XVIIIth CENTURY TAPESTRY FROM THE ROYAL MANUFACTURE OF BEAUVAIS The bowler In the style of David Teniers the Younger (1610-1690) In wool and silk, the foreground occupied by a group of figures, in dynamic postures, arranged on a field at the edge of a wooded landscape, the border in imitation of a frame, composed of friezes of stylised ovals and fleurons and friezes of plant motifs; wear and old restorations, reduced in size Size: 310 × 308 cm (122 × 121 ¼ in.) Provenance: From an estate in the south of France belonging to an aristocratic Italian family. A Beauvais 18th century tapestry, in the taste of David Teniers the Young (1610-1690) This amusing tapestry illustrates a game of boules. The composition features caricatured peasants immortalised in everyday activities. This type of popular scene, known as "Ténières", is directly related to the work of David Teniers the Younger, from which it takes its inspiration. The production of these comic tapestries, featuring stereotypical characters such as hunchbacked peasants, smokers and drinkers, enjoyed considerable success in the workshops of European upholsterers during the 18th century. *Please note that this tapestry is from the Manufacture Royale de Beauvais and not Brussels as indicated in the catalogue. *Please note that this tapestry is from Beauvais, not Brussels, as stated in the catalogue.