Children by the Lake

This tapestry, “Children by the Lake” shows a scene from the “Noble Pastorale” series of 6 tapestries designed by French artist and tapestry master, Francois Boucher. Here we see two young children playing by the riverside with a goat. The delight of the scene is reflected in the characters as well as the details of the pretty landscape of the French countryside. These works by Boucher forms a famous line of wall tapestries from the French manufacturers of tapestries, and his works often how the daily life of nobility and villagers in the idyllic countryside. This French Francois Boucher tapestry “Children by the Lake” is backed with lining and a tunnel for easy hanging.