FRAMED LARGE VINTAGE EMBROIDERED TAPESTRY (HAND EMBROIDERED) - RIVER LANDSCAPE IN THE STYLE OF THE OLD MASTERS (CLAUDE-JOSEPH VERNET ETC) - EARLY BAROQUE STYLE FRAME
AN EXQUISITELY FRAMED VERY LARGE HAND EMBROIDERED TAPESTRY WHICH SKILLFULLY DEPICTS A GORGEOUS AND COLORFUL RIVER LANDSCAPE PORTRAYAL OF EUROPE IN THE 1700's. A SMALL GROUP OF PEOPLE GATHERED BY A CALMED RIVER WHICH IDLES THROUGH THE DENSE FOLIAGE OF THE TIME. A MAN CLOTHED IN PERIOD DRESS AND ARMED WITH A MUSKET RIFLE ACCOMPANIED BY A DOG APPEARS TO BECKON TO THE GROUP AS HE POINTS AWAY ALONG A PATH LEADING FROM THE RIVER, AS THOUGH HE IS IMPATIENT FOR THEIR JOURNEY TO PROCEED AND THEIR DESTINATION TO BE REACHED. IN THE DISTANCE ATOP A RISE IN THE LANDSCAPE A CLUSTERED GROUP OF MEDIEVAL BUILDINGS ARE VISIBLE, WHICH ARE PROBABLY THE GROUPS DESTINATION
THIS AMAZING EMBROIDERED WORK HAS BEEN VERY SKILLFULLY EXECUTED TO THE POINT WHERE IT APPEARS PAINTED WHEN VIEWED DISPLAYED UPON THE WALL. THE ENTIRE EFFECT IS ONE OF GRANDIOSITY ON AN EXCELLENT SCALE SINCE THE EMBROIDERY IS IN THE STYLE OF FRENCH ARTIST CLAUDE-JOSEPH VERNET 1714 - 1789, A LANDSCAPE PAINTER REPUTED TO HAVE BEEN A MASTER AMONG ARTISTS OF PORTRAYING THE HUMAN FIGURE AS PART OF THE SCENE. HIS OWN FAMOUS QUOTE WAS - "HOW TO PAINT THE SKY, THE EARTH, THE OCEAN, NO ONE KNOWS BETTER THAN I HOW TO PAINT A PICTURE" THE 1st LINK BELOW SHOWS HOW SIMILAR THIS MASTER ARTISTS WORK WAS
THE FRAME ITSELF IS A SPECTACULAR ITEM OF BEAUTY CRAFTED FROM WOOD IN AN EARLY BAROQUE STYLE WITH RAISED LEAF AND VINE DETAIL ALL PAINTED GOLD. PROTECTIVE GLASS IS PRESENT TO PROTECT THE EMBROIDERED TAPESTRY AND A CHAIN HAS BEEN ATTACHED AT THE BACK TO DISPLAY THE MASTERPIECE
STAMPS/MARKS ETC : THE ITEM IS NOT MARKED OR STAMPED
LINKS/EXAMPLES ETC :
http://www.paintinghere.com/buy/claude-joseph_vernet_a_mountain_landscape_with_an_approaching_storm_framed_painting_30043.html
https://www.gumtree.com.au/s-ad/cranebrook/art/large-vintage-country-tapestry-framed-/1183463917
https://www.etsy.com/listing/102227675/watermill-a-beautiful-finished-bulgarian?ga_order=most_relevant&ga_search_type=all&ga_view_type=gallery&ga_search_query=bulgarian%20tapestry&ref=sr_gallery-1-2
https://www.ebay.com/itm/VINTAGE-LARGE-NEEDLEWORK-EMBROIDERY-PICTURE-LANDSCAPE-SCENE-W-WOODEN-FRAME-/331647825392?roken=cUgayN
CONDITION : THE EMBROIDERY, FRAME, GLASS ETC ARE ALL IN PERFECT CONDITION WITH NO CRACKS, CHIPS, BREAKAGES ETC
SIZE : FRAME - 96cm LEFT TO RIGHT.....79.5cm TOP TO BOTTOM.....4cm THICK
WEIGHT - Approx 5-6kgs
POSTAGE : DUE TO THE NATURE AND SIZE OF THE ITEM, COLLECTION OR COURIER ARE STRONGLY ADVISED. COLLECTION IS FREE, COURIER - COMBINE UP TO 10kgs
