Elegant Tapestries of Nature and Myth

Intricately woven tapestries depicting birds, landscapes, and mythological scenes, featuring lush foliage, serene rivers, and historic architecture.

Birds and castle. unknown c. 1700-1725 Tapestry Dimensions: H 9'2" x W 11'6" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: French Weaving Center: Aubusson Ownership History: French & Co. 2 large birds amongst flowering plants, exotic () trees by river; river with waterfall leads to arched bridge & castle in background; additional buildings to left & on hill-top in the distance (BRD) border with swirling acanthus leaves alternating with vases, baskets of flowers & fruit; (LWR BRD) grotesque human figure & dolphins flanking stylized shell motif in left corner There is a stock sheet with the number "2943A" in the upper right corner. However, this stock sheet does not document this tapestry; perhaps there was another stock sheet, no. "2943," which is missing (Soustelle). The left half of the lower border was patched from a different tapestry (Cavallo). French & Co. stock sheet missing from archive, 2943

Birds and castle. unknown c. 1700-1725 Tapestry Dimensions: H 9'2" x W 11'6" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: French Weaving Center: Aubusson Ownership History: French & Co. 2 large birds amongst flowering plants, exotic () trees by river; river with waterfall leads to arched bridge & castle in background; additional buildings to left & on hill-top in the distance (BRD) border with swirling acanthus leaves alternating with vases, baskets of flowers & fruit; (LWR BRD) grotesque human figure & dolphins flanking stylized shell motif in left corner There is a stock sheet with the number "2943A" in the upper right corner. However, this stock sheet does not document this tapestry; perhaps there was another stock sheet, no. "2943," which is missing (Soustelle). The left half of the lower border was patched from a different tapestry (Cavallo). French & Co. stock sheet missing from archive, 2943

Landscape scene. Teniers, David II (Flemish, 1610-1690) (designed after, attr., landscape) painter Teniers, David III (Flemish, 1638-1685) (designed after, attr., landscape) painter Coppens, Augustin (Flemish, 1668-1740) (designed after, attr., figures) painter c. 1700-1720 Tapestry Dimensions: H 11' x W 15' Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: Flemish Weaving Center: Brussels Ownership History: French & Co. In wooded setting, figures smoking, horse-riding, conversing & tending sheep near large sculpted urn (BRD) garland of flowers; (L BRD) crown & swords in center; (R BRD) quiver of arrows in center; (UPR BRD) trophy in center No French & Co. stock sheet in archive, no stock number Related Works: Panels in set: GCPA 0239731-0239732, 0239776-0239779

Zebra. Eeckhout, Albert van der (Dutch, ca.1610-1666) (cartoon creator) painter Post, Frans Jansz (Dutch, 1612-1680) (cartoon creator) painter Monnoyer, Jean-Baptiste (French, 1636-1699) (altered cartoon) painter Belin, Jean-Baptiste I (French, 1653-1715) (altered cartoon) painter Houasse, René-Antoine (French, 1645-1710) (altered cartoon) painter Bonnemer, Francois (French, b.1638-d.1689) (altered cartoon) painter c. 1692-1730 Tapestry Dimensions: H 10'10" x W 18'10 Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: French Weaving Center: Paris Ownership History: Jean-Baptiste-Elie Camus de Pontcarré, seigneur de Viarmes (1702-1775), & his wife Françoise-Louise Raoul de la Guibourgère. By descent to Louis-Jean-Népomucene-François-Marie Camus de la Guibourgère (1747-1794). By descent to Alexandre-Prosper Camus de la Guibourgère (1793-1853), Château de la Guibourgère, Bretagne. French & Co., New York, circa 1930. Bernard Blondeel, Antwerp, Belgium, 1991. United States, California, Los Ange

Boreas and Orithyia. Houasse, René-Antoine (French, 1645-1710) (author of design) painter 1690-1730 Tapestry Dimensions: H 11'9" x W14'10" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: wool, silk & metallic thread (warp: 7-9/cm) Culture: French Weaving Center: Beauvais Ownership History: United States, New York, New York, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, accno. 1977.435. In garden park setting, wind god Boreas lifts Orithyia into the air as 1 companion holds onto the hem of Orithyia's garment & others flee (BRD) canopies, baskets, flaming torches, shells, garlands, bows, ribbons, scrolls, quivers, fronds & animal legs (at lower corners) The guards are modern. No French & Co. stock sheet in archive, no stock number Standen, Tapestries in the Metropolitan 2 (1985), 467-472, cat. 67 Related Works: Compositionally similar tapestry (same cartoon): GCPA 0243668

Music-making. Teniers, David II (Flemish, 1610-1690) (designed after) painter Teniers, David III (Flemish, 1638-1685) (designed after) painter c. 1725-1775 Tapestry Dimensions: H 11'4" x W 10'5" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: Flemish Weaving Center: Oudenaarde Ownership History: French & Co. purchased from J. G. Kade 4/13/1963 also lists: 5/7/1963. In landscape, peddler & peasants dance; figures playing instruments; drinking couple; garden with fountains in background (BRD) picture-frame border with scrolling foliage motif, foliate cartouches in every corner & in center of each side Border much pieced & repaired; may or may not be original to this field. French & Co. stock sheet in archive, F-514-x Related Works: Compositionally similar tapestry: GCPA 0241644

Diana between the giants Otus and Ephialtes. Dubreuil, Toussaint (French, 1561-1602) (author of design) painter c. 1620-1630 Tapestry Dimensions: H 12'2" x W 13'3" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: French Weaving Center: Paris Ownership History: Mrs. John J. Albright coll., Buffalo, New York. French & Co. Sold at Christie's (London), 11/20/1982, lot 217. Inscriptions: Unidentified weaver mark on right guard, bottom In clearing, man caresses woman holding spear on R as youth behind them with bound hands watches & another man kneeling in front of them holds dog (UPR BRD) cartouche with coat of arms flanked by putti & festoons; (LWR BRD) dog's head resting on oval cartouche with male figure attacking recumbent figure with spear, flanked by festoons; (L & R BRD) animal head & torch flanked by fruit & flowers overlying crossed spears with standing hunter at top & crouching hunter at bottom No French & Co. stock sheet in archive, no stock number Fénaille, Gobelins 1 (1903-1923)

Arming of Achilles. unknown c. 1675-1725 Tapestry Dimensions: H 4'2" x W 6'9" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: Flemish Weaving Center: unknown Ownership History: French & Co. purchased from Mrs. J. L. Philips 11/26/1945 also lists: 3/1/1946. On elevated ground beneath tree, Thetis dresses Achilles in new armor made for him by Vulcan (Hephaestus); 3 music-making cupids at their feet (center foreground); Vulcan & 2 assistants work at forge (center R middle ground); ruin with fountain-like structure featuring water-issuing creatures (R foreground); hilly landscape with stone bridge & river (L background) (BRD) garland with flowers & grapes French & Co. stock sheet in archive, 77959

Bird with fountain. unknown c. 1675-1725 Tapestry Dimensions: H 9'1" x W 12' Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: French Weaving Center: Aubusson Ownership History: French & Co. received from J. S. Bacheller 2/2/1940; returned 11/27/1940. Large bird amongst wild flowering plants & trees in foreground; architectural fountain with entwined dolphins issuing water in basin (R); buildings to left on promontory & in distance (BRD) floral borders with fruits & acanthus leaves, alternating with variety of birds; grotesque masks & other decorative elements; large peacocks in upper corners French & Co. stock sheet in archive, 19695

Pheasants in landscape. unknown 1725 Tapestry Dimensions: H 7'8" x W 7'10" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: French Weaving Center: Aubusson Ownership History: French & Co. purchased from Mrs. Gertrude Sampson, received 2/29/1940; sold to Louis Braunstein & Classic Shop 5/2/1941 SS 41423. French & Co. purchased from Classic Shop, received 5/2/1941 SS 75258. 2 pheasants amongst flowering plants & trees flanked by promontory (L) topped by animal & cascading stream; river flowing under arched bridge & buildings on opposite bank in background Borders missing. French & Co. stock sheet in archive, 41423 French & Co. stock sheet in archive, 75258 also lists 45600

Summer. unknown c. 1700-1750 Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: French Weaving Center: Aubusson Ownership History: French & Co. Ceres (Demeter) helped by harvester-cupids (BRD) guilloche-like spiraling acanthus leaves, enclosing flowers; (UPR BRD) centered with coat of arms of viscount No French & Co. stock sheet in archive, no stock number Related Works: Panels in set: GCPA 0238797-0238800

mythological scene. unknown c. 1650-1675 Tapestry Dimensions: H 11'2" x W 13' Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: Flemish Weaving Center: unknown Ownership History: French & Co. Man with harp aproaches seated lady, who gestures towards another seated lady with 2 attendants, who looks up towards man on throne, who addresses lady standing next to him as 2 men behind them observe; shepherd in L background; Cupid in sky points bow & arrow downwards; man in R background looks towards far R (BRD) garland with flowers & grapes; potted plants in corners No French & Co. stock sheet in archive, no stock number

Soldiers on a fox-hunt. unknown c. 1700-1730 Tapestry Dimensions: H 11'2" x W 9'2" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: wool & silk Culture: Flemish Weaving Center: Brussels Ownership History: Potsdam, Royal coll. French & Co. purchased from Henry Symons 9/14/1927; sold to Walter P. Chrysler 10/3/1929 SS 15185. French & Co. purchased from B. C. Foy 9/25/1940 SS 19481. In wooded landscape, 4 soldiers on horseback, 2 hunters on foot carrying rifles & numerous hounds chasing fox (foreground), glade (background) (BRD) garland of stylized foliage interspersed with flowers This panel is part of a set of 6 tapestries. Tapestry itself may have been cut. French & Co. stock sheet in archive, 15185-c French & Co. stock sheet in archive, 19841-c Related Works: Panels in set: GCPA 0237454-0237466, 0184340

Acts of St. Philip. unknown c. 1660-1670 Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: Flemish Ownership History: French & Co. Egypt, Alexandria, Alexandria, Municipal Museum. St. Philip baptizing Ethiopian eunuch (Acts 8:26-40); group of figures nearby, along with horse-drawn chariot (L & R BRD) playing putti, some supporting bunches of flowers; (UPR BRD) headed by bunches of fruit, flanked by cherubim & birds; (LWR BRD) scrolling architectural element centered by putto; garlands of flowers, fruit & cornucopias French & Co. stock sheet missing from archive, 53281-x

Music-making. Teniers, David II (Flemish, 1610-1690) (designed after) painter c. 1675-1700 Tapestry Dimensions: H 9'4" x W 10'10" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: Flemish Weaving Center: Oudenaarde Ownership History: French & Co. received from Mrs. Everett, invoiced 12/17/1937 also lists: 1/21/1937; returned 12/5/1942. In formal garden, seated couple (shepherd & shepherdess); cow stands next to man playing bagpipes & woman playing flute; shepherd's crook & sheep lay nearby; large fountain with statue to right (BRD) twisting garlands of flowers & fruit French & Co. stock sheet in archive, 19097 Related Works: Panels in set: GCPA 0241621-0241622

Drinking. Teniers, David II (Flemish, 1610-1690) (designed after) painter Teniers, David III (Flemish, 1638-1685) (designed after) painter La Veuve de G. Werniers (Flemish, act.1738-1778) (workshop) weaver c. 1738-1778 Tapestry Dimensions: H 11' x W 9'9" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: Flemish Weaving Center: Lille Ownership History: French & Co. received from Kalinski's Auction Gallery, 2/7/1957; returned, 2/16/1961. Inscriptions: City mark in central field, bottom right Inscriptions: Woven signature in central field, bottom right: LA VEVVE DE G. WERNIERS In landscape, 2 men drinking near barrel; older man sitting at nearby table drinks out of beer stein; formal garden with fountains background (BRD) scrolling foliage interspersed with garlands of flowers & vases; (L & R BRD) elongated vessels/vases, shells mounted in center; (UPR & LWR BRD) central shells mounted on brackets flanked by quivers of arrows Border has been pieced but seems right width for field, even thou

Musical party. unknown c. 1525-1550 Tapestry Dimensions: H 8'5" x W 16'6" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: Southern Netherlands Weaving Center: unknown Ownership History: French & Co. purchased from American Art Association (Benguiat sale) 4//1919. In landscape, group of reclining ladies & noblemen listen to group of musicians; dancing couples; stag-hunt in background (BRD) bunches of fruit interspersed with foliage-tassels French & Co. stock sheet in archive, 20918 also lists: 54415 French & Co. stock sheet missing from archive, 34050

Repast. Leprince, Jean Baptiste (French, 1734-1781) (author of design) painter Charron, André-Charlemagne (French, fl.1754-1780) (workshop) weaver 1771-1772 Tapestry Materials/Techniques: wool & silk Culture: French Weaving Center: Beauvais Ownership History: Tapestry delivered to the Affaires Etrangères in 1772 with the rest of the 2nd set; may have remained in storage until the French Revolution. Probably in the Voisin sale, Angers, 7/27/1863 (no. 196), when it was bought by the dealer Vail. Acquired by the fourth marquess of Hertford before 1865. Inherited by Sir Richard Wallace, 1870; by Lady Wallace, 1890; by Sir John Murray Scott, 1897; by Victoria, Lady Sackville, 1912; sold by her to the dealer Jacques Seligmann, Paris, 1914. French & Co. purchased from Jacques Seligmann & Co. 12/17/1919; sold to Oliver Gould Jennings, New York, 1/24/1920. Given to the Metropolitan Museum of Art by Mary Brewster Jennings, 1948, in memory of her husband, Oliver Jennings. United States, New York,

Hunting pack. Oudry, Jean-Baptiste (French, 1686-1755) (author of design & cartoon creator) painter 1735-1750 Tapestry Dimensions: H 7'9" x W 6'9" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: French Weaving Center: Paris Ownership History: French & Co. Riders & huntsmen guide pack of hunting dogs towards riders & carriage; church in background (BRD) picture-frame border with shell pattern, cartouche with monogram "IDP" for Infante Don Philippe in corners, with palm fronds (UPR BRD) centered by winged cartouche with arms of Infante Don Philippe Painting copied after GCPA 0244350-0244351 French & Co. stock sheet missing from archive, F-608 Fénaille, Gobelins 3 (1903-1923), 345-59 Göbel, Wandteppiche II:1 (1928), 175-76 Related Works: Panels in set: GCPA 0244346, 0244348-0244349; compositionally similar sets: GCPA 0244335-0244339, 0244341-0244345, 0244347, 0244350-0244351, 0244353-0244354 (Uffizi set); GCPA 0244340, 0244352 (Compiègne set); compositionally similar tapestries: GCPA 0184

Vintage scene: making wine casks. Teniers, David II (Flemish, 1610-1690) (designed after) painter Teniers, David III (Flemish, 1638-1685) (designed after) painter c. 1725-1775 Tapestry Dimensions: H 8'8" x W 12'10" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: Flemish Weaving Center: Oudenaarde Ownership History: French & Co. received from Miss Margot M. Tarlay Tarlay crossed out, received 10/8/1941; returned 7/15/1943. Workers making wine casks, 3 men tread grapes in vat in R background, château & fountain in L background (BRD) picture-frame border with stylized acanthus ornament French & Co. stock sheet in archive, 75595

Venus in her Chariot from a set of Mythological Subjects after Raphael designed 1686, woven 1689-92 Designed after drawing previously attributed to Raphael (Raffaello Sanzio or Santi) Italian A reclining river god and a seated nymph, located within a gentle pastoral landscape, look up at Venus. The Roman goddess of love is seated in her chariot, with her son, Cupid, on her lap, fêted by an entourage of winged putti-cherubs. The dolphin at her feet alludes to the legendary birth of her Greek counterpart, Aphrodite, who sprung from the foam of the sea.This tapestry is from a set of eight, traditionally called Les Sujets de la Fable daprès Raphaël, made for the French king, Louis XIV. The designs for all eight tapestries were inspired in part upon drawings then in Louis XIV's collection- now preserved in the Louvre- which were all, at that time, attributed to Raphael. The design source of the representation of Venus and Cupid in the chariot is a drawing in the Louvre now associated with

Children playing in landscape. unknown c. 1690-1700 Tapestry Dimensions: H 10'11" x W 8'9" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: French Weaving Center: Beauvais Ownership History: French & Co. received from Bronson W. Griscom, invoiced 7/22/1935; returned 1/13/1959. Inscriptions: Inscription in lower border, center: CARTE DE FRANCE Girl wearing plumed hat, flanked by 2 boys wearing laurel wreath, & child playing the tambourine (L) while additional female figure sits in foreground (L) (BRD) floral garland & fruit entwined with acanthus leaves, animals & various decorative & (LWR L & R BRD) grotesque motifs; (UPR BRD) eagles framing star-studded drapery with cartouche of symbolic elements, & scrolled reserve with male head in corners French & Co. stock sheet in archive, 18450-a Related Works: Panels in set: 0241325-0241328

Fall of Phaethon. Coecke van Aelst, Pieter (the Elder) (Netherlandish (before 1600) - Flanders, 1502-1550) c. 1535-1550 Tapestry Dimensions: H 13'6" x W 21'5" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: Flemish Weaving Center: Brussels Ownership History: French & Co. purchased from Mr. Desider de Toperczer, invoiced, 12/19/1952. France, Val-d'Oise, Ecouen, Musée de la renaissance. Phaethon struck by thunderbolt of Jupiter (Zeus) (BRD) garland of flowers, fruit & cornucopia inhabited by birds & putti French & Co. stock sheet in archive, 52734-d Delmarcel, Tapisseries anciennes d'Enghien (1980), 64,65, no.28 Delmarcel, Flemish Tapestry (1999), 112-113, 128 Crick-Kuntziger, Revue Belg 20 (1951), 127-137 Related Works: Panels in set: GCPA 0238692-0238700; compositionally similar tapestry (different borders; manufactured in Enghien), Bayerische Verwaltung der staatlichen Schlösser (deposited at Schloss Landschut), "La chute de Phaéton"; GCPA: 0236979-0236982, 0238276 (Story of Vertumnus

Diana between the giants Otus and Ephialtes. Dubreuil, Toussaint (French, 1561-1602) (author of design) painter Maecht, Philipp de (Flemish, act. 1605-1652, d. bef.1655) (workshop) weaver Tayer, Hans (Flemish, act. ca.1619) (workshop) weaver c. 1620-1630 Tapestry Dimensions: H 13'8" x W 14'8" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: French Weaving Center: Paris Ownership History: French & Co. Inscriptions: City mark on lower guard, right: P fleur-de-lys Inscriptions: weaver mark on right guard, bottom ("F" resting within "M") Inscriptions: weaver mark on right guard, bottom ("T" resting on cross bar of "H") In clearing, man caresses woman holding spear on R as youth behind them with bound hands watches & another man kneeling in front of them holds dog (UPR BRD) cartouche with coat of arms flanked by putti & festoons; (LWR BRD) dog's head resting on oval cartouche with male figure attacking recumbent figure with spear, flanked by festoons; (L & R BRD) animal head & torch flanked

Earth. Le Brun, Charles (French, 1619-1690) (author of design) painter Yvart, Baudouin (French, bef. 1611-d. 1690) (cartoon creator) painter c. 1700-1719 Tapestry Dimensions: H 395 x W 580 cm Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: French Weaving Center: Paris Ceres (Demeter) & Cybele sit enthroned on chariot & hold shield; set in rugged landscape with lion, bear & camel in foreground, & lake in background (BRD) fruit & floral garlands, medallions in corners; (UPR BRD) centered by coat of arms of the King of France between 2 lions; (LWR BRD) centered by inscribed cartouche; (L & R BRD) centered by cartouche with arms Fénaille, Gobelins 2 (1903-1923), 51-66 Göbel, Wandteppiche II:1 (1928), 123-25 Related Works: Compositionally similar tapestries: GCPA 0183908, 0243761, 0243770

April. Orley, Bernart van (Netherlandish (before 1600) - Flanders, ca.1492-1542) (author of design, workshop, attr.) painter c. 1525-1530 Tapestry Dimensions: H 4.20 x W 4.50 m Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: Southern Netherlands Weaving Center: unknown Inscriptions: Inscription in central field identifying figure upper right corner upsidedown & backwards: EOLVS Wide band creates circle, dividing central field, includes angel faces & bull (=Taurus) at top; inside band, figure of Flora sits in clouds (center, upper), man & woman on horse (center); flanked by man & woman in field sowing & plowing (L, center); couple standing with child (R, center); outside band, female figure holds bow & sprig of leaves (personification of Notus=South wind) (L, upper corner); personification of Eolus (=Aeolus=guardian of winds) holding bellows (R, upper corner); woman sits on ground under tree & makes floral chaplet (L, lower corner); man sowing (R, lower corner) (BRD) garland of flowers

Winter. Le Brun, Charles (French, 1619-1690) (designed after) painter Meulen, François van der (French, 1632-1690) (author of design, medallion) painter Lacroix, Jean de II (French, ca.1640-d.1714) (workshop) weaver Lacroix, Dominique de (French, ca.1692-d.1737) (workshop) weaver c. 1710 Tapestry Dimensions: H 12'2" x W 17'6" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: wool & silk Culture: French Weaving Center: Paris Ownership History: Magasin des Gobelins. Sent to the Duke de Nivernois to decorate the French Embassy in Rome (1748). Probably given to M. de Stainville (ca. 1789). French & Co. purchased from Henry Symons, invoiced 11/29/1929; sold to William Randolph Hearst, 7/21/1930. Gift of the Hearst Foundation (1954). United States, Illinois, Chicago, Art Institute of Chicago, accno. 1954.261. Inscriptions: Woven signature in lower guard, left: L.CROIX.P Inscriptions: Woven signature in lower guard, right: E.LE.BLOND Saturn (Cronus) & Hebe sit on cloud & hold medallion with mythological scene;

Spotted dog at fountain. unknown c. 1750-1800 Tapestry Dimensions: H 8'4'x W 14' Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: French Weaving Center: Aubusson Ownership History: French & Co. purchased from Raiss, received 10/9/1929; sold to V.& C. Vigo & Charles Sternberg 9/14/1960. Dog in foreground amongst flowering plants & trees, looking to the right & flanked by fountain with grotesque mask pouring water in basin (L); staircase leading to buildings with tower in background; additional buildings on hills in distance (BRD) floral border incorporating acanthus leaves, flowers & fruit in baskets & on stylized pedestals; (UPR BRD) stylized grotesque masks in corners & (UPR & LWR BRD) masks with open mouths; (R & L BRD) centered by floral wreaths featuring human heads; (LWR BRD) inverted scrolled shells in corners French & Co. stock sheet in archive, 23488 also lists 10864 Boccara, Ames de laine (1988), 261 Related Works: Compositionally similar tapestry (similar cartoon, but with dif

Pan playing his pipes. unknown c. 1640 Tapestry Dimensions: H 9'11" x W 17'3" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: French Weaving Center: Paris Ownership History: French & Co. purchased from Mount Sinai Hospital, received 1/26/1956. Inscriptions: Woven signature signature in lower guard, right: M. WAVTERS In river landscape, piping Pan in tree (R), outward facing satyr on rock (C), 2 nymphs in reeds behind tree (L); 3 dancing satyrs in background (UPR BRD) central cartouche enclosing flower adorned Flora (), flanked by dolphins, fruit-filled cornucopias, flaming candleholders & decorative arrangements; (LWR BRD) central cartouche enclosing landscape vignette, flanked by dolphins, bruit-filled cornucopias, flaming candleholders & decorative arrangements; (L & R BRD) central palmette-shell motif flanked by festoons; goose on pedestal in lower corners; eagle in upper corners Although the border is signed, & characteristic of M. Wautters, the design of the main field is a Paris

Landscape with couple approaching a temple of Venus . unknown c. 1780-1800 Tapestry Dimensions: H 9' x W 9' Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: French Weaving Center: Aubusson Ownership History: French & Co. In landscape with trees & flowering plants, a couple approaching in contemplation the temple of Venus (); the latter in antique taste, supported by columns & with Corinthian capitals, enclosing a mythological statue; floral festoons held by cherubim, 2 doves near bow & quiver in foreground (BRD) picture-frame border with cabochon chain ornamented with flowers; band of palmettes & reversed palmettes on outer edge & acanthus leaves with flowers in corners The statue & doves suggest Venus, but the bow & arrow are assumed to be Cupid's attributes. Yet, the bow & arrow could also denote Diana who is not, however, usually shown nude. No French & Co. stock sheet in archive, no stock number Related Works: Panels in set: GCPA 0243200-0243201

Moses' birth and education: finding of Moses. unknown c. 1675-1725 Tapestry Dimensions: H 4'9" x W 6'2" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: French Weaving Center: Aubusson Ownership History: French & Co. received from Mrs. Wm. Walzer, 4/22/49; returned 1/25/1951. In landscape, Pharaoh's daughter comes to bathe with her maidens in river & discovers child floating on water; black child figure in foreground (BRD) picture-frame border with continuous band of acanthus leaves enclosing rosettes; (LWR BRD) centered by inverted palmette; large acanthus leaves in corners French & Co. stock sheet in archive, 80496

Swing. unknown c. 1780-1810 Tapestry Dimensions: H 7'9" x W 5'2" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: French Weaving Center: Aubusson Ownership History: French & Co. purchased from Benjamin Bonginat, received 3/22/1916; sold to L. Satinstein 6/14/1922. In landscape with trees, plants & animals, 2 young men each holding rope flank a lady on a swing (BRD) picture-frame border with guilloche band Fragment of tapestry; the narrow border is modern (Cavallo). There is a variant to this scene, with the presence to the right of a woman with children & animals. Similarly, the composition can be seen enlarged, with the inclusion of a group of people with children looking at a sun dial, near cattle, on the left (Soustelle). French & Co. stock sheet in archive, 3421 Related Works: Compositionally similar tapestries: GCPA 0184439, 0243110, 0243113-0243114; compositionally similar tapestries (with variations), GCPA 0243104, 0243106, 0243108; compositionally similar tapestries (larger comp

Sancho's feast on the Island of Barataria. Coypel, Charles-Antoine (French, 1694-1752) (author of design) painter Belin, Jean-Baptiste II (French, 1688-1730) (author of design, alentour) painter Audran, Claude III (French, 1658-1734) (author of design, alentour) painter Desportes, Alexandre-François (French, 1661-1743) (author of design, alentour) painter Jacques, Maurice (French, 1712-1784) (author of design, alentour) painter Boizot, Antoine (French, 1702-1782) (cartoon creator) painter 1770-1772 Tapestry Dimensions: H 12'2" x W 16'7" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: wool & silk (warp: 20-22/inch) Culture: French Weaving Center: Paris Ownership History: Given to Albert & Marie-Christine, Duke & Duchess of Saxe-Teschen, by Louis XIV (1786). Karl Ludwig Johann Joseph Lorenz, Duke of Teschen coll. (1822-1847). Albrecht Friedrich Rudolf, Duke of Teschen coll. (1847-1895). Albert Friedrich Maria Albrecht Wilhelm Karl, Duke of Teschen coll., Schloss Haltburn, Burgenland, Austria (1895-1936).

Coat of arms in landscape. Hecke, Frans van den I (Flemish, 1630-1665) (workshop) weaver c. 1630 Tapestry Dimensions: H 8'10" x W 8'6" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: Flemish Weaving Center: Brussels Ownership History: French & Co. Inscriptions: City mark on lower guard, left; weaver mark on right guard, top not identified; weaver mark on right guard, bottom Frans van den Hecke I Quartered coat of arms, surmounted by helmet, supported by 2 female personifications of Abundance (L) & Minerva (Athena) (R) =Virtues in landscape (center); in miniature scene below coat of arms, man on horse with sword & hounds pursue deer, another man walks alongside hunt (center, below coat of arms); cityscape (L & R background) (BRD) vines of fruit, coat of arms corresponding to quartering of central coat of arms terminating in masks of bird's beaks in corners; framed by 2 narrow bands of twisting chain interspersed with flowers French & Co. stock sheet missing from archive, 867 Göbel, Wan

Bacchus (Dionysus). Audran, Claude III (French, 1658-1734) (designed after) painter Boulogne, Louis (the Younger) (French, 1654-1733) (designed after, figures) painter Corneille, Jean-Baptiste (French, 1649-1695) (designed after, figures) painter Desportes, Alexandre-François (French, 1661-1743) (designed after, animals) painter Lefebvre, Jean II (French, fl. 1699-1736) (workshop) weaver c. 1701-1736 Tapestry Dimensions: H 2.45 x W 2.20 Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: French Weaving Center: Paris Ownership History: M. le Marquis de Gontaut coll.; sold at Hôtel Drouot (Paris), 5/26/1898; purchased by M. Lowengard; sold in England. French & Co. Inscriptions: Woven signature in lower field, right: L.F Bacchus holds staff & cup of wine, & sits on cloud with putto; figures set within garlanded portico decorated with trophies; at bottom, fountain flanked by 2 faun-cherubim (BRD) picture-frame border with rosettes inside scrollwork, acanthus leaf corners Stock sheet 3971 does

scene. unknown c. 1660-1680 Tapestry Dimensions: H 8'10" x W 6'6" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: Flemish Weaving Center: unknown Ownership History: French & Co. purchased from Whitelaw Reid, invoiced 1/14/1926. On pedestal beneath canopy stands Jupiter () with scepter, laurel swag, crown & eagle on head (R); soldier with plumed helmet & female figure (L) stand before flaming censer on pedestal (BRD) 2 strings of pearls on either side of rod French & Co. stock sheet in archive, 28069-b French & Co. stock sheet missing from archive, missing 18888/1 Related Works: Panels in set: GCPA 0184648-0184649, 0238953-0238954, 0240317-0240318, 0240309-0240311

Don Quixote, through Sancho, asks permission of the Duchess to see her. Coypel, Charles-Antoine (French, 1694-1752) (author of design) painter Perrot, Pierre-Josse (French, act.1724-1735) (designed after, alentour) painter Audran, Michel (French, b.1701-d.1771) (workshop) weaver c. 1751-1765 Tapestry Dimensions: H 11'7" x W 5' Tapestry Materials/Techniques: wool & silk Culture: French Weaving Center: Paris Ownership History: Sold at Hôtel Drouot (Paris) 5/13/1904, lot 2 (Charles P. de Meurville sale). French & Co. received from Sam A. Lewisohn, invoiced 4/27/1939; returned 12/11/1943. Inscriptions: Woven signature on console, right: AUDRAN. In landscape, Sancho beseeches the duchess with his hat in his hand; don Quixote arrives on horseback in L background; scene enclosed by picture-frame cartouche (ALENTOUR) patterned background with floral garlands & peacock; at bottom, console decorated with garlands & shield 5th alentour. French & Co. stock sheet in archive, 19475 Fénaille, Gobelin

Landscape with hunter watching pair of cranes. unknown c. 1675-1725 Tapestry Dimensions: H 10'6" x W 18' Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: Flemish Weaving Center: unknown Ownership History: French & Co. purchased from Mrs. Wister 1/6/1911 12 SS 9069. French & Co. transferred to stock sheet 20923 on 4/18/1919. Related Works: Panels in set: GCPA 0236709-0236712, 0237613, 0239825

Family of Darius before Alexander. Le Brun, Charles (French, 1619-1690) (designed after) painter c. 1700-1725 Tapestry Dimensions: H 11'5" x W 15'2" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: Flemish Ownership History: French & Co. received from P. Lorillard, invoiced 11/18/1929. United States, New York, New York, Harvard Club of New York City. Alexander & Hephaestion, both in armor with plumed helmets console women in Darius' family; army & army tents (BRD) abstracted acanthus-leaf motif with foliage moldings in each corner Variant version with fewer figures & more vegetation. French & Co. stock sheet in archive, 16706-b Related Works: Panels in set: GCPA 0241866-0241872, 0184394, 0184599-0184602; compositionally similar tapestries: GCPA 0237555, 0241859-0241862, 0241864, 0241873, 0243265-0243267

Thetis taking leave of Poseidon. Schoor, Lodewijk van (Flemish, 1666-1726) (cartoon creator, attr.) painter Orley, Jan van (Flemish, 1665-1735) (cartoon creator) draughtsman Borcht, Gaspard van der (Flemish, 1700-d.1742) (workshop) weaver Borcht, Pierre van der (Flemish, act.1712-d.1763) (workshop) weaver Borght, Franz van der (Flemish, act.1720-1765) (workshop) weaver (Flemish) c. 1740-1742 Tapestry Dimensions: H 10'10" x W 16'2" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: wool & silk Culture: Flemish Weaving Center: Brussels Ownership History: Lord Lucas & Dingwall coll., Wrest Park, England; sold at Christie's (London) 6/18/1913, lot 142; purchased by Bacri Frères. French & Co. purchased from Mrs. B. C. Foy 6/11/1941 also lists: 5/29/1943; sold to North Carolina Museum of Art via Jack Linsky 1/30/1956. Mr. & Mrs. Jack Linsky, New York; gift to North Carolina Museum of Art. North Carolina Museum of Art coll.; sold, Sotheby's (New York), 5/26/1992. United States, New York, New York, Sotheby's, May

Landscape. unknown c. 1675-1725 Tapestry Dimensions: H 9'5" x W 9'9" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: Flemish Weaving Center: unknown Ownership History: French & Co. purchased from American Art Association, Anderson Galleries, 11/22/1939, lot 421 (sale 3793) n.d.; sold to Ellen McClasky Assoc. 3/25/1966.

Cherry pickers. Huet, Jean-Baptiste (French, 1745-1811) (designed after) painter c. 1785-1800 Tapestry Dimensions: H 8'1" x W 4'6" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: French Weaving Center: Aubusson Ownership History: French & Co. Youth on a ladder laid against tree hands cherries to 2 girls on ground; child feeding cherries to hens in foreground (BRD) scene framed by palm fronds springing from wild flowers & forming arch, ornamented with wreaths at mid-points & ribbon-tied floral festoons beneath arch; in spandrels: shelves, on acanthus leaf supports, holding baskets of flowers This composition is based on Jean-Baptiste Huet's Pastorales à Draperies Bleues, with some figures probably after Boucher. The tapestry was in all likelihood woven at Aubusson, based on the Huet cartoons & also on compositions taken from prints by other 18th century artists. However, it is not clear whether these variants were not also woven at Beauvais (unlikely) or possibly in other secondary loom

Panel (Furnishing Fabric) Made 1780-1790 France. Cotton, plain weave; copperplate printed; not quite vertical repeat . Christophe Phillipe Oberkampf (Manufacturer)

Birth of Diana. Spierincx, Frans (Flemish, 1551-1630) (workshop) weaver dated 1610 Tapestry Dimensions: H 11'8" x W 8'9" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: Dutch Weaving Center: Delft Inscriptions: City mark on lower guard, left not visible in photograph; weaver mark on right guard, bottom not visible in photograph Inscriptions: Woven signature in lower inner guard, center: FRANCISCVS SPIRINGIVS FECIT Inscriptions: Below pairs of figures in border corners: (L) PARIS ET HELENA, (R) PYRAMVS ET TISBE Juno (Hera) & Python pursuing Latona (foreground), Jupiter (Zeus) embracing Latona (middle ground), Birth of Diana (background) (BRD) figures with vases of flowers & fruit; (UPR & LWR BRD) 4 horses with cupid; (LWR BRD) corners: (L) Paris & Helena, (R) Pyramus & Thisbe This is 1 panel in a set of 6 that was once owned by Charles T. Barney. The set was later in the Duveen Brothers' collection in which typed descriptions of the Story of Diana series accompany the photographs. Notat

Ambush. Hondt, Lambert de (Flemish, d. bef.1665) (author of design) painter c. 1700-1725 Tapestry Dimensions: H 11'8" x W 16'7" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: Flemish Weaving Center: Brussels Ownership History: French & Co. received from Miss Belle Greene (J.P. Morgan) 10/9/1929; returned from consignment 10/29/1930 SS 16554. French & Co. purchased from the Pierpont Morgan Library 8/17/1951 SS 51437. Officer in command on horseback holding sword (center, middle ground), trooper & horse fallen on ground (center, foreground), convoy with mounted escort, attacked by infantry hidden in woods on either sides of defile, cavaliers heading convoy fire at enemies (L of center, middle ground & R, background), (BRD) acanthus leaves, framed with beading narrow bands Lambert de Hondt II designed the series "Art of War" (1696). For other panels in set & other similar sets, see Wace's book. French & Co. stock sheet in archive, 16554 French & Co. stock sheet in archive, 51437 Wace, Ma

Chinese fair. Boucher, François (French, 1703-1770) (author of design, ca. 1742) painter Dumons, Jean-Joseph (French, 1687-1779) (cartoon creator, 1742-43) painter Besnier, Nicolas (French, b.1686-d.1754) (workshop) weaver unknown Tapestry Dimensions: H 10'7" x W 10'5" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: French Weaving Center: Beauvais Ownership History: French & Co. United States, Ohio, Cleveland, Cleveland Museum of Art, accno. 44.134. Chinese merchants & entertainers display their wares in shade of date palms: charlatan & assistant on platform beneath canopy on L, figure points towards bird vendor with birds on cage & boy playing flute to 4 birds on wheel on lower L, woman in rickshaw in center, dandy wearing straw hat on horseback points towards girl vendor on ground on R; pagoda-roofed buildings in background (BRD) picture-frame border with curling parsley leaf ornament; (UPR BRD) centered by coat of arms of Louis XV This panel lacks the right 1/3 of the full compositi

Triumph of Love. unknown c. 1590-1610 Tapestry Dimensions: H 11'6" x W 14'9" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: Flemish Weaving Center: Brussels Ownership History: French & Co. purchased from Mrs. F. F. Prentiss 1939; sold to Mint Museum of Art, Charlotte, N.C., 11/30/61. Inscriptions: City mark on lower guard, left; unidentified weaver mark on right guard, bottom Horse-drawn chariot arrives with standing Cupid atop, with surrounding figures (middle ground), several walking couples (L, background), cityscape (background) (BRD) various vignette scenes with figures & terminal figures interspersed with vases of flowers & fruit, framed by 2 narrow borders of twisting vines & flowers around rod with miniature grotesque masks 1st panel of tapestry in series of 6. Based on the allegorical poem by Francesco Petrarch (1304-1374), "I Trionfi". French & Co. stock sheet in archive, 41397 also lists: 19551

Landscape with stream in foreground. unknown c. 1660-1680 Tapestry Dimensions: H 10'5" x W 8'7" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: Flemish Weaving Center: Brussels Ownership History: French & Co. received from Dr. L. Hausman, invoiced 11/15/1923; returned 10/28/1924. Inscriptions: City mark on lower guard, right of center Inscriptions: unidentified weaver mark on right guard, right of center: F E

Wedding of Bacchus (Dionysus) and Ariadne. unknown c. 1675-1700 Tapestry Dimensions: H 10'5" x W 17' Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: Flemish Weaving Center: unknown Ownership History: French & Co. purchased from Cattadori, invoiced 10/8/1928. Bacchus & Ariadne seated in tiger-drawn chariot, followed by maidens, putti & satyr; 2 putti aloft, 1 with bow & arrow, & other placing starry crown on Ariadne's head (foreground); couple on donkey with 2 men, 1 behind & 1 seated on right (L middle ground) (UPR & LWR BRD) fruit & flowers centered by shell flanked by dolphins, flanked by decorative saddles with fantastic 2-headed griffin; (L & R BRD) garland of fruit & flowers, cameos, pedestal base French & Co. stock sheet in archive, 16304 Related Works: Similar border: GCPA 0236721-0236733, Series: "Garden Park (Set I)"; & 0236730 "Landscape with 2 female mythological figures kneeling beside fruit"

Dream of Paris. unknown c. 1530 Tapestry Dimensions: H 10'2" x W 15'3" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: Flemish Weaving Center: unknown Ownership History: French & Co. Inscriptions: Inscription in central field on plaque on fountain: GREVSA Inscriptions: Inscription in central field on plaque next to sleeping Paris: PARIS Inscriptions: Inscription in central field on plaque held by woman next to Paris: EMOME Inscriptions: Inscription in central field on plaques in upper right scene: PARIS, EMOME In landscape, Paris, eyes closed, sits on steps of decorative fountain (L) as woman with inscribed plaque leans towards him (center), behind her group of 7 women converse (R); stream with ducks (foreground); ships & men on horseback left of walled city with women & men fighting hand-to-hand (center & R background) (L & R BRD) columns with classical trompe-l'oeil ornament including cameo with rider on horseback & coat-of-arms at top Top & lower borders missing. No French & Co. sto

Valance with The Story of Moses ca. 1600 Adapted from a woodcut by Bernard Salomon French. Valance with The Story of Moses 227619

Polyphemus hurls rock at Ulysses' departing ships. Straet, Jan van der (Netherlandish (before 1600) - Flanders, 1523-1605) (author of design, attr.) painter c. 1620-1640 Tapestry Dimensions: H 11'2" x W 12'8" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: Flemish Weaving Center: Brussels Ownership History: French & Co. purchased from H. C. Bloomingdale, invoiced 10/14/1926. Related Works: Stylistically similar tapestries, Stockholm, Husgerådskammaren

Landscape with birds. unknown c. 1700-1720 Tapestry Dimensions: H 8'8" x W 8'10" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: French Weaving Center: Aubusson Ownership History: French & Co. purchased from American Art Association, received 2/15/1921; sold to Edward Nise 10/8/1927. Bird on ground amongst wild plants & trees with bird perched on branch; river & building in background (BRD) richly decorated border with various flowers & acanthus leaves, vases with flowers & other decorative elements French & Co. stock sheet in archive, 23264

Landscape with large bird. unknown c. 1700-1740 Tapestry Dimensions: H 9' x W 8'6" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: French Weaving Center: Aubusson Ownership History: French & Co. purchased from Mrs. W. T. Hoops, invoiced 8/20/1928; sold to Mrs. A. B. Spreckels 8/19/1930 SS 32480. French & Co. received from Mr. R. Walsh, invoiced 3/12/1932; returned 10/5/1932 ss 17546. Bird in center amongst wild flowers, plants & trees; river flows, leading to town on opposite bank; additional buildings on nearby hills in distance (BRD) border with spiraling acanthus leaves & floral decorations French & Co. stock sheet in archive, 32480 French & Co. stock sheet in archive, 17546

Portico (four-column) with coat of arms of Cardinal Richelieu. unknown c. 1650 Tapestry Dimensions: H 9'7" x W 10'10" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: Flemish Weaving Center: Brussels Ownership History: French & Co. purchased from Heilbronner sale 8/17/1921; sold to William Randolph Hearst 7/14/1927. Portico with festoon, flower-filled urn & coat of arms on entablature (L & R BRD) game park landscapes with leopard, unicorn, & other exotic animals The arms are always referred to as those of "Cardinal Richelieu" but the last row of tassels on the hat (4 in each row rather than 5) connote an archbishop rather than a cardinal. French & Co. stock sheet in archive, 23715-c also lists: 7742-141, 25246 Related Works: Panels in set: GCPA 0237352-0237354

Master walking through fields where workers harvest grain. unknown c. 1690-1710 Tapestry Dimensions: H 6'10" x W 10'8" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: Flemish Weaving Center: unknown Ownership History: French & Co. purchased from R. W. Lehna, invoiced 5/19/1930; sold to Franz Mayer 5/22/1946.

Aeneas and Dido take shelter in cave. Romanelli, Giovanni Francesco (Italian, 1610-1662) (cartoon creator) painter Wauters, Michel (Netherlandish (after 1600), act.1651-d.1679) (workshop) weaver c. 1655-1679 Tapestry Dimensions: H 416.4 x W 418.8 cm Tapestry Materials/Techniques: wool & silk Culture: Flemish Weaving Center: Antwerp Ownership History: French & Co. Francis F. Prentiss coll. Gift of Mrs. Francis F. Prentiss (1915). United States, Ohio, Cleveland, Cleveland Museum of Art, accno. 1915.79.5. Inscriptions: Woven signature in lower guard, right: M. WAVTERS While hunting, Dido & Aeneas caught in storm, & they take shelter in cave; Aeneas covers Dido with cloak, while cherubim hover in sky above (L & R BRD) spiral (Solomonic) columns with twisting garlands of flowers; (UPR BRD) garlands of flowers with putti flank central, empty cartouche; (LWR BRD) sets of sea-monsters with shell flank military trophies in center Romanelli's cartoons have been dated c.1655-1662. 8 out of 6 of t

Fragment, Medium: cotton Technique: printed on plain weave, Fragment shows a Bacchanalian scene with a chariot and an archway of grapevines. In purple on white., Northern France, early 19th century, printed, dyed & painted textiles, Fragment

Bacchus (Dionysus) and Ariadne, Bacchus changes into a grape. Boucher, François (French, 1703-1770) (author of design) painter Besnier, Nicolas (French, b.1686-d.1754) (workshop) weaver Oudry, Jean-Baptiste (French, 1686-1755) (workshop) painter Charron, André-Charlemagne (French, fl.1754-1780) (workshop) weaver c. 1749-1770 Tapestry Dimensions: H 12'2" x W 27'5" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: wool & silk Culture: French Weaving Center: Beauvais Ownership History: Possibly given to Catherine the Great by Louis XV, who possibly gave it to one of the Politzoff (stock sheet). Politzoff coll., Russia. Duke of Roxburghe coll. Sold by Christie's, London, 5/31/1956 (Duke of Roxburghe sale), no. 166. French & Co. purchased from Sir Thomas Overy 5/8/1956; sold to "Museum of Decorative Art" 1/20/1968. Related Works: Compositionally similar tapestries (same cartoon): GCPA 0243631 (Getty Museum), 0243638 (Sotheby's 6/4/1971); compositionally similar tapestries ("Bacchus & Ariadne" only): GCPA 0243

month. unknown c. 1650-1670 Tapestry Dimensions: H 10'3" x W 12'9" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: Flemish Weaving Center: Brussels Ownership History: French & Co. purchased from C. Lihme, invoiced 2/10/1925; sold to George H. Frazier 4/28/1925. 2 couples walking in forest with 2 dogs (center, foreground), musicians in boat on stream (L of center, middle ground), seated couple, palace (L of center, background) (BRD) garlands & wreaths of foliage, flowers & fruit, with musical instruments, trophies & dead game; (UPR BRD) medallion in center with clasped hands; (LWR BRD) medallion in center with heart pierced by 2 arrows Costumes in style of 1530-1550. French & Co. stock sheet in archive, 13438-a also lists: 26984 Related Works: Panels in set: GCPA 0238282-0238283, 0184299-0184301; compositionally similar tapestry (same cartoon): GCPA 0238284

Game park with ox hunt. unknown c. 1580-1600 Tapestry Dimensions: H 12' x W 16'5" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: Flemish Weaving Center: Brussels Ownership History: French & Co. purchased from Bacri Frères 3/14/1918; transferred to stock sheet no. 21224 SS 10451. French & Co. purchased from Bacri Frères 3//14/1918; sold to Jean Mikaeloff 6/25/11963. Inscriptions: City mark on lower guard, left Inscriptions: Inscription in left border: E D ES Inscriptions: Inscription in right border, above: IVST ICIA Inscriptions: Inscription in right border, below: DISSIMILIS ANIMO Inscriptions: Inscription in lower border: NEI EDI NRNBIS

Lazio Roma Rome S. Pudenziana26. Hutzel, Max 1960-1990 Medieval: Architecture, architectural sculpture, sculptural fragments, frescoes, mosaics.Post-medieval: Architecture, architectural sculpture, sculpture, frescoes, painting, stucco, mosaics. Object Notes: Tradition states that the church (on via Urbana) rests on the site of the house of the Roman senator Pudente, who gave shelter to S. Peter during his sojourn in Rome. Excavations reveal a 2nd century AD structure. 18th century facade. 4th century mosaic, "Triumphant Christ Enthroned" German-born photographer and scholar Max Hutzel (1911-1988) photographed in Italy from the early 1960s until his death. The result of this project, referred to by Hutzel as Foto Arte Minore, is thorough documentation of art historical development in Italy up to the 18th century, including objects of the Etruscans and the Romans, as well as early Medieval, Romanesque, Gothic, Renaissance and Baroque monuments. Images are organized by geographic region

Augustus succeeds Caesar. unknown c. 1640 Tapestry Dimensions: H 9' x W 8'7" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: Flemish Weaving Center: unknown Ownership History: French & Co. purchased from Mrs. T. E. Catlin, invoiced, 12/21/1926. Inscriptions: Inscription in left border, at top: PAX AVG =PAX AUGUSTA Inscriptions: Inscription in right border, at top: VIC AVG =VICTORIA AUGUSTA Woman with message kneels before enthroned Octavian Augustus, 2 soldiers & another woman surround emperor; body of Caesar lies in state in background (L & R BRD) grotesques & military trophies with twisting garlands of flowers interspersed with vases & winged figures, inscriptions at top; (UPR & LWR BRD) empty cartouche in center flanked birds & garlands of flowers & fruit Lower border either added or removed by French & Co. Also, right side of soldier on far right cut out of panel. French & Co. stock sheet in archive, 14730 also lists: 32329

Border fragment. unknown c. 1550-1575 Tapestry Dimensions: H 1'3" x W 10' Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: Flemish Weaving Center: Brussels Ownership History: French & Co. purchased from Barney estate 11/1/1916; sold to Mr. C. B. McCallum 7/17/1919 SS 7076. French & Co. purchased from Rewell McCallum, received 6/8/1951 SS 50853. 7 figures approach seated male figure with crown & scepter =Jupiter/Zeus , some figures kneel, some carry fronds or other offerings; figures interspersed with vases of flowers that sit on stone relief carving with classical motifs (BRD) spiraling vine around central rod Right half of tapestry no. 7076, GCPA 0236281, is cut from the left side of GCPA 0236282. Spiral guard bands border at were added 1918/19 (Cavallo; SS 7076). French & Co. stock sheet in archive, 7076 also lists: 24394 French & Co. stock sheet in archive, 50853-x

scene. Reymbouts, Martin II (Netherlandish (before 1600) - Flanders, b.1570-d.1619) (workshop) weaver c. 1590-1610 Tapestry Dimensions: H 10'2" x W 10'5" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: Flemish Weaving Center: Brussels Ownership History: French & Co. received from Count Mario de Zoppola, invoiced 7/3/1928; returned from consignment 6/11/1929 SS 16222. Sold by Parke Bernet 1/4 & 5, 1957, lot 397 (Mrs. Watson B. Dickerman Coll.). French & Co. received from Mrs. Watson B. Dickerman 11/22/1957; returned 1/7/1960 SS 58598. Inscriptions: City mark on lower guard, left; weaver mark on left guard, bottom Woman holds naked child on her lap, man stands behind her & reaches down to child, vessel & open trunk on ground nearby (R, foreground); child holds arrows, bow on ground (center, foreground); soldier talking with his men (R, middle ground); army camp with tents (R, middle ground); army camp with tents in landscape (L & center, background) (BRD) "creation border"; (L & R BRD) l

Dance. Leprince, Jean Baptiste (French, 1734-1781) (author of design) painter Charron, André-Charlemagne (French, fl.1754-1780) (workshop) weaver De Menou (French, act. 1780-1793) (workshop) weaver c. 1769-1793 Tapestry Dimensions: H 9'4" x W 8'7" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: French Weaving Center: Beauvais Ownership History: French & Co. In landscape setting, man & woman dance on R; on L are 2 musicians on hillock, one standing & playing wind instrument, the other seated & playing stringed instrument; to L of them is woman seated behind hillock looking towards another seated women & man who watch the dancers Borders missing. This panel has the L 2/3 of the full composition. No French & Co. stock sheet in archive, no stock number Standen, Tapestries in the Metropolitan 2 (1985), 550-556 Related Works: Panels in set: GCPA 0241768-0241769, 0241772, 0184483; compositionally similar tapestries: GCPA 0241774 (Musée Jacquemart-André), 0241763 (Petit Palais); see also Stand

Landscape with deep vista through trees. unknown c. 1640 Tapestry Dimensions: H 10'10" x W 7'8" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: Flemish Weaving Center: unknown Ownership History: French & Co. purchased from Henry Symons, invoiced 3/27/1928; sold to Herbert Stone 7/26/1929. Related Works: Panels in set: GCPA 0236514-0236515, 0242485

Vegetable market. Teniers, David II (Flemish, 1610-1690) (designed after) painter Hecke, Peter van den (Flemish, act.1711-1752) (workshop, attr.) weaver c. 1700-1750 Tapestry Dimensions: H 10' x W 17' Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: Flemish Weaving Center: Brussels Ownership History: French & Co. received from Leon Medina 2/10/1956; returned 2/16/1961. Figures selling vegetables at stalls & unloading vegetables from carts; riders with horses at watering-hole decorated with obelisk (center, middle ground) (BRD) simulated marble border with stylized foliage, framed by inner narrow band of twisted ribbon motif French & Co. stock sheet in archive, 56671 Marillier, Teniers Tapestries (1932), 43, pl. 30 Related Works: Compositionally similar tapestry, see Marillier, pl. 30

Landscape. unknown c. 1670 Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: Flemish Weaving Center: Brussels Related Works: Compositionally similar tapestry (same cartoon & border, in reverse): Patrimonio Nacional, Brussels, Embajada de España, A. 361-12176

Birds in landscape. Pillement, Jean (French, 1728-1808) (designed after) painter c. 1780-1800 Tapestry Dimensions: H 7'8" x W 11'2" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: French Weaving Center: Aubusson Ownership History: French & Co. received from McFadden, 12/6/1934; returned 1/2/1936. 2 birds in conversation amongst lush, flowering plants & trees near cascading river in foreground; hill-top with large, two-tier pagoda (L) & smaller one; bridge with river (L) & town in distance (R) (BRD) stylized half-circular motifs alternating with undulating band of flowers French & Co. stock sheet in archive, 18308

Triumph of Scipio with prisoners. Reymbouts, Martin II (Netherlandish (before 1600) - Flanders, b.1570-d.1619) (workshop) weaver c. 1590-1610 Tapestry Dimensions: H 10'6" x W 12'9" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: Flemish Weaving Center: Brussels Ownership History: William Gage Brady coll. French & Co. purchased from Bacri Frères 4/15/1920; sold to James Gamble Rogers 2/16/1928. Inscriptions: City mark on lower guard, right; weaver mark on right guard, bottom Spectators watch procession pass (L & R, foreground); procession with Scipio & his soldiers, some on horseback (center, middle ground); triumphal arch (R, middle ground); bound prisoner walks alongside soldier on horse (L of center, foreground); procession continues into distant landscape (zig-zags L to R, background) (BRD) "creation border"; (L & R BRD) landscapes & animals, seated figures at top & bottom corners; (UPR BRD) various birds, central scene with man riding eagle flanked by 2 figures in cloud-like format

Pergola with bacchic caryatids and atlantes, with garden park beyond. unknown c. 16101620 Tapestry Dimensions: H 8'3" x W 9'5" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: Flemish Weaving Center: Brussels Ownership History: French & Co. purchased from Charles, 12/19/1917; sold to Julian Goldman 4/29/1927 SS 4518. French & Co. purchased from Julian Goldman, received 8/2/1963; sold to V & C Vigo & Charles Sternberg 2/7/1964 SS G-150x. Animals in park include hen, rooster, greyhound & peafowl Borders missing (Cavallo). Workroom - "A" & "B" strapped, lined & straightened (stock sheet). French & Co. stock sheet in archive, 4518-a French & Co. stock sheet in archive, G-150-x Related Works: Panels in set: GCPA 0184560, 0236886-0236888 Related Works: compositionally similar tapestries (very similar cartoon), 0236889.

Plate of 1531 illustrating the planet Venus and those under its influence.

Lovers at altar of Cupid. Fragonard, Jean-Honoré (French, 1732-1806) (designed after) painter c. 1780-1800 Tapestry Dimensions: H 9'5" x W 8'1" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: French Weaving Center: Aubusson Ownership History: French & Co. purchased from S. Lion & Fils, received 7/27/1914; sold to H. J. Bradbury 4/19/1916 SS 5851. French & Co. purchased from Est. of H. J. Bradbury, invoiced 10/31/1930; sold to Galmey Inc. 1/12/1946 SS 16972. In festoon-suspended medallion (ALENTOUR) arabesque of garlands & festoons held by cherubim & with birds, & drapery suspended beneath medallion & flanked by baskets of flowers Note on stock sheet 16972: "Exhibited at Exhibition of 18th century French art at Rochester-Memorial Art Gallery, Jan.-Feb. 1933." French & Co. stock sheet in archive, 5851-b French & Co. stock sheet in archive, 16972 Related Works: Panels in set: GCPA 0240339, 0240407

Passage through Red Sea. unknown c. 1560-1580 Tapestry Dimensions: H 10'1" x W 15'8" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: Flemish Weaving Center: Brussels Ownership History: French & Co. purchased from Henry Symons, invoiced 10/8/1926 SS 14454; sold to Marquis de Deleitosa or Delertosa 10/11/1963. In landscape, with his people safe on shore, Moses raises his hands & causes water to return; Pharaoh's army perishes in water (Red Sea) Borders missing. French & Co. stock sheet in archive, 14454 also lists: 34588) Related Works: Panels in set: GCPA 0237193-0237194, 0184663-0184664, 0239131

Dionysus and Ceres (Demeter). unknown c. 1800-1850 Tapestry Dimensions: H 13'6" x W 9'10" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: French Weaving Center: Aubusson Ownership History: French & Co. purchased from Mrs. George Blumenthal second item on list of 6 tapestries, all in the present set, received 11/28/1919. Sold to Baron de Rothschild . In garden landscape, Dionysus (Bacchus) holds Ceres' hand as she sits near stone pedestal topped by flower-filled vase while a cupid & cherub holding flowers hover above the couple; putti, one collecting flowers & fruit in basket in foreground, & the other carrying pole with dangling fish in background (L) (BRD) field within architectural, octagonal & godrooned central cartouche with (UPR BRD) 2 reclining figures of Fame (), each holding a laurel wreath & trumpets & flanking a female () mask, themselves topped by C-scrolled cartouche, (LWR BRD) military trophy consisting of cherubim flanking coat-of-arm, itself framed by cloth hanging with

Diana and nymphs. unknown c. 1700-1750 Tapestry Dimensions: H 7' x W 10'2" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: Flemish Weaving Center: unknown Ownership History: French & Co. purchased from Leonard Thomas 11/26/1917. By stream, Diana with her nymphs resting after hunt, another nymph takes off Diana's sandal; hunting scene in forest (BRD) spiraling acanthus leaves around central rod Stock sheet notes that tapestry was mounted in frame. French & Co. stock sheet in archive, 4502

Musician and two dancers. Vigne, Charles (German, d.1751) (workshop, attr.) weaver c. 1735-1750 Tapestry Dimensions: H 11'9" x W 5'2" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: German Weaving Center: Berlin Ownership History: French & Co. purchased from Mrs. George F. Baker 5/1/1950; sold to "Verwaltung Ehem Staatlichen Schlösser und Gärten" Verwaltung der Staatlichen Schlösser und Gärten 7/16/1968. Germany, Berlin, Verwaltung der staatlichen Schlösser und Gärten. Related Works: Panels in set: GCPA 0184765, 0188312, 0188314-0188315, 0188340, 0244619, 0244839, 0244842, 0244844, 0244846-0244849; similar border: GCPA 0244831

Abraham in Egypt: Sarah returned to Abraham by Egyptians. Kempener, Willem I (Netherlandish (before 1600) - Flanders, act.1534-1548) (workshop) weaver c. 1535-1540 Tapestry Dimensions: H 485 x W 923 cm Tapestry Materials/Techniques: wool & silk Culture: Flemish Weaving Center: Brussels Ownership History: Inventory of Carlos II (1701-1703). Inventory of Carlos III (1788). Inventory of Fernando VII (1834). Spain, Madrid, Palacio Real de Madrid, accno. A.361-12167. Inscriptions: Inscription in upper border cartouche: SARA RAPTA AB /.. Inscriptions: Inscriptions in left, lower & right borders identifying allegorical figures some include: LVXVS, CARISITA, RAPTVS In landscape, Sarah & Abraham honored with gifts by Pharaoh upon Sarah's return to Abraham by Egyptians (Genesis 12:10-20) (L & R BRD) 3 standing allegorical figures in architectural niches; (UPR BRD) scrolling foliage interspersed with grotesques, headed by central cartouche with inscription; (LWR BRD) arcade interspersed with seat

Drunken Silenus carried by followers of Bacchus at seashore. unknown c. 1675-1725 Tapestry Dimensions: H 8'2" x W 5'7" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: French Weaving Center: Aubusson Ownership History: French & Co. sold to David E. Popper () note on verso of photograph. In landscape with flowering plants & vine with grapes hanging from tree, 2 cherubim drink from spout of a barrel in foreground; drunken Silenus holding a vine branch with grapes & carried by followers of Bacchus (L), along with goat & mule, by shore in background; vessel in distance Borders missing; fragment No French & Co. stock sheet in archive, no stock number

Lazio Viterbo Bagnaia Villa Lante93. Hutzel, Max 1960-1990 German-born photographer and scholar Max Hutzel (1911-1988) photographed in Italy from the early 1960s until his death. The result of this project, referred to by Hutzel as Foto Arte Minore, is thorough documentation of art historical development in Italy up to the 18th century, including objects of the Etruscans and the Romans, as well as early Medieval, Romanesque, Gothic, Renaissance and Baroque monuments. Images are organized by geographic region in Italy, then by province, city, site complex and monument.

Dial and swing. Huet, Jean-Baptiste (French, 1745-1811) (designed after) painter c. 1780-1810 Tapestry Dimensions: H 7'3' x W 14' Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: French Weaving Center: Aubusson Ownership History: French & Co. In landscape with arched gateway & buildings (L), trees & plants, a group of men & women with children gathered around a sun dial & flanked by cattle grazing (L); 2 young men each holding rope flank a lady on a swing, near woman sitting on ground with basket, 2 children & animals (R); arched bridge in distance Borders missing (Cavallo). There are variants to this scene, with the composition lacking the woman with the children & the animals to the right. Other times, the latter can also be replaced by a man playing the flute to a woman & flanked by 2 animals, as illustrated in Göbel (Soustelle). French & Co. stock sheet missing from archive, 19926-a Göbel, Wandteppiche II:2 (1928), 283-84 Related Works: Panels in set: GCPA 0243103, 0243218; composit

Large-leaf verdure with little birds; bust cameos in borders. unknown c. 1550-1600 Tapestry Dimensions: H 11'9" x W 10'8" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: Flemish Weaving Center: unknown Ownership History: French & Co. Butterflies & little birds inhabit greenery composed of wispy flowering plants amidst giant, scrolling acanthus-like leaves (BRD) foliage impinging on central field; bust-cameos in corners; (L & R BRD) irises & flowering plants; (UPR & LWR BRD) garland of foliage, fruit & flowers Borders missing. No French & Co. stock sheet in archive, no stock number

Diana and nymphs hunting. Leyniers, Urbanus (Flemish, 1674-1747) (workshop) weaver c. 1725-1750 Tapestry Dimensions: H 5'4.5" x W 4'8.5" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: Flemish Weaving Center: Brussels Ownership History: French & Co. purchased from Estate of Harriet J. Bradbury, invoiced 10/31/1930. Inscriptions: Woven signature in central field, bottom center: V. LEYNIERS Diana or nymph kneels down toward 2 hunting dogs, she has quiver of arrows slung over her back (L of center, foreground); Diana with nymphs hunting (center, background) Tapestry is mounted in a carved & gilded frame. Stock sheet mentions that frame was transferred to stock sheet no. 38703 (Dimitrova). Borders missing (Cavallo). French & Co. stock sheet in archive, 37288 also lists: 16991, 44206

Landscape. unknown c. 1690 Tapestry Dimensions: H 9'9" x W 7'7" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: French Weaving Center: Aubusson Ownership History: French & Co. purchased from Michael Piano, received 2/28/1964; sold to Mrs. Klaus Reichenheim 9/23/1966. Meadow with flowering plants & trees, near stream; roof-tops in distance (BRD) floral border interrupted by decorative elements: (UPR L & R BRD) feathers tied to hanging bunch of flowers & leaves; (UPR & LWR BRD) centered by landscape cartouche with laurel wreath; (L & R BRD) cartouche topped by feathers, with wreath enclosing crowned male & female busts; (LWR L & R BRD) male head with acanthus leaves outlining a body & topped by basket of flowers with swag & laid on scrolled bracket French & Co. stock sheet in archive, G-512-x

Fables of Fontaine, Alexandre Buquet, (French, 1802-1865), Medium: cotton Technique: roller printed on plain weave, Four scenes, titled in French, illustrating four of la Fontaine's fables. In sepia on white., Rouen, France, ca. 1830, printed, dyed & painted textiles, Textile, Textile

Sage of Hans Heiling at Karlovy Vary

Kissing contest. Orley, Jan van (Flemish, 1665-1735) (author of design) draughtsman c. 1700-1720 Tapestry Dimensions: H 10'10" x W 22'2" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: Flemish Weaving Center: Brussels Ownership History: French & Co. purchased from Mrs. P. A. Valentine 2/15/1917. In landscape, kissing couple seated before pyramid, surrounded by female figures; cupid hovers above (BRD) ferronerie interspersed with garlands of flowers; (L & R BRD) shells, torchiers No French & Co. stock sheet in archive, no stock number Related Works: Complete set in Vienna, Austrian State coll.

Psyche, worshipped as goddess, incurs Venus' (Aphrodite's) anger. Orley, Jan van (Flemish, 1665-1735) (author of design) draughtsman Hecke, Peter van den (Flemish, act.1711-1752) (workshop, attr.) weaver c. 1710-1750 Tapestry Dimensions: H 11'9" x W 29'9" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: Flemish Weaving Center: Brussels Ownership History: French & Co. United States, Kentucky, Louisville, J.B. Speed Art Museum. Related Works: Panels in set: GCPA 0238729-0238730, 0240898-0240899; stylistically similar sets by van Orley, with same border, include GCPA 0240893-0240897 (Arms of Maria-Theresa, Empress of Austria set), GCPA 0238731-0238734 (Set C), & GCPA 0240904-0240906 (Set D)

Fox hunt. unknown c. 1650-1670 Tapestry Dimensions: H 13'8" x W 12'9" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: wool(undyed, warp: 7.5-8/cm); wool & silk (dyed, weft: 24-28/cm) Culture: French Ownership History: French & Co. purchased from Johnson & Faulkner, invoiced 5/28/1930; sold to the Minneapolis Institute of Arts 4/29/1933. United States, Minnesota, Minneapolis, The Minneapolis Institute of Arts, accno. 33.23.2. In wooded landscape, woman hunter blowing hunting horn (foreground); hunter on horseback holding spear, accompanied by another hunter & dogs (background) (BRD) garlands of flowers & fruit tied with ribbons, lined with festoons hanging from simulated stone-carved architectural elements; (L & R BRD) pedestals surmounted by cherubim, bosses in upper corners; (UPR BRD) headed by rectangular cartouche with landscape, supported by 2 cherubim This set of 5 panels was inspired by the so-called "Hunts of Maximilian". This panel & others in the set imitate the appearance of earlier hangings

Children playing among trellises. Giulio Romano (Italian, 1492/99-1546) (designed after) draughtsman Pannemaker, Wilhelm de (Netherlandish (before 1600) - Flanders, act. 1535-1578) (workshop) weaver c. 1550-1570 Tapestry Dimensions: H 3.90 x W 4.30 m Tapestry Materials/Techniques: wool & silk (weft); metallic thread (gold, weft); metallic thread (silver, weft) Culture: Flemish Weaving Center: Brussels Ownership History: Spain, Madrid, Palacio Real de Madrid, accno. A. 359-12112. Inscriptions: Weaver mark on right guard, bottom Boys picking grapes in trees (top of panel), boys wrestling, carrying basket of grapes, knocking down grapes from trees with stick (foreground), cityscape (background) (BRD) grapevines interspersed with masks Junquera de Vega, Catalogo de Tapices, Vol. I (1986), 236-240, series 33, no.1 Delmarcel, RACAR (1988), 109-121 New York (Met), Resplendence (1991), 82-87 Related Works: Panels in set: GCPA 0237415-0237419; other panels in series: GCPA 0237389-0237413

Lazio Viterbo Caprarola Palazzo Farnese163. Hutzel, Max 1960-1990 German-born photographer and scholar Max Hutzel (1911-1988) photographed in Italy from the early 1960s until his death. The result of this project, referred to by Hutzel as Foto Arte Minore, is thorough documentation of art historical development in Italy up to the 18th century, including objects of the Etruscans and the Romans, as well as early Medieval, Romanesque, Gothic, Renaissance and Baroque monuments. Images are organized by geographic region in Italy, then by province, city, site complex and monument.

Triumphal procession of Vices, with scenes of Man succumbing to their influence. unknown c. 1515-1525 Tapestry Dimensions: H 13'6" x W 21' Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: Southern Netherlands Weaving Center: unknown Ownership History: French & Co. 2 women dance (center, bottom), flanked by musicians (L, bottom) & group of Vices on horses (R, bottom), group of 3 women & 2 men reading (center, top), 4 women & man gathered around fountain (L, top), seated couples (R, top), landscape (background) (BRD) garland of flowers 1 tapestry panel in series of 4. The weaving center may be Brussels. No French & Co. stock sheet in archive, no stock number Brussels (Musées Royaux), Tapisseries (1976), 100-117, Delmarcel, Wandtapijten I (1977), 10, 11 Bennett, Tapestry San Francisco (1992), 54, 55 Related Works: Compositionally similar tapestry: GCPA 0238379, 0184175-0184177; other similar sets: 0238379-0238383, 0184175-0184187

Bliżej Kultury unknown

Landscape with two hunters shooting ducks in a stream while a cow-maid works. unknown dated 1681 Tapestry Dimensions: H 10'2" x W 17'3" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: Flemish Weaving Center: Brussels Ownership History: French & Co. purchased from Dr. Thomas Morrison 11/12/1964; sold to Mr. Duarte Pinto-Coelho 12/2/1966. Inscriptions: City mark at bottom of central field, right, followed by date

Diana and nymphs. unknown c. 1700-1725 Tapestry Dimensions: H 12'5" x W 10'5" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: Flemish Weaving Center: unknown Ownership History: French & Co. purchased from Palmer & Embury 11/27/1912. Within forest, Diana, hunting, is accompanied by hunting dogs & 3 nymphs (BRD) garlands of flowers interspersed with birds & urns Stock sheet attributes weaving center to Aubusson. French & Co. stock sheet in archive, 2317

Paul et Virginie (Paula and Virginie) (Furnishing Fabric). Engraved by Tony Johannot (German, active 1813-1852) and others after works by Jean Michel Moreau, the Younger (French, 1741-1814) and Jean Frederic Schall (French, 1752-1825) and others.; Manufactured by Oberkampf Manufactory (French, 1738-1815); France, Jouy-en-Josas. Date: 1818-1830. Dimensions: 51.1 × 84.8 cm (20 1/8 × 33 3/8 in.)Warp repeat: 24.1 cm (9 1/2 in.). Cotton, plain weave; engraved roller printed. Origin: France. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA.

Thetis visits forge of Vulcan Hephaestus. Orley, Jan van (Flemish, 1665-1735) (cartoon creator) draughtsman Borcht, Gaspard van der (Flemish, 1700-d.1742) (workshop) weaver Borcht, Pierre van der (Flemish, act.1712-d.1763) (workshop) weaver Borght, Franz van der (Flemish, act.1720-1765) (workshop) weaver c. 1740-1742 Tapestry Dimensions: H 10'8" x W 8'10" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: wool & silk Culture: Flemish Weaving Center: Brussels Ownership History: Lord Lucas & Dingwall coll., Wrest Park, England; sold, Christie's (London) 6/18/1913, lot 142; purchased by Bacri Frères. French & Co. purchased from Mrs. B. C. Foy 6/11/1941 also lists: 5/29/1943; sold to North Carolina Museum of Art via Jack Linsky 1/30/1956. Mr. & Mrs. Jack Linsky, New York; gift to North Carolina Museum of Art. North Carolina Museum of Art coll.; sold, Sotheby's (New York), 5/26/1992. United States, New York, New York, Sotheby's, May 26, 1992, lot 242. Inscriptions: Woven monogram in central field, right: FB Vu

Ulysses with Phaeacians: Ulysses at Alcinous' court . Jordaens, Jacob (Flemish, 1593-1678) (author of design) painter c. 1640-1660 Tapestry Dimensions: H 13'2" x W 20'2" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: Flemish Weaving Center: Brussels Ownership History: French & Co. purchased from Mrs. Marguerite Iwersen, received 5/14/1948. Inscriptions: City mark on lower guard, right Related Works: Panels in set: GCPA 0236941-0236945

"La Chasse au Sanglier" Manufactory Lafosse, Lionnet et Médard ca. 1785

Landscape with Diana and two nymphs. unknown c. 1675-1725 Tapestry Dimensions: H 9'5" x W 13'4" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: French Weaving Center: Aubusson Ownership History: French & Co. purchased from Mr. Walter Sewisolm, received 2/28/1920; sold to Jerome J. Danzig 11/7/1927 SS 22162. French & Co. received from Jerome J. Danzig, 6/16/1944; returned 5/17/1946 SS 77025.

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