Tapestry showing Psyche Displaying Her Treasures to Her Sisters

Gallery 388, European Art 1500-1850, third floor

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Tapestry showing Psyche Displaying Her Treasures to Her Sisters

May 1742 - January 1744

Designed by François Boucher (French, 1703–1770) Woven at the Beauvais tapestry manufactory, France (1664–present) Under the direction of Jean-Baptiste Oudry (French, 1686–1755) , and under the direction of Nicolas Besnier Made for the city of Marseilles

This tapestry is part of the first complete set of "The Story of Psyche" weavings produced by the Beauvais tapestry factory. Its elegant and sensuous style is a superb example of the fashionable compositions designed for the factory by François Boucher from the mid-1730s to the 1750s. The other four tapestries in the series are also in the Museum's collection. The second set can still be seen in the throne room of the royal palace in Stockholm, Sweden.

Gallery 388, European Art 1500-1850, third floor

Object Details

Titles:

Tapestry showing Psyche Displaying Her Treasures to Her Sisters
Les Richesses de Psyché, From a set of five tapestries called "The Story of Psyche"

Date:

May 1742 - January 1744

Artists:

Designed by François Boucher (French, 1703–1770) Woven at the Beauvais tapestry manufactory, France (1664–present) Under the direction of Jean-Baptiste Oudry (French, 1686–1755) , and under the direction of Nicolas Besnier Made for the city of Marseilles

Medium:

Wool, silk

Dimensions:

9 feet 8 inches × 9 feet 3 inches (294.6 × 281.9 cm)

Classification:

Textiles

Credit Line:

Gift of Mrs. Widener Dixon and George D. Widener, 1957

Accession Number:

1957-121-1

Geography:

Made in Beauvais, France, Europe

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Gallery 388, European Art 1500-1850, third floor

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