Beauvais is a historic for producing fine tapestries in Beauvais, France. The Beauvais manufacturer was extremely important, after the Gobelins Manufactory, these French tapestry workshops were established under the general direction of Jean-Baptiste Colbert, the finance minister of Louis XIV. Whereas the royal Gobelins manufacturer executed tapestries for the royal residences and as ambassadorial gifts, the manufacture at Beauvais remained a private enterprise.
The great period of Beauvais tapestry begins with the arrival of Jean-Baptiste Oudry, 22 July 1726, replacing the unsatisfactory Jacques Duplessis. This was the first time the manufacture was directed by an artist, since Oudry’s financial backer, Nicolas Besnier, a goldsmith of Paris, was wise enough not to interfere with the artistic production, and the partnership lasted until 1753. Jean-Baptiste Oudry was simultaneously the inspector of the works at Gobelins manufacturer as well. At Beauvais he reorganised the training of the young workers and produced exquisite designs and constantly renewed borders.
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