Very rare tapestry entitled "Le mois d'Août ou la Moisson di - Lot 121

Very rare tapestry entitled "Le mois d'Août ou la Moisson dite aussi La paye des Moissonneurs" from the Saisons Lucas hanging, after the Maitre des Mois Lucas (Netherlands around 1535) or the entourage of Bernard van Orley (1487-1541), weaving attributed to the Paris workshops of Raphael de La Planche rue Quincampoix et Faubourg St Germain, circa 1661, second half of the 17th century. H. 3.03 m - L. 4.67 m This tapestry depicts all the activities of summer: harvesting, bundling, harvesters' pay, a cart and its occupants, surrounded by a border of flowers and fruit. These Seasons are inspired by what are known as the Lucas Months or the Original Months, which were commonly attributed to Lucas de Leyden, but it is now accepted that they were created by an artist in the entourage of Bernard van Orley, or by an unidentified artist. This highly successful subject was woven both in Brussels in the 16th century, and at the Gobelins in the 17th century, as can be seen in the Pau tapestries. In 1662, Colbert brought the various workshops together at Gobelins, but it was accepted that these Parisian workshops could work for their own customers. We know that Raphaël de La Planche kept the oil-painted models mentioned in his 1661 inventory. The after-death inventory of Raphaël de La Planche's wife (MC/et/LXXV/112) repeatedly mentions "dessein des 4 Saisons" and indicates that among the works begun for Monsieur de La Vieville and other prestigious clients is La Moisson. We know of an identical tapestry in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, donated by William Cutting (50.14.1), and another in Christie's London sale November 8, 2007, lot 124, possibly from the collection of King Louis-Philippe. The Cleveland Museum of Art holds a copy (1952.544), as does the Musée du Louvre, woven at Les Gobelins in Pierre Lefebvre's workshop in 1660, where Cérès does not appear (OAR 612). The versions in the Brookline Collection and the Cleveland Museum differ in size, even though they are based on the same design. Other tapestries on the same theme are known, but they are smaller, their design is not as complete, sometimes with Ceres in the upper part, sometimes without, or they are quite different in size. The one shown here is a very complete tapestry E.Appleton Standen.Tapestries and related hangings in the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Vol.1 49 p.322-324 fig.49a E. Appleton Standen. Drawings for the Months of Lucas tapestry. Series. Vol.IX 1971 p.3-14 E. Coquery in Un temps d'exubérance. The decorative arts under Louis XIII and Anne of Austria. RMN 2002 p. 149 M.Fenaille. Etat general des tapisseries de la manufacture des Gobelins 1601-1662 p.301 Flemish tapestry in European and America collections. Studies in Honour of Guy Delmarcel. Brepols. 2003. Lucia Meoni Cf. certain common design elements such as the cart p.41- Tapisserie de Bruxelles, Départ pour la chasse.1530-1550 Inv.468 Embassy of Italy in London