Jean-Joseph DUMONS (1687-1779) - Manufacture royale d'AUBUSSON "The Fishing Wool and silk tapestry from the Second Chinese Hanging, after cartoons by Jean-Joseph Dumons (1687-1779) inspired by François Boucher (1703-1770). Wool and silk tapestry decorated with a boat of Chinese fishermen coming ashore, against a background of pagodas and exotic trees. 18th century - Circa 1755-1770 Presented stretched on a wooden frame and framed Total dimensions: 163 x 199 cm Bibliography * Make China one of the provinces of Rococo. This is how the Goncourts described the craze for exoticism in vogue in the 18th century, a craze illustrated by the curiosity and creativity of François Boucher. Inspired by Boucher's compositions for the Beauvais manufactory, the Aubusson manufactory in turn produced a Chinese hanging based on Joseph Dumons' cartoons, including at least sixteen different themes such as The Hunt, The Toilet and The Dance. Jean-François Picon, the King's dyer. Aubusson wove it several times between 1750 and 1775 with a cabochon border. The cabochon border can be found on the weavings of The Gardener and The Chinese Meal, illustrated in Dario Boccara, Les Belles Heures de la Tapisserie, Zug, 1971, p. 197 and 206.