The tradition & historical record
1 min read · 2 sourcesThe Pastoral Amusements, (French: Les Amusements champêtres) is a series of tapestries designed between 1720 and 1730 by Jean-Baptiste Oudry for Noël-Antoine de Mérou, then director of the Royal Beauvais Tapestry Manufactory. The first production of the designs took place at Beauvais in 1731. After enjoying huge success the series was later adapted and further developed at Aubusson by Jean-Baptiste Huet the elder (d. 1811). 1
There are eight designs in the original series
Le cheval fondu Colin-maillard La Bergère Le pied de Boeuf Le joueur d'Osselets La Balançoire Le joueur de broches Le joueur de musette 1
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The Pastoral Amusements is tapestry series designed by Jean-Baptiste Oudry for the Beauvais manufactory and later expanded by Jean-Baptiste Huet for Aubusson, according to the structured record cited below. This entry was generated automatically from that record and has not yet been reviewed by a person familiar with the tradition. 2
The source record links this tradition to 1 external register, which can be verified through the citation. 2