The flute player (from Les beaux pastorales)

Boucher, François (1703-1770)

Item type:

textile, clothing and costume

Date of creation:

1775

Height:

363.1 cm  (142 15/16 in.)

Width:

375.7 cm  (147 15/16 in.)

Technique / Medium:

tapestry weave: silk and wool

Place of creation:

Beauvais (France)

Description

A young man teaches a young woman to play a small, cylindrical recorder. Another young man holds the same. Looking on are a third couple and a shepherd boy with a dog.

Instruments [MIMO Code] (notes)

Recorder [4039] (small, cylindrical)

RIdIM images

Image URLs

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RIdIM record id

2115