Tapestry Print / 10222

This Tapestry Print is a quietly theatrical wool antique rug, painted in a muted neutral and brown palette with cream and white highlights. The scene reads like a miniature tableau: a fin-de-siècle courtly group, a vigilant hound, an ornate pavilion and a leafy tree rendered with painterly shading. Surface wear and medium distress have softened outlines and warmed the colours to a mellow, tactile patina. The long vertical proportion (4' 0" x 9' 7") preserves the narrative composition, its worn edges recalling long use and care. Circa 1750 - 1815