REF:
160
19th. C. FRENCH TAPESTRY CARTOON FOR A VERDURE TAPESTRY, C. 1900
GOUACHE ON PAPER BACKED WITH ACID-FREE PAPER & LINEN. (not on
stretcher)
H: 681/2" (174cm) W: 951/2"
(243cm)
THESE CARTOONS WERE USED TO WEAVE TAPESTRIES ON JACQUARD
LOOMS, THESE WERE THE FIRST SEMI-MECHANICAL LOOMS INVENTED IN THE
LATE 18TH C.
THIS ONE HAS A GRID IN PENCIL COVERING THE PAINTING
