Textile Antiques has dated this Antique Framed Needlework Picture to the 18th Century.
French, circa 1700-1720
The central female figure seated beneath a baldachin and wearing a plumed headdress, holding a sceptre and gesturing to a globe, a cannon, flags and a warhorse, while in front of her Music, Literature and Painting flourish and Liberty, wearing a Phrygian cap, kneels to present a cushion bearing a crown and a mitre to signify the homage of monarchies and religion. It is possible that the presiding entity is, rather than Peace, an embodiment of Philosophy, or of France herself, under the patronage of either of which the maker of the design might wish the various arts to be shown to prosper.
In an antique oak Rococo frame, adapted from a firescreen.
Textile Antiques has dated this Antique Framed Needlework Picture to the 18th Century.
Fine european textiles and tapestries of the period spanning the 15th century to the early 20th century.
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A Fine Needlework Picture
