The Charlatan and the Peep Show from a set of Italian Village Scenes
Object type: Tapestry
Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
Culture: French, Beauvais
Artist: Beauvais|François Boucher|Nicolas Besnier|Jean-Baptiste Oudry
Artist bio:  |French, Paris 1703–1770 Paris|French, 1686–1754, master 1714|French, Paris 1686–1755 Beauvais
Artist role: Manufactory|Designer|Workshop director|Workshop director
Artist nationality:  |French|French|French
Date: designed 1736, woven 1736–52
Medium: Wool, silk (19-22 warps per inch, 8-9 per cm.)
Dimensions: 10 ft. 7 1/2 in. × 13 ft. 8 in. (323.9 × 416.6 cm)
Classification: Textiles-Tapestries
Credit line: The Jules Bache Collection, 1949
Accession year: 1949
Tags: Musical Instruments|Children|Men|Women|Monkeys