shows furniture arranged on a large area rug and Beauvais tapestry, "The Fountain of Love," on the wall on the left. The chairs belong to the set of two settees and ten chairs whose upholstery covers were woven at Gobelins Manufactory, Paris, probably under the supervision of Jacques Neilson (1714-1788), after design by François Boucher (1703-1770) and Jean-Baptiste Oudry (1733-1755). The covers were woven circa 1779, and the frames are nineteenth century. On the right is a writing desk (bureau plat), attributed to the Pagoda Master, made circa 1730. On the left, with cloth draped over it, is a mechanical writing table (table à écrire, or, table mécanique), possibly by Jean-François Oeben, circa 1755 to 1765. Behind the mechanical writing desk is a fire screen, "L'Amour Vendangeur (Cupid, the Vintager)", made at the Beauvais Manufactory after a cartoon following Francois Boucher in 1738 to 1740 or in 1767. Label accompanying photograph in album reads "HEH 16 East end, Library room in Huntington Art Gallery, showing Beauvais tapestry, "The Fountain of Love," designed by Boucher. Furniture, Louis XV and Louis XVI periods."

photCL 107 vol13 (16)

Couple in period costume on Louis XIV settee in the library of the Huntington residence

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A couple in period costume in the library. The woman is seated on a settee while the man stands behind it. The settee is one of a set of two settees and ten armchairs. The settee's cover is entitled Five cupids shooting arrows. The woven upholstery cover was made at the Gobelins Manufactory, Paris, probably under the supervision of Jacques Neilson (1714-1788), after design by François Boucher (1703-1770) and Jean-Baptiste Oudry (1733-1755). The cover was woven circa 1779, and the frame is nineteenth century. Label accompanying photograph in album reads "HEH 33 Library room in Huntington Art Gallery, with figures in eighteenth-century costumes. Settee, Louis XVI period, carved wood, with Gobelins tapestry. Bach designed by Francois Boucher; seat, by Jean-Baptiste Oudry." Another copy of a wider image has MS notes identifying the people as Ted Koch (?) and Fran Evans.

photCL 107 vol13 (33)

Six people in period costume in the west end of the library of the Huntington residence

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Three couples in the period costume in the west end of the library. A man stands by while a woman who is seated at the writing desk and filing cabinet (bureau plat et cartonnier), attributed to Etienne Doirat, are from 1720 to 1732. On the left is another couple, with a woman seated on a settee and a man standing behind it. In the background a third couple examine an oversized book. The settee and chairs belong to the set of two settees and ten chairs whose upholstery covers were woven at Gobelins Manufactory, Paris, probably under the supervision of Jacques Neilson (1714-1788), after design by François Boucher (1703-1770) and Jean-Baptiste Oudry (1733-1755). The covers were woven circa 1779, and the frames are nineteenth century. The screen on the right is a six-panel folding screen (paravent) made at the Savonnerie Manufactory, Chaillot workshop, Paris, after designs by Alexandre-François Desportes (1661-1743), made between 1719 and 1784; the frame is of a later date. On the wall on the right is a Beauvais tapestry, "La Pipée aux Oiseaux (The Bird Catchers)." Label accompanying photograph in album reads "HEH 32a West end of Library room in Huntington Art Gallery. Beauvais tapestry. Louis XV and Louis XVI furniture; carpet Louis XIV period." Another copy of this image has MS notes identifying the people (from left to right): Ted Koch (?), Fran Evans, Bob Wright, Norda Stokes (?), Don Vest (?), and Nell Webb.

photCL 107 vol13 (32a)

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