Art Institute of Chicago
The Bird Catcher, from The Noble Pastoral
After a cartoon by François Boucher (1703–1770)
- Date
- 1778/80
- Medium
- Wool and silk, slit and double interlocking tapestry weave
- Culture
- Beauvais
- Department
- Textiles
- Institution
- Art Institute of Chicago
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- Object type
- AAT300014063
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