S&W Collection

This trio of watercolours are beautifully executed French designs for a wall tapestry or ornamental frieze. Dating from the 19th century, the designs are in the style of Flemish tapestries of the 16th century. They depict a lively stag hunting scene, populated with courtly huntsmen and hounds in a forested estate setting. The artist brings a lightness of touch and elegance of palette evocative of French 18th-century decorative taste.

The drawings are unsigned but their quality indicates that they are the work of a professional artist. Executed in watercolour with graphite on Canson & Montgolfier Vidalon paper.