Biblical tapestry - 167 cm - 125 cm - After JF de Troy - Le couronnement d'Esther
No. 92400907
After JF de Troy, Le couronnement d'Esther
Based on a tapestry by the Manufacture des Gobelins, 334 x 408 cm, 1769, Grand salon of the château (reinstated in 2001), La Roche-Guyon (Val d'Oise).
The story of Esther
Between 1736 and 1742, the painter Jean-François de Troy (1679-1752) produced seven cartoons that were used as models by the Gobelins to weave the story of Esther into seven panels. Esther was a young Jewish orphan who became Queen of Persia by marrying King Ahasuerus. She protected the Jewish people in exile from extermination.
Rectangular painted canvas, 167 cm x 125 cm
Good condition.
Small localised defects (see arrow in the last photo), of no importance. Otherwise, colours a little faded, limited yellowing
After JF de Troy, Le couronnement d'Esther
Based on a tapestry by the Manufacture des Gobelins, 334 x 408 cm, 1769, Grand salon of the château (reinstated in 2001), La Roche-Guyon (Val d'Oise).
The story of Esther
Between 1736 and 1742, the painter Jean-François de Troy (1679-1752) produced seven cartoons that were used as models by the Gobelins to weave the story of Esther into seven panels. Esther was a young Jewish orphan who became Queen of Persia by marrying King Ahasuerus. She protected the Jewish people in exile from extermination.
Rectangular painted canvas, 167 cm x 125 cm
Good condition.
Small localised defects (see arrow in the last photo), of no importance. Otherwise, colours a little faded, limited yellowing