Manufacture Royale d'Aubusson 18th century Wool and silk tapestry after an engraving by Jacques Stella (1596-1657) 255 x 340 cm Very good condition, the borders are missing, lined This scene represents the winter treated as an interior scene (rare thing); Indeed by a process known as "exploded" we can see the outside of the house while inside is an important chimney in which a fire heats a cauldron and, sitting in front of it, a whole family with children, parents and grandmother, is warming up. The faces have been woven more finely following the process known as "interwoven warps", weaving usually done by a workshop leader, the bright colors of the costumes and embers giving relief to the scene. There is no known example of this model in this state to date. Bibliography: - Philippe Aries, L'Enfant dans la vie familiale sous l'ancien régime, éditions du Seuil, 1973, page 136 - Dominique, Pierre Chevalier et Pascal-François Bertrand, Les tapisseries d'Aubusson et de Felletin, Solange Thierry éditeur, Paris, 1988, pages 94 and 95 Exhibitions : - France in Paris at the Jacquemart André Museum, 1984, reproduced in the catalog page 88 - Japan in Tokyo at the National Museum of Tokyo in 1984 reproduced in the catalog page 22 Provenance : Former Collection Chevalier