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Collections

Jean-Baptiste Le Prince
The Repast under the Tent, from the Russian Games Seriescirca 1770-1780

Not on view
Large horizontal tapestry with multi-figure Orientalist outdoor scene, figures in robes and turbans gathered near a tent and urn, sailing ship at right
Woven tapestry depicting a seated woman in 18th-century dress with red bodice and white sleeves, playing a lute-like stringed instrument, with a flowering tree and gilt candlestick in the background.
Woven tapestry in soft pinks, yellows, and greens; a standing woman in Turkish-style dress plays a stringed instrument beneath a canopied tent, while a second woman reclines at right near a hookah pipe, with foliage in the background.
Detail of a woven tapestry depicting large foliage, a round fruit, and trailing leaves in muted greens, blues, and creams, with a gilt cartouche and red fringe at right.
Woven tapestry landscape with pale birch trees rising from dense foliage in shades of blue, green, and yellow-green, with a small red flower accent at lower right and a pale sky above.
Woven tapestry depicting an outdoor garden scene; a woman in pink skirt and red bodice plays a lute beside a fringed canopied structure, with lush blue-green foliage, pale tree trunks, and scattered objects including a hunting horn in the foreground.
Woven tapestry depicting an outdoor scene with figures in Turkish-style dress. A standing woman in pink robes plays a lute beneath a fringed canopy; two seated figures in yellow and red silks listen nearby, while a group looks on from the right. Soft pastel palette with fine detail in the figures and foliage.
Woven tapestry depicting an outdoor gathering of figures in Ottoman-style dress. In the foreground, a woman in yellow reclines while two figures in red and white look upward toward a turbaned man smoking a water pipe at a draped table. A gold hookah stands at left; leafy trees fill the background. Soft pastel tones with fine woven detail.
Woven tapestry depicting an outdoor gathering of figures in Ottoman-style dress. A woman at left plays a stringed instrument beneath a fringed canopy; two women in pale robes recline in the center while a figure in red silk kneels nearby holding a tambourine. Additional turbaned figures appear behind a draped table in the background. Soft palette of rose, cream, and muted green with fine woven detail.
Woven tapestry depicting a group of figures in exotic robes and turbans gathered around a draped table, with a tall standing figure in cream and gold at right; soft palette of pink, gold, and pale green with a leafy landscape in the background.
Woven tapestry detail showing a seated figure in flowing red robes and a feathered turban, viewed from behind and turned in three-quarter profile, surrounded by other figures and scattered roses in soft cream and pastel tones.
Tapestry fragment depicting two figures in pastel pink and blue 18th-century dress seated outdoors, one holding a floral garland aloft; scattered colorful flowers throughout, with fine woven detail.
Woven tapestry detail showing two figures in exotic dress: a standing woman in turban holding a red tray with ewer and cups, and a kneeling figure in striped robe seen from behind. Foreground features a gilded tureen, fruit, and tableware against a pale landscape background with flowering trees.
Woven tapestry detail depicting an outdoor still life with a ornate covered urn, a wicker-wrapped bottle, a pink rococo tureen with fruit, grapes and plums on a platter, and a bouquet of roses; figures in pink and blue drapery visible at upper edge.
Detail of a woven tapestry depicting a garden landscape with blue-green tropical plants, flowering shrubs, and rocky ground; draped fabric and figures partially visible at upper edge; muted blues, greens, and golds with fine woven texture throughout.
Woven tapestry in muted cream, blue, and sage tones depicting a waterway scene; a decorated boat with blue canopy and draped fabric carries several figures in classical dress beneath tall furled sails, with foliage and a second vessel visible in the background.
Detail of a woven tapestry depicting a rocky landscape with blue-green tropical plants and pale sky, in muted gold, olive, and blue tones; woven inscription reads "A·CC · BEAUVAIS" along the lower edge with a fleur-de-lis mark.
Woven tapestry detail with a garden still life: scattered fruit, grapes, and a ceramic ewer at lower left; a blue draped cloth over stone ruins at center; flowering shrubs and tropical foliage at right; a reclining figure visible in the upper right corner against a pale sky.
Woven tapestry depicting an outdoor gathering in a wooded landscape with ornate tents; a standing figure in red and white robes plays a stringed instrument before a fringed canopy, while three figures in elaborate dress are seated nearby; soft palette of cream, rose, and sage green with finely woven foliage.
Woven tapestry depicting an outdoor gathering of figures in Ottoman-style dress beneath a pale pink canopy, set among trees in muted blues and greens; elaborately dressed figures in red, yellow, and blue robes surround a table laden with vessels, platters, and fruit in the foreground.
Woven tapestry depicting an outdoor scene with figures in Ottoman-influenced dress. A standing woman in pink plays a stringed instrument beneath a fringed canopy; two seated women in yellow and red attend nearby, one holding a tambourine. Additional figures dine at a table in the background amid foliage and draped fabric. Musical instruments and decorative objects are scattered in the foreground. Soft pastel palette with fine pictorial weaving.
Artist or Maker
Jean-Baptiste Le Prince
France, Metz, 1734-1781
Manufacturer
Beauvais Tapestry Manufactory
France, active 1664
Title
The Repast under the Tent, from the Russian Games Series
Place Made
France, Beauvais
Date Made
circa 1770-1780
Medium
Wool and silk; 23 warps per inch
Dimensions
115 1/4 × 269 in. (292.74 × 683.26 cm)
Credit Line
William Randolph Hearst Collection
Accession Number
48.5.2
Classification
Textiles
Collecting Area
Costume and Textiles
Selected Bibliography
  • Maeder, Edward et al.. An Elegant Art: Fashion & Fantasy in the Eighteenth Century. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art; New York: Harry N. Abrams, Inc., 1983.