AUDENARDE or LILLE, Flanders, after David II TÉNIERS, first quarter 18th c. Woven wool and silk tapestry depicting a peasant family laden with food: an old man slings a sack of grain over his shoulder, a woman holding a basket of apples sits on a mule driven by a little boy carrying two ducks. two ducks. On the right-hand side, we can make out the trace of a door lodged in the decor. Lined, fresh colors, restorations, two sides without border. 320 x 405 cm Former collection of the Princes of Liechtenstein, Vaduz Castle, on deposit with the Savoy-Carignan Palace, monastery of the Ladies of Savoy founded by Maria Theresa of Liechtenstein (1694-1772).

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