Manufacture’s work is defined by its painter sensibility — an enduring influence on generations that followed. Most artists are dead; following is a declaration of love.

Chancellerie
Woven at an unknown workshop at the Manufacture Royale des Gobelins France, presumably Paris

Chancellerie
Woven at an unknown workshop at the Manufacture Royale des Gobelins France, presumably Paris

The Month of June/The Sign of Cancer, from The Grotesque Months
After a design by Claude III Audran (1658–1734), 1708–09 Woven at the Manufacture Royale des Gobelins France, Paris

The Month of July/The Sign of Leo, from The Grotesque Months
After a design by Claude III Audran (1658–1734), 1708–09 Woven at the Manufacture Royale des Gobelins France, Paris

Autumn, from The Seasons
After a design by Charles Le Brun (1619–1690) Woven at the workshop of Etienne Le Blond (1652–1727) and Jean de La Croix (1628–1712) at the Manufacture Royale des Gobelins France, Paris

Winter, from The Seasons
After a design by Charles Le Brun (French, 1619–1690) Woven at the workshop of Étienne Le Blond (French, 1652–1727) and Jean de La Croix (French, 1628–1712) at the Manufacture Royale des Gobelins France, Paris

The Arrival of Telemachus on Calypso's Island from The Story of Telemachus
After a design by an unknown artist based on an engraving after François Boucher (1703–1770), The Arrival of Telemachus on Calypso’s Island (L’arrivée de Télémaque dans l’île de Calypso) Possibly woven at the workshop of Gabriel Babonneix (born 1756?) at the Manufacture Royale d’Aubusson France, Aubusson

Chancellerie
Presumably after a cartoon by Jacques Vigoureux Duplessis (French, 1670/75–1732) Presumably woven at the Manufacture Royale de Beauvais under the direction of Pierre and Etienne Filleul (French, codirectors 1711-22) France, presumably Beauvais

Archery from Amusements Champêtres (Country Sports)
After a design in the manner of François Boucher (French, 1703–1770), attributed to Jacques-Nicolas Julliard (1719–1790) Woven at an unknown workshop at the Manufacture Royale d'Aubusson France, Aubusson

Vase (Vase étrusque à rouleau)
Sèvres Porcelain Manufactory (1756–present) Model designed by Charles Percier (born France, 1764–1838) Decoration designed by Alexandre-Theodore Brogniart (born France, 1739–1813) Flowers and ornament painted by Gilbert Drouet (active France, 1785–1825) Birds painted by Christophe-Ferdinand Caron (active France, 1792–1815) Sèvres, France

Centerpiece: The Scarf Dance (Surtout: Le jeu de l'écharpe)
Manufactured by Sèvres Porcelain Manufactory (French, founded 1740) Designed by Léonard-Agathon van Weydeveld (French, born Belgian 1841-1923) France, Sèvres

Avenue des Gobelins
Jean-Eugène-Auguste Atget French, 1857–1927

Cup and Saucer
Vincennes Porcelain Manufactory French, founded 1740 (known as Sèvres from 1756) Painted by Yvernel (attributed to) (French, active 1750-58)

Avenue des Gobelins
Jean-Eugène-Auguste Atget French, 1857–1927

Portrait of a Sixty-year-old Woman, from Recueil d'estampes d'après les plus célèbres tableaux de la Galerie Royale de Dresde
Pieter Tanjé (Dutch, 1706-1761) after Peter Paul Rubens (Flemish, 1577-1640)

Table Carpet with Garlands of Flowers and Rinceaux
Possibly Flanders or France

Cup and Saucer with Portrait of Benjamin Franklin
Sèvres Porcelain Manufactory French, founded 1740 Painted by Etienne-Charles Le Guay (French, 1762-1846)

Figure of a River God (Fleuve)
Vincennes Porcelain Manufactory French, founded 1740 (known as Sevres from 1756) Model by: Louis Antoine Fournier (possibly) French, active c. 1746-52

Pair of Vases (Vases à Pied de Globe)
Sèvres Porcelain Manufactory (French, founded 1740) Designed by Charles Nicolas Dodin (French, 1734–1803)

Sugar Bowl and Stand
Vincennes Porcelain Manufactory French, founded 1740 (known as Sèvres from 1756)