Antique 19C French Tapestry Painting Grid

Antique 19C French Tapestry Painting Grid

This is a very charming painting. The tapestry paintings, as well as the carpet paintings (mis en cartes), were from an old French mill which was located near Lille (the northeastern corner of France). Lille has always been, and still is, one of the premier centers for the production of home furnishing fabrics in France. This company existed from about 1865 and shut down during the war years (1930's). It's primary concern was the development of carpets, tapestries and jacquard wovens. The grids represented a kind of template for the weavers to follow and indicated how many ends to the inch would be used in the production of the finished fabric.

This lovely gouache on paper painting was created in France during the 19th Century and used in the development of woven tapestry. This painting features a tree with flowers and leaves surrounded by stems of other flowers, berries, fruit and leaves. There is an exotic bird perched on one of the branches and a dog that appears to be very interested in it. There is also a deer on the left that was left unfinished. The colors include tones of tan, rose, wine, green, blue, lavender, cream, brown, grey and taupe on a brown/black ground.

The painting measures 30 1/2 inches in width by 30 inches in length.

This painting would be wonderful framed!

Condition: This is an antique painting. It will display beautifully when framed with desirable aged original Condition. There is slight creasing throughout this painting. There is also a pencil grid visible in the background (these are grids). Please see photos for reference.

Item ID: DA-694

$225 USD SOLD