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J J Lagrenee
c 1800


Stunning design. See: Schoeser, Mary & Dejardin, Kathleen French Textiles 1760 - the Present p As you will see the composition of the print is the same as these pieces. Jean Jacque Lagenee (1739-1821) also known as Lagrennee Le Jeune as his older brother was a well known painter. The brothers visited Russia and studied in Rome. Jean-Jacques concentrated in history paintings and engraving. He was the co-artistic director at Sevres Porcelain. His interest in classical antiquity can be seen in one of the sets of china the factory produced in 1788 for Marie Antoinette to use in the Neo Classical Dairy at the royal hunting estate of Rambouillet. I came across a textile design of his in the Art Institute of Chicago. The swans in the design are the symbol of Empress Josephine


Cataloguing


designed by Jean-Jacques Lagrenee, the ochre cotton pelmet printed in rich chocolate brown with a neo classical design with a central vase of flowers flanked by swans, the Empress Josephine's symbol, all with ornate and leafy C scrolls and cornucopia of fruits, the lower border with four narrow rows of a grape meander, 32 x 79 in or 80 x 2 m wide


Condition


There are slight markings to both ends and a little to the centre. If you cannot see these in the photos, ask for more. There is a tear to the upper