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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
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Lazio Roma Rome Piccola Farnesina6. Hutzel, Max 1960-1990 Post-medieval: Architecture, architectural sculpture, fresco painting Antiquities: Sculpture, sculptural fragments Object Notes: Constructed in 1523 by Frenchman Le Roy, and attributed to Sangallo the Younger. Lily of France was combined with Farnesiani lily, leading to name of palace, which has nothing in common with Villa Farnesina. In the interior is found the Museo Barracco of antique sculpture. 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.The Story of Joseph (Furnishing Fabric). Designed by François Pieters (French, active c. 1820) after engraving by Tony Jahannot (French, 1803-1852) after Charles Abraham Chasselat (French, 1782-1843); France, Rouen. Date: 1820-1830. Dimensions: 81.5 x 112.4 cm (32 x 44 1/4 in.). Cotton, plain weave; engraved roller printed. Origin: Rouen. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA.Emilia-Romagna Ferrara Ferrara Museo Civico di Schifanoia05. Hutzel, Max 1960-1990 General Notes: INCOMPLETE RECORD--NEGATIVES PROCESSED, PRINTS FILED 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.Spiteful lovers. Oudry, Jean-Baptiste (French, 1686-1755) (author of design, 1732) painter Besnier, Nicolas (French, b.1686-d.1754) (workshop) weaver c. 1733-1753 Tapestry Dimensions: H 12' x W 12'9" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: French Weaving Center: Beauvais Ownership History: Rodolphe Kann coll., Paris, 1907. J. Pierpont Morgan coll., New York. French & Co. purchased from Morgan coll., received 8/15/1916; sold to M. H. Plant 1/10/1917. Madame John E. Rovensky, New York. Sold at Parke-Bernet, New York, Sale of the Estate of the Late Mae C. Rovensky, 1/15-19/1957, no. 824. Stavros Niarchos coll., Paris. Inscriptions: Woven signature in central field, lower right corner: J.B.Oudry. 1732 Inscriptions: Woven signature in lower guard, right: N. BESNIER A BEAUVAIS Inscriptions: Inscription in cartouche, lower field, center: LE DÉPIT AMOUREUX Scene enclosed within elaborate decorative frame of swirling acanthus leaves mixed with garlands of flowers & cartouche with title Rape of Sabines and presentation of Hersilia to Romulus. Orley, Bernart van (Netherlandish (before 1600) - Flanders, ca.1492-1542) (author of design, attr.) painter c. 1525-1530 Tapestry Dimensions: H 440 x W 540 cm Tapestry Materials/Techniques: wool (warp: 6.5-7/cm); wool & silk; metallic thread (gold); metallic thread (silver) Culture: Southern Netherlands Ownership History: Inventory of Carlos II (1701-1703). Inventory of Carlos III (1788). Inventory of Fernando VII (1834). Spain, Segovia, Segovia, Palacio de San Ildefonso, accno. A.264-7779 (or, PN. S. 14/5). Inscriptions: Inscription in upper border cartouche: RAPIVTVR A ROMVLI MILITIB' VIRGINES SABINAE, ADDVCITVR / ROMVLO HERSILIA, PARETES AC MARITI DOLENTES ABEVNT Hersilia accompanied by armed soldiers kneels before king (center, foreground); spectators surround scene, some watch from balcony, others from archway (R, middle ground); rape of Sabine women occurs during celebrations in honor of Neptune (Poseidon) (L, background) (Fish market. Teniers, David II (Flemish, 1610-1690) (designed after) painter Leyniers, Daniel III (Flemish, 1705-1770) (workshop, attr.) weaver Hecke, Peter van den (Flemish, act.1711-1752) (workshop, attr.) weaver c. 1700-1770 Tapestry Dimensions: H 9' x W 7'2" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: Flemish Weaving Center: Brussels Ownership History: French & Co. received 2/9/1968 from Columbia University, New York City also lists 3/11/1968; sold to American Foreign Trade Development Company 6/26/1969. Inscriptions: Woven signature in lower central field, right: D. LEYNECK Man pushes wheelbarrow loaded with basket of fish (center, foreground); 3 men seated & standing near barrels (L, foreground); boat docked at shore as men unload barrels onto dock, (left of center, middle ground); groups of figures standing on quay near buildings & boats (center & R, background) (BRD) abstract design with acanthus leaves, bunches of flowers with acanthus leaves in corners; (L, R, UPR & LWR BWatermill and animals in landscape. unknown c. 1760-1780 Tapestry Dimensions: H 6'7" x W 4'6" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: French Weaving Center: Aubusson Ownership History: French & Co. purchased from Miss Ruth Hemingway (agent Mrs. Charles H. Townes) 3/17/1958; sold to American African Export 7/20/1959. In landscape with trees & flowering plants, a flock of sheep gathered on edge of river, amongst a swan & other birds, a dog in foreground; farmhouse with mill tower & archway on top of hill in background The tapestry, a fragment, misses a border & is edged with a modern woven guard (Cavallo/Soustelle). The description of the panel in the stock sheet refers to 58771-e, rather than 58771-g, as indicated on the photograph. French & Co. stock sheet in archive, 58771-e Related Works: Compositionally similar tapestries (larger composition): GCPA 0240645, 0243210Vegetable 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 8'9" x W 10'8" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: Flemish Weaving Center: Brussels Ownership History: French & Co. purchased from W. Elkins 7/13/1931; sold to Nelson W. Brinckerhoff 2/8/1954. Figures selling vegetables at stalls weighing merchandise & pointing out vegetables to potential buyers; crowd surrounds man speaking from inverted tub (background) (BRD) canaux motif framed by beading & fluting narrow bands; (L & R BRD) trophies with flaming torches in center; (UPR & LWR BRD) trophies of quivers of arrows, stylized foliage & flowers, in corners This panel corresponds to the left half of the full tapestry composition. French & Co. stock sheet in archive, 17267 also lists: 39322/10 Marillier, Teniers Tapestries (1932), 43, pl. 30 Related Works: Compositionally similar tapestry, see Bliżej Kultury unknownAbruzzo L'Aquila L'Aquila Palazzo Centi4. Hutzel, Max 1960-1990 Post-medieval: Architecture, architectural sculpture, frescoes, paintings, decorative arts (Baroque) 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.The Vintage from The Story of Daphnis and Chloe 1741-1754 After cartoons by Etienne Jeaurat French. The Vintage from The Story of Daphnis and Chloe 226546Birth of Venus (Furnishing Fabric) Made 1800-1810 England. Cotton, plain weave; copperplate printed; linen fringe . Charles Joseph NatoireTile 1757-61 John Sadler. Tile. British. 1757-61. Earthenware, transfer-printed. Made in Merseyside, Liverpool, EnglandSacrifice of Isaac. Kempener, Willem I (Netherlandish (before 1600) - Flanders, act.1534-1548) (workshop) weaver c. 1535-1540 Tapestry Dimensions: H 490 x W 765 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.361-12170. Inscriptions: Inscription in upper border cartouche: ABRAHAM DIVINO ORAC /.. Inscriptions: Inscriptions in left, lower & right borders identifying allegorical figures some include: SIMPLICITAS, FIDES, SPES In landscape, Abraham with Isaac, ass & servants on their way to Moriah; servants are left behind while Abraham & Isaac, carrying wood, climb mountain; in background, Abraham has his hand raised to kill Isaac, angel appears above (Genesis 22) (L & R BRD) 3 standing allegorical figures in architectural niches; (UPR BRD) scrolling foliage interspersed with grotesquLandscape with parrot, and deer hunter in distance. unknown c. 1630 Tapestry Dimensions: H 10'5' x W 12'1" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: Flemish Weaving Center: unknown Ownership History: French & Co. received from Mrs. J. S. Frelinghuysen, invoiced 3/22/1929; returned 10/1/1929.Grape harvest. unknown dated 1664 Tapestry Dimensions: H 12'6" x W 12'9" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: wool (warp: 8/cm); silk Culture: Flemish Weaving Center: Bruges Ownership History: French & Co. purchased from Demotte, invoiced 5/1/1929; sold at Musées Royaux d'Art et d'Histoire (Brussels) 11/8/1935. Belgium, Brabant, Brussels, Musées royaux d'art et d'histoire, accno. 6277. Inscriptions: City mark on right guard, center Inscriptions: Date woven in upper border cartouche: 1664 backwards 4 Group of figures standing & sitting beneath large trees eating grapes & drinking wine; workers picking & pressing grapes in vineyard (L & R BRD) vessels filled with flowers & fruit terminating in grape vines; (UPR BRD) bunches of flowers, fruit & animals flank central cartouche with inscription; (LWR BRD) bunches of flowers, fruit & animals flank empty cartouche in center Stock sheet notes that this tapestry was perhaps woven after a cartoon by a pupil of Jan Steen. French & Co. stock sheet in arTextile, "Le Vampire"; France; cottonShepherd playing bagpipes. unknown c. 1700-1750 Tapestry Dimensions: H 5'2" x W 7'9" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: Flemish Weaving Center: unknown Ownership History: French & Co. purchased from Mrs. Edith Themal 5/26/1960. In landscape, shepherd plays bagpipes next to his flock of sheep Borders missing. French & Co. stock sheet in archive, C-978-xEmilia-Romagna Ferrara Ferrara Museo Civico di Schifanoia30. Hutzel, Max 1960-1990 General Notes: INCOMPLETE RECORD--NEGATIVES PROCESSED, PRINTS FILED 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.Game park with stag hunters and falconers. unknown c. 1575-1625 Tapestry Dimensions: H 10'9" x W 13'7" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: Flemish Weaving Center: unknown Ownership History: French & Co. purchased from Mrs. Pooler 2/26/1918; sold 3/16/1918. Related Works: Panels in set: GCPA 0236440-0236442, 0184306Garden park with fountains and birds. unknown c. 1700 Tapestry Dimensions: H 10' x W 17'3" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: Flemish Weaving Center: Oudenaarde Ownership History: French & Co. (per Mr. Milton Samuels) received from American Foreign Trade Development Company (Mr. Rokshar) Rokhsar / Rohksar , 2/13/1968; returned 9/13/1968. Related Works: Panels in set: GCPA 0236461-0236465Fragment, Minerva (Athena) restrains Achilles' anger. Rubens, Peter Paul (Flemish, 1577-1640) (designed after) painter Peemans, Gerard (Flemish, c.1675-1700) (workshop) weaver c. 1660-1680 Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: Flemish Weaving Center: Brussels Ownership History: French & Co. Inscriptions: City mark on lower guard, right of center partially visible in photograph Inscriptions: Woven signature in lower guard, right partially visible in photograph: G. PEEMANS Inscriptions: Inscription in upper border cartouche: SVPRA / PORTAM Achilles is stopped by Minerva who grabs his hair (center, foreground); woman holding torch looks on (L, foreground) (L, UPR, R BRD) abstract motif; (UPR BRD) central cartouche with inscription flanked by 2 trophies & bunches of flowers A compositionally similar tapestry (see related works) is part of a set known as "Story of Dido & Aeneas", but in fact the series is a compilation of at least 4 different mid-17th century sets, including: StorMarionettes. Coypel, Charles-Antoine (French, 1694-1752) (author of design) painter Belin, Jean-Baptiste II (French, 1688-1730) (designed after, alentour) painter Audran, Claude III (French, 1658-1734) (designed after, alentour) painter Desportes, Alexandre-François (French, 1661-1743) (designed after, alentour) painter Valade, Jean (French, 1709-1787) (cartoon creator, alentour) painter Audran, Michel (French, b.1701-d.1771) (workshop) weaver 1755-1756 Tapestry Dimensions: H 11'10" x W 10' Tapestry Materials/Techniques: wool & silk Culture: French Weaving Center: Paris Ownership History: Sold to M. de Monmartel (1763). Comte André Pastré coll., Paris. French & Co. received from E. Gimpel & Wildenstein 6/7/1920, returned 3/16/1922 or 3/31/1922. Inscriptions: Woven signature in lower field, right: AUDRAN Inscriptions: Woven inscription on console, center: DOM QUICHOTTE PRENANT DES / MARIONNETTES POUR DES / MAURES CROIT EN LES COMBATTANTS / SECOURIR DES AMANTS FUGITIFS Don Quixote strikeTelemachus scene. unknown c. 1700 Tapestry Dimensions: H 9'4" x W 8' Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: French Weaving Center: Beauvais Ownership History: French & Co. In landscape setting, soldier holds up spear as woman with children cower in front of him, men stand in background, column & building in R background (UPR BRD) head with radiant flames (=sun) in cartouche flanked by owls, open books & vessels; (LWR BRD) head with wings attached to neck in cartouche flanked by war trophies & vessels; (L & R BRD) vessel in cartouche flanked by garlands & shell ornament Right half of scene. According to Weigert, this series was designed by "Arnauld". No French & Co. stock sheet in archive, no stock number Weigert, French Tapestry (1962), 128 Related Works: Panels in set: GCPA 0243175-0243716Panel, c. 1819, 17 1/2 x 31 1/2 in. (44.45 x 80.01 cm), Cotton; copperplate print, France, 19th centuryRevelation of St. John (7-10). Pannemaker, Wilhelm de (Netherlandish (before 1600) - Flanders, act. 1535-1578) (workshop) weaver c. 1550 Tapestry Dimensions: H 530 x W 880 cm Tapestry Materials/Techniques: wool & silk; metallic thread (gold); metallic thread (silver) Culture: Flemish Weaving Center: Brussels Ownership History: Inventory of Carlos II (1701-1703). Inventory of Carlos III (1788). Inventory of Fernando VII (1834). Spain, Segovia, Segovia, Palacio de San Ildefonso, accno. A.334-11137. Inscriptions: Inscription in upper border cartouche partially legible in photograph: HOC EVAGELLI RESONAT.. (L to R), 7 angels with trumpets; 1st angel sounds trumpet, hail, fire & blood is cast upon earth; 2nd angel sounds trumpet, great burning mountain is cast into sea; 3rd angel sounds trumpet, great burning star (Wormwood) poisons rivers & fountains; 4th angel sounds trumpet, sun, moon & stars partially darkened; 5th angel sounds trumpet, falling star opens up bottomless pit, smoke comes Landscape with fox stalking rooster. unknown c. 1650-1675 Tapestry Dimensions: H 9'4" x W 9'4" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: Flemish Weaving Center: unknown Ownership History: French & Co. received from American Foreign Trade Development Company (Mr. Rokshar) Rokhsar / Rohksar ; 1/18/1968; returned 9/13/1968.March from a set of The Months of Lucas. Culture: French, Paris. Designer: Master of the Months of Lucas (Netherlandish, active about 1535); Additions and alterations probably by Joseph Yvart (1649-1728); and Charles Chastelain (1672-1755); and perhaps by Louis de Boulogne the Younger (1654-1733); Borders by Pierre Josse Perrot (active 1724-35). Dimensions: H. 143 x W. 181 inches (363.2 x 459.7 cm). Maker: Woven under the direction of Michel Audran (French, 1701-1771 Paris). Manufactory: Manufacture Nationale des Gobelins (French, established 1662). Patron: Commissioned for Comte de Toulouse (1678-1737). Date: designed ca. 1535, woven 1732-37. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.Country life around deer enclosure. unknown c. 1500-1535 Tapestry Dimensions: H 11'3" x W 13' Tapestry Materials/Techniques: wool & silk Culture: Southern Netherlands Ownership History: Chilham Castle coll., Kent. French & Co. received from Spanish Art Galleries, 3/7/1932; returned 6/29/1932. Sir William Burrell purchased from Spanish Art Galleries, 4/12/1933. Scotland, Lanark, Glasgow, Burrell Collection, accno. 46.133. Inscriptions: Inscriptions, in French, in 2 banderoles destroyed Inscriptions: Inscriptions, in French, in 2 banderoles illegible Picket fence enclosure with fountain & deer; ferocious dog chained to enclosure gate, 3 naked children, man with kettle over fire, woman carrying bundle of wood & tending fire (foreground); people around enclosure, with inscribed banderoles above Borders missing. Other panel in set has same cartoon with different foreground. French & Co. stock sheet in archive, 17544-a Glasgow, Gothic Tapestries, 18 (top illus.) London, Treasures from the BuPiggy-back. Huet, Jean-Baptiste (French, 1745-1811) (designed after) painter c. 1780-1810 Tapestry Dimensions: H 8'5" x W 5'7" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: French Weaving Center: Aubusson Ownership History: André Manassé Coll. Jacques Seligmann & Co. French & Co. In landscape with trees, river & flowering plants near farmhouse (L), a group of 4 boys playing piggy- back as another boy approaches (L); bridge & village with church in distance Borders missing. The present scene is part of a larger composition, as exemplified in GCPA: 0243123 & GCPA: 0243129 (cited below). There are variants to this scene, with the inclusion or absence of a maiden to the far left, a young boy coming towards the main group of young boys (L), or a woman with a child near a fountain (R). These scenes come in several possible combinations. Jacques Seligmann & Co. stock sheet in archive, 12814 French & Co. stock sheet missing from archive, 17241-a Boccara, Belles heures de la tapisserie (1971)Telemachus and Mentor escape from island of Calypso. Orley, Jan van (Flemish, 1665-1735) (author of design) draughtsman Leyniers, Urbanus (Flemish, 1674-1747) (workshop) weaver Leyniers, Daniel II (Flemish, 1669-1728) (workshop) weaver c. 1724-1728 Tapestry Dimensions: H 11'9" x W 12'9" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: Flemish Weaving Center: Brussels Ownership History: French & Co. purchased from Henry Symons, invoiced 12/28/1922. William Randolph Hearst purchased from French & Co., 7/14/1927. Gift of the Hearst Foundation to the Brooklyn Museum, 1/1954. United States, New York, Brooklyn, Brooklyn Museum, accno. 54.4-2B. Inscriptions: City mark at bottom of central field, right side Inscriptions: Woven signature at bottom of central field, right side: V.LEYNIERS.D.L. Related Works: Panels in set: GCPA 0237471-0237472, 0240907, 0240909Landscape with tower and shepherd couple by a river. unknown c. 1750-1770 Tapestry Dimensions: H 11' x W 16'5" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: French Weaving Center: Aubusson Ownership History: French & Co. purchased from Bacri frères 3/14/1918 SS 10453. French & Co. sold to Mrs. R. M. Smith (left half only) 7/5/1927 SS 21226. In landscape with trees, flowering plants, river with bridge & wooden pavilion structure with thatched roof (R), a shepherd conversing with woman, as flock of sheep gather on edge of river near dog; farmhouse with tower & archway on top of hill in background (L); buildings in distance (R) Borders missing. The stock sheet indicates that the tapestry was eventually cut in 2 halves. One would have measured: H 9'3" x W 11'10" (left half) & the other (right half) H 9'5" x W 4'9". This procedure probably took place at Chateauvert in 1922. French & Co. stock sheet in archive, 10453 French & Co. stock sheet in archive, 21226 Related Works: CompositionallyPanel early 19th century British. Panel 219706Garden of Delights ('Hortus Deliciarum'). Bosch, Hieronymus (Netherlandish (before 1600) - North Netherlands, ca.1450-d.1516) (designed after) painter c. 1565-1570 Tapestry Dimensions: H 288 x W 490 cm Tapestry Materials/Techniques: wool (warp: 6.5-7/cm); wool & silk; metallic thread (silver); metallic thread (gold) Culture: Flemish Weaving Center: Brussels Ownership History: Inventory of Carlos II (1701-1703). Inventory of Carlos III (1788). Inventory of Fernando VII (1843). Spain, Madrid, Palacio Real de Madrid, accno. A.365-7837 (or, PN. S. 36/4). Triptych scene divided by pilasters; left, creation of Adam & Eve in Garden of Eden; center, Garden of Delights; right, hell & purgatory with damned & devils with burning fires (BRD) classical architectural framework; (L & R BRD) pilasters with rose-vine reliefs & Corinthian capitals; (UPR BRD) entablature with garland of flowers & fruit as frieze; (LWR BRD) base Junquera de Vega, Catalogo de Tapices, Vol. I (1986), 263-267, series 36, no.scenes, two fragments. Vos, Josse de (Flemish, act.1700-1721) (workshop) weaver c. 1700-1725 Tapestry Materials/Techniques: wool & silk Culture: Flemish Weaving Center: Brussels Ownership History: Possibly in the House of Oldenburg, Germany (private coll). French & Co. Small chinoiserie figures on island; polychrome on blue ground (L & R BRD) spiraling ribbon, interspersed with floral motif Photograph shows 2 fragments of tapestry. It is possible they originally come from the same panel (Dimitrova). The Spring-Summer 2002 issue of "Studies in the Decorative Arts" (Vol. IX, No. 2), will have an article by Koen Brosens that will mention Chinoiserie tapestries. No French & Co. stock sheet in archive, no stock number Standen, MetMusJ (1980), 119-142 Hager, AT 5 (1959-60), 45-46 Schönberger, The Rococo Age (1960), 377,378, pl. XXXII Residenzmuseum (Munich) Age of Rococo (1958), 257, no.903, pl.27 Galerie Jean Charpentier, Cassel van Doorn (1956), no.132, pl.LXXX Related Works: Panels in setHanging 19th century China. Hanging. China. 19th century. Silk. Qing dynasty (1644-1911). Textiles-EmbroideredBattle of Marcus Aurelius. unknown c. 1640-1650 Tapestry Dimensions: H 11' x W 14'3" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: Flemish Weaving Center: unknown Ownership History: Knole House, England. J. Pierpont Morgan coll. French & Co. purchased from J. Pierpont Morgan 8/15/1916 SS 7025. Inscriptions: Inscription in lower border cartouche: PRAELIVM M / AVRELII Marcus Aurelius mounted on horseback holding sword, soldiers fighting on horseback & on foot (BRD) garlands of flowers & fruit interspersed with putto; (L & R BRD) birds perched in center; (UPR BRD) laurel wreath & trumpets; (LWR BRD) central cartouche with inscription Panel possibly cut due to the fact the central parts of the border are just left of center, in addition to figures being cropped on both the left & right sides. French & Co. stock sheet in archive, 7025 French & Co. stock sheet in archive, 39100 Ricci, Twenty Renaissance Tapestries (1913), 42, no. XVIII Related Works: Panels in set: GCPA 0240527-0240529; coBliżej Kultury unknownHunting party. unknown c. 1500-1535 Tapestry Dimensions: H 8'6" x W 11'5" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: Southern Netherlands Weaving Center: unknown Ownership History: French & Co. Within game park, figures in various activities including, huntsmen on horse holding falcon; 2 men walking with hunting dogs & nets; couple embracing; man making stakes of fence; various animals gathered outside hunting park, including rabbits, racoons & lions The 2 photographs indicate considerable re-working of this panel, especially along the lower edge. It can be reasonably assumed that the photographs represent the same panel since they bear the same stock number. Borders missing. French & Co. stock sheet missing from archive, 16666Triumph of Love. Crétif, Marc (Netherlandish (before 1600) - Flanders, act.1550-1600) (workshop) weaver c. 1540 Tapestry Dimensions: H 404 X W 500 cm Tapestry Materials/Techniques: wool & silk Culture: Flemish Weaving Center: Brussels Ownership History: Inventory of Carlos III (1788). Inventory of Fernando VII (1834). Inventory of "Las Tapicerías de la Corona" (1880). Spain, Segovia, Segovia, Palacio de San Ildefonso, accno. A. 264-7795. Inscriptions: Inscriptions on building façade (right, background): AMARITV.. / PENITENCIA / MEROR Venus (Aphrodite) & Cupid in chariot in sky driven by 4 white horses (center, top), various figures on ground holding torches, couple (right, foreground) figure identified as Marc Antony with staff & Cleopatra (with snake around her neck), building with inscriptions (right, background) (BRD) garland of fruits & flowers 1st panel of tapestry in series of 6. Based on the allegorical poem by Francesco Petrarch (1304-1374), "I Trionfi". The Junquera de Vega caAthena (Minerva) restrains Achilles' anger. unknown c. 1700-1720 Tapestry Dimensions: H 11'2.5" x W 6'9.5" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: Flemish Weaving Center: Brussels Ownership History: French & Co. received from Blakeman. Brown University coll.; sold at Christie's (New York), 11/22/1980, lot 275. United States, New York, New York, Christie's, November 22, 1980, lot 275. Soldiers on foot & on horseback watch central scene; army encampment & mountains in background (BRD) garland inside scrolling acanthus, acanthus cartouche at corners The 3 panels in this set represent 1 scene woven as 3 panels (Campbell). Christie's attributed these panels to the Gobelins manufactory (Brown). No French & Co. stock sheet in archive, no stock number Related Works: Panels in set: GCPA 0237845-0237847, 0244051-0244052A woodcut by Hans Schäufelin around 1530 depicting the siege of Bethulia and the story of Judith and Holofernes from the Bible.Toilet of Venus. Albani, Francesco (Italian, 1578-1660) (designed after) painter Vanderbank, John (British, act.1689-1727) (workshop) weaver c. 1700-1725 Tapestry Dimensions: H 8'6" x W 7'9" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: English Weaving Center: London Ownership History: French & Co. purchased from R. W. Lehne, invoiced 6/19/1930; sold to M. M. Van Beuren 7/22/1930. Portico with pillars (L, foreground), Venus sits on chair, attended by nymphs (center, foreground), fountain (R, foreground), palace set in lake (center, background), Apollo plays lyre by chariot & cupids (center, top) (BRD) twisting chain motif French & Co. stock sheet in archive, 16843-b also lists: 37849 Marillier, English Tapestries (1930), 115-120, plate 45B Related Works: Possible other panel in set, GCPA 0181930; other panels in series (different border), GCPA 0181923-0181928, 0184140Battle of Issus against Darius. Coxie, Michiel (the Elder) (Netherlandish (before 1600) - Flanders, 1499-1592) (follower, designed after) painter Raes, Jan I (Flemish, act.1610-1631) (workshop) weaver Guebels, Jacques I (Netherlandish (before 1600) - Flanders, act.1580-1605) (workshop) weaver c. 1600 Tapestry Dimensions: H 415 x W 660 cm Tapestry Materials/Techniques: wool & silk; metallic thread (gold); metallic thread (silver) Culture: Flemish Weaving Center: Brussels Ownership History: Inventories of Carlos III (1788), Fernando VIII & "Las Tapicerías de la Corona" (1880). Spain, Madrid, Palacio Real de Madrid, accno. A.366-12371. Inscriptions: Weaver mark on right guard, bottom partially visible in photograph Inscriptions: Inscription in lower border cartouche not legible in photograph: FORTITRES PARVA TIMORI Persian cavalry fights against Macedonian army at Issus, soldiers fight hand-to-hand; Darius in his chariot rides through battle scene; large infantry fighting (BRD) entrelats Triumphal procession of Vices, with scenes of Man succumbing to their influence. unknown c. 1510-1520 Tapestry Dimensions: H 13'6" x W 21'4" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: wool & silk Culture: Southern Netherlands Ownership History: William Randolph Hearst coll. French & Co. purchased from Leon Medina 8/1951 SS 81374. French & Co. purchased from Antiquities Inc. 3/31/1953, sold to Musées royaux d'art et d'histoire, Brussels, 1964 SS 57510. Belgium, Brabant, Brussels, Musées royaux d'art et d'histoire, accno. 9920. 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 set of 4. The weaving center may be Brussels. French & Co. stock sheet in archive, 81374 French & Co. stock sheet in archive, 57510-c French & Co. stock sheet missing from archive, 1971Triumph of Time over Fame. unknown c. 1500-1530 Tapestry Dimensions: H 12'6.25" x W 12'4.25" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: wool (warp: 4-5/cm); wool & silk (weft) Culture: Southern Netherlands Ownership History: French & Co. purchased from Arnold Seligmann Rey & Co., Inc. 11/16/1916; sold to George Pratt 2/19/1921. Bequest of George D. Pratt, 1935. United States, New York, New York, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, accno. 41.167.1. Inscriptions: Inscription on banderoles above scene: Le temps esmeu apres noises debas / Viel et casse sans craindre aucun port darmes / A renomme a faict plusiers a larmes / Et du plus hault il la remise au bas Time, roused by quarrels from below, Old and worn out, fearing no battle / Has attacked Fame again and again / And knocked her down from her pinnacle Inscriptions: Inscriptions identifying figures: mathusale, noe, nestor, Adam Inscribed banderole above scene; personification of Time seated in cart pulled by 2 stags; along side cart are figures of MetTriumph of Fame over Death. unknown c. 1500-1530 Tapestry Dimensions: H 12' x W 10'8" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: wool (warp: 4-5/cm); wool & silk (weft) Culture: Southern Netherlands Ownership History: French & Co. purchased from Arnold Seligmann, Rey & Co., Inc. 11/16/1916; sold to George Pratt 2/19/1921. Bequest of George D. Pratt, 1935. United States, New York, New York, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, accno. 41.167.2. Inscriptions: Inscription in central field on banderole above scene: Par son pouvoir comme dame exstimee Through her poew as a lady of consequence Inscriptions: Inscriptions in central field identifying figures: Renommee; Aristote; Alexander; platon; Atropos In cart pulled by 2 elephants, winged personification of Fame blows horn; along side cart are figures of Charlemagne, Aristotle, Alexander & Plato; crushed beneath cart wheels are figures of Lachesis, & Atropos; figures identified by inscriptions Borders missing; fragment, right half only of the complete compoSchool for husbands. Oudry, Jean-Baptiste (French, 1686-1755) (author of design) painter Besnier, Nicolas (French, b.1686-d.1754) (workshop) weaver c. 1733-1753 Tapestry Dimensions: H 11'5" x W 11'7" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: French Weaving Center: Beauvais Ownership History: Rodolphe Kann coll., Paris, 1907. J. Pierpont Morgan coll., New york. French & Co. purchased from Morgan Collection, received 8/15/1916; sold to M. H. Plant 1/10/1917. Madame John E. Rovensky, New York. Sold at Parke-Bernet, New York, Sale of the Estate of the Late Mae C. Rovensky, 1/15-19/1957, no. 825. Stavros Niarchos coll., Paris. Inscriptions: Woven signature in lower guard, right: N. BESNIER A BEAUVAIS Inscriptions: Inscription in cartouche, lower field, center: L'ESCOLE DES MARIS Scene enclosed within elaborate decorative frame of swirling acanthus leaves mixed with garlands of flowers & cartouche with the title of Molière's play in lower center of the field; roguish young lady, hurrieChrist as Judge Surrounded by Saints (upper central section of the Last Judgment). Artist: Engraved by Niccolò della Casa (French, active Italy, ca. 1543-48); After Michelangelo Buonarroti (Italian, Caprese 1475-1564 Rome). Dimensions: sheet: 18 3/4 x 20 3/8 in. (47.6 x 51.8 cm). Date: 1548.One of a set of prints intended to fit together. The accession numbers are: 62.602.652(1-3) and 59.570.46(1-2). Date traced in ink and changed from 1543 to 1548. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.Fragment, Medium: cotton Technique: printed on plain weave, Fragment shows a scene from the Adventures of Telemachus and depicts a group of men and women in a grotto seated at a table., France, ca. 1815, printed, dyed & painted textiles, FragmentCoriolanus before Rome with Veturia and Volumnia. Wezeler, Georg (Flemish, act.1548) (workshop, attr.) weaver c. 1530 Tapestry Dimensions: H 11'2" x W 11'4" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: wool & silk; metallic thread (gold); metallic thread (silver) Culture: Flemish Weaving Center: Brussels Ownership History: Inventory of Carlos II (1701-1703). Inventory of Carlos III (1788). Inventory of Fernando VII (1834). Inventory of "Las Tapicerías de la Corona" (1880). Spain, Madrid, Palacio Real de Madrid, accno. A.360-12133. Inscriptions: Inscription in upper border banderole: VIRTVTIS FAMA VEL HOSTES / QVOD; VLTRO SVBDITOS FACIT Coriolanus embraces his mother, Veturia, while his wife, Volumnia, stands nearby with another woman (R of center, foreground); group of soldiers, some on horseback, others on foot hold spears (L, foreground); battle scene, many soldiers defend themselves with shields (L, middle ground); mountainous landscape with buildings (R, background) (BRD) garland of flowers, frust, Burgring - Natural History Museum - Interior view - ceiling painting Circulation of Life by Hans Canon, Unknown, photographerVasco de Gama made Admiral of the Indian Ocean. Lavallée-Poussin, Etienne de (French, c.1733-1793) (author of design) painter De Menou (French, act. 1780-1793) (workshop) weaver c. 1785 Tapestry Dimensions: H 9'11" x W 13'2" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: French Weaving Center: Beauvais Ownership History: French & Co. purchased from Estate of Clarence Mackay 3/1/1949; sold to Banco Nacional Ultramarino 3/30/1955. Inscriptions: Woven monogram in central field, lower right corner: D.M.BEAUVAIS. In large hall, Vasco stands before Prince Manuel, seated on throne, 2 men look at document on R, 4 men kneel to L of Vasco & 2 pages to L of them observe, other spectators visible behind low wall (BRD) trompe-l'oeil molding with narrow band of leaves with 3 berries at each tip French & Co. stock sheet in archive, 80425-b Weigert, French Tapestry (1962), 133 Related Works: Panels in set: GCPA 0243563-0243574, 0184484Pergola 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.Textile, "La course au Sanglier" "The Boar Hunt", ca. 1785; Designed by Claude-Louis Desrais (French, 1746-1816); Manufactured by Favre Petitpierre (France); France; cottonThe Labors of the Months: Cutting Faggots (March) mid-16th century Probably made at the workshop of Jean II Pénicaud French. The Labors of the Months: Cutting Faggots (March). French, Limoges. mid-16th century. Painted enamel on copper, partly gilt. EnamelsDaphne tells Sylvia that the shepherd Aminta has fallen in love with her. unknown c. 1640 Tapestry Dimensions: H 11'1" x W 8'2" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: French Weaving Center: Paris Ownership History: Cardinal Francesco Barberini coll. Palazzo Barberini (Rome). Charles M. Ffoulke coll. (Washington, D. C.). Sold at Sotheby's (New York) 6/15-16/1955 (Ruth Vanderbilt Twombly sale), lot 548-555. French & Co. purchased from Central Casino (Robert Larsen), Antiquities Inc., n.d. (probably 1955 or 1956; sold to Mrs. Arturo Lopez Willshaw 1/22/1959. Sold at Sotheby's (New York), 6/16/1978, lot 187. Inscriptions: Unidentified weaver mark on lower guard, bottom: PB (, superimposed) Elderly Daphne approaches nymph Sylvia with quiver of arrows slung on her back & her hand resting on stock of bow, standing beneath oak tree (UPR & LWR BRD) centered by strapwork cartouche with bow, quiver & crossed torches (& pair of suspended festoons in upper border) flanked by (putti, in uppLa Vie de Jeanne d'Arc (The Life of Joan of Arc) (Furnishing Fabric). Designed by Charles Abraham Chasselat (French, 1782-1843) after Engraved by Jamet (French, active c. 1825); Manufactured by François Kettinger et Fils (French, founded 1791); France, Bolbec. Date: 1817-1825. Dimensions: 185.2 × 86.5 cm (73 × 34 in.)Warp repeat: 58.1 cm (22 7/8 in.). Cotton, plain weave, engraved roller printed. Origin: Bolbec. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, USA.Delft tiles with animal, genre and chinoisering representations. 1st half of the 18th century. Seußlitz, garden pavilion of the castleEuropa and the Bull ca. 1800 Petitpierre et Cie. Europa and the Bull 221973Psyche displaying her treasures to her sisters. Boucher, François (French, 1703-1770) (cartoon creator) painter Oudry, Jean-Baptiste (French, 1686-1755) (workshop) painter Besnier, Nicolas (French, b.1686-d.1754) (workshop) weaver c. 1741-1750 Tapestry Materials/Techniques: wool & silk Culture: French Weaving Center: Beauvais Ownership History: Ordered by Luigi Reggio e Branciforte in 1744; complete set delivered in 1746. Reggio e Branciforte family coll. (Naples). Ernest Cronier coll. (Paris). Sold at Galerie Georges Petit (Paris), 12/4-5/1905, lot 164, (Cronier sale). George Jay Gould coll. (d. 1923) (Lakewood, New Jersey). Duveen Brothers (New York). Acquired by Anna Thomas Dodge, 1932. United States, Michigan, Detroit, The Detroit Institute of Arts, accno. 71.180. Inscriptions: Woven signature below figure of Psyche: F BOVCHE Arms of Luigi Reggio e Branciforte & his wife Caterina Gravina in the top center (BRD) picture-frame border with decoration of flower heads alternating with sUmbria Terni Terni Palazzo Montani3. Hutzel, Max 1960-1990 Post-medieval: Renaissance architecture; frescos (17th century); tapestries after designs of Raphael school; intarsia (furniture); wooden cassone carved with the arms of the Montani Antiquities: Portrait heads in marble of Roman youths and a consul 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.Jeanne d'Arc. Date/Period: 1817. Textile. Medium: cotton . Technique: printed by engraved plate on plain weave. Author: Hartmann et Fils Manufactory.Feasting. Teniers, David II (Flemish, 1610-1690) (designed after) painter Teniers, David III (Flemish, 1638-1685) (designed after) painter c. 1700-1750 Tapestry Dimensions: H 9'3" x W 8'5" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: Flemish Weaving Center: Oudenaarde Ownership History: French & Co. received from Henry Symons 1/4/1922; returned 4/19/1922. Inscriptions: Inscription in central field, on barrel-chair: D. TENIERS / INVENTOR Before inn, group of figures seated at table feast; male-beggar holds out hat to passerby carrying (BRD) picture-frame border with scrolling acanthus-leaf motif interspersed with architectural moldings; acanthus leaves in corners Possibly a fragment of the right-half of the Maypole scene (see Marillier). French & Co. stock sheet in archive, 11407 Marillier, Teniers Tapestries (1932), pl.32b Related Works: Compositionally similar tapestries (left-half of composition), GCPA 0241634; (right-half of composition), GCPA 0241640, (full composition), GCPA 02Fishermen. Boucher, François (French, 1703-1770) (designed after) painter Dumons, Jean-Joseph (French, 1687-1779) (author of design, after Boucher) painter c. 1750-1780 Tapestry Dimensions: H 9'11" x W 4'6" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: French Weaving Center: Aubusson Ownership History: French & Co. 2 chinese men, one wearing straw hat & holding fishing pole & the other seated with net on his shoulder, in conversation in landscape; pagoda-shaped building with thatched roof in background (UPR & LWR BRD) acanthus leaves & peacock feathers framing cabochons of precious stones, alternating with shaped reserves of trellis pattern headed with rosettes; (UPR L BRD) cabochon framed by acanthus leaves & topped by scallop in corner The upper & lower borders have been pieced, & there is neither a left nor a right border (Campbell/Soustelle). This composition is probably based on a sketch by François Boucher, albeit not one of the ones used for the rest of the Beauvais tapestry sLazio Rieti Farfa (environs) Abbey of S. Martino5. Hutzel, Max 1960-1990 Views of ruins of the Abbey complex and crypt on the mountain of S. Martino near Farfa. 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.La Manufacture de Munster (Furnishing Fabric). Designed by Antoine Henri Lebert (French, 1794-1862) and others after Carle Vernet (French, 1758-1836); Manufactured by Hartmann et Fils (French, founded 1776); France, Munster. Date: 1816-1820. Dimensions: 58.5 x 116.8 cm (23 x 46 in.). Cotton, plain weave; copperplate printed. Origin: Munster. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA.Cowardice of Sancho during the hunt. Coypel, Charles-Antoine (French, 1694-1752) (author of design) painter Valade, Jean (French, 1709-1787) (cartoon creator, alentour) painter Audran, Claude III (French, 1658-1734) (author of design, alentour) painter Belin, Jean-Baptiste II (French, 1688-1730) (author of design, alentour) painter Desportes, Alexandre-François (French, 1661-1743) (author of design, alentour) painter Audran, Michel (French, b.1701-d.1771) (workshop) weaver 1759-1760 Tapestry Dimensions: H 11'10" x W 9'1/4" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: wool & silk Culture: French Weaving Center: Paris Ownership History: Sold to Madame Véron (1763). Louis Gregoire Véron coll., Paris. 4th Marquis of Hertford coll., Paris (ca.1865). Richard Wallace coll., London; sold at Christie's (London), 4/20/1876, lot 210. Baron Gunzburg coll.; sold at Galerie Georges Petit (Paris), 1/30/1884, lot 4. Clarence Hungerford Mackay coll., Roslyn, NY (ca.1925). Mrs. Robert Z. Hawkins coll. (aft.1958). FreFountain of love. Boucher, François (French, 1703-1770) (author of design) painter Charron, André-Charlemagne (French, fl.1754-1780) (workshop) weaver (French) c. 1756-1778 Tapestry Dimensions: H 11'1" x W 17'7" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: wool (warp); wool & silk (weft) Culture: French Weaving Center: Beauvais Ownership History: French & Co. received from Mrs. Sheldon Whitehouse, Mrs. Arnold Whitridge & Mrs. Winthrop Aldrich (coll. of the late Mrs. C. B. Alexander) 9/10/1943; returned 11/14/1946. 2 couples, pair of women & sheep gather around large fountain with gamboling putti & water spouting from urn at top & large tree on R, couple with man holding flute seated next to basket filled with flowers on far L; watermill over stream on L (BRD) picture-frame border with curling parsley leaves French & Co. stock sheet in archive, 76621 Wark, Huntington (1961), 68-69 Related Works: Compositionally similar tapestries (same cartoon): 0241696 (Huntington Art Gallery), 0241689 (Sotheby's, MThe Swing, tapestry. Gorgerat Frères et Cie. (Manufacturer)Solomon and the Queen of Sheba mid-17th century British. Solomon and the Queen of Sheba 227521Court of a Roman emperor. unknown c. 1500-1525 Tapestry Dimensions: H 9'6" x W 11' Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: Southern Netherlands Weaving Center: unknown Ownership History: French & Co. Inscriptions: Inscription on banner: SPQR Emperor flanked by 4 groups of courtiers; banner on poles above emperor (BRD) garland with flowers Possibly woven in Brussels. No French & Co. stock sheet in archive, no stock numberPictorial print early 19th century French, Alsace. Pictorial print 219458Panel (Furnishing Fabric) Made 1761 Middlesex. The historical significance of this panel comes not from its representation but from its precise documentation in textile history. It is one of the earliest examples using copper plate printing, signed and dated in the plate in two places. the pastoral scene is from an etching by Nicholas Berchem (1620- 1683), dating from 1652; the peacock and poultry still life can be traced to an engraving by Josephus Sympson (1710- 1750) published in London in 1740, after a painting by Marmaduke Cradock (1660- 1717). The columns are emblematic of the classical- revival style favored at the time and the stag and dog motifs can be traced to the volume entitled ìAnimals of Various Species Accurately Drawnî by Francis Barlow (1626- 1702).. Linen and cotton, plain weave; copperplate printed . Robert Jones (Producer)Lobster and Fruit John David de Heem (Dutch, 1604-1674).. Oil on canvas mounted on board, 25 x 32 3/4 in. (63.5 x 83.2 cm). European ArtAmerica and Europe. Le Barbier, Jean-Jacques-François (the Elder) (French, 1738-1826) (cartoon creator) painter De Menou (French, act. 1780-1793) (workshop) weaver c. 1790-1791 Tapestry Dimensions: Back: 2'1" x 5'9" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: wool & silk Culture: French Weaving Center: Beauvais Ownership History: Woven for Louis XVI, between 4/1790 & 11/1791. Delivered to Abraham Alcan, 9/24/1796. Sold in Paris, from the hôtel of the duc de Richelieu 5/18/1852; purchased by Prince de Béarn. M. Gaston Menier, 1893. Sold at Sotheby's, 12/13/1974, lot 55, London. Artemis S.A., Brussels, 1975. Purchased by Mr. & Mrs. Claus von Bülow, 1978; offered as gift to the Metropolitan Museum of Art. United States, New York, New York, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, accno. 1978.404.5. Louis XVI-style, giltwood & upholstered settee The upholstery on this sofa is part of a set of tapestries & upholstery alluding to the War of American Independence & the part played by the French in achieving it. ItShore scene with fishermen and woman, palace in background. Vernet, Claude Joseph (French, 1714-1789) (designed after) painter c. 1760 Tapestry Dimensions: H 7'8" x W 8'3" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: French Weaving Center: Aubusson Ownership History: French & Co. purchased from Mrs. Charles A. Slater, received 3/24/1919; sold to S. M. Goldberg, 3/28/1924 SS 20827-c. French & Co. received from J. H. Harding, invoiced 11/17/1926 S S 14561-b. French & Co. purchased from American Art Association, Anderson Galleries, New York (Grier sale), invoiced 11/5/1931 SS 38466; returned 6/16/1938 SS 14561-b. In shore scene with trees, flowering plants & waterfall (R), fishermen in boat & one fishing as man holding fishing pole converses with woman carrying basket; vessel moored next to palace in classical taste with tower & topped with family arms in background; additional buildings along the coastline in distance Borders missing (Soustelle). The upper & lower sections of the fielThe Glorification of Saint Anthony Abbot Carlo Innocenzo Carloni Italian Carloni worked extensively in Switzerland, Germany, and Austria, but this sketch is for a fresco in the vault of the Chapel of Saint Anthony in the cathedral of Monza, which he decorated after 1744.. The Glorification of Saint Anthony Abbot 435846In the Woods 1855-1865 France. Oil on canvas . Imitator of Narcisse Virgile Diaz de la PeñaVirgin seated in landscape with Christ Child 16th century Italian. Virgin seated in landscape with Christ Child. Italian. 16th century. Verre églomisé. Glass-PaintedVintners gathering grapes. Stella, Jacques (French, 1596-1657) (designed after) painter c. 1665-1700 Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: Flemish Weaving Center: unknown Ownership History: French & Co. William Randolph Hearst coll. (). Related Works: Panels in set: GCPA 0241517-0241520Anefo photo collection. reproductions of old masters. 1945Two Friezen with Weacher, Anonymous, After Jean Lepautre, After C. 1664 - before 1732 print In the upper Frisian an oval medallion with a rider on horseback, in the lower fighting Roman soldiers. print maker: Netherlands (possibly)after design by: France (possibly)publisher: Netherlands (possibly) paper etchingEpisodes of Robinson Crusoe ca. 1818 F. Pieters. Episodes of Robinson Crusoe 227599Copper engraving by Sebald Beham showing a triumphal procession with figures, banners, and horses, illustrating 16th-century German decorative style.Concert. Vanderbank, John (British, act.1689-1727) (workshop) weaver c. 1690-1715 Tapestry Dimensions: H 10' x W 15'2" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: wool & silk Culture: English Weaving Center: London Ownership History: French & Co. purchased from Henry Symons 1/4/1922; sold to H. Symons & Co., 2/27/24 as a cooperative sale, with a share paid to French & Co. SS 7735. French & Co. received from Mrs. George F. Baker 5/1/1950; returned 8/5/1953 SS 81149. Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1953. United States, New York, New York, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, accno. 53.165.1. Oriental figures, plants & birds on islands, dark background; center island (R of center), seated prince flanked by set of 3 barefoot women in front of pavilion; lower island (L), 3 horses with riders & 4 men; lower island (R), 2 seated Indian musicians (BRD) flowers twisted around central bar, large acanthus leaves in corners There are several different sets of this tapestry series. Moreover, many are created with combinLes Monuments du Midi, Technique: printed by engraved roller on plain weave, Four country scenes on a grid background., Jouy, France, ca. 1810, printed, dyed & painted textiles, Textile, TextilePoland partitions of Poland The First Partition: 1772 allegory contemporary copper engraving by Lemire,Garrick and Shakespeare with Tragedy and Comedy (Furnishing Fabric) Made 1782-1790 England. Cotton, plain weave; engraved roller printed . Robert Edge Pine (Painter)Valances, Jeanne d'Arc; Manufactured by Francois Kettinger et fils; France; cotton, lined with linenThe torture of Roman Catholics by monsters in hell, with Charon ferrying more departed souls over the river Styx. Engraving with etching.The meeting of Abraham and Melchizedek, Willem Andriesz. de Raet, c. 1550 - c. 1570 Wall carpet with the history of Abraham (Gen. 14). Marked with the Monogram War (Willem Andriesz. De Raedt) and the Wapen van Leiden. Leidendesigner: Southern Netherlands Ketting: Linen (material). Entry: Wool. Entry: Silk tapestry Wall carpet with the history of Abraham (Gen. 14). Marked with the Monogram War (Willem Andriesz. De Raedt) and the Wapen van Leiden. Leidendesigner: Southern Netherlands Ketting: Linen (material). Entry: Wool. Entry: Silk tapestryA scallop shell chariot. Artist: After Franz Cleyn (German, Rostock 1582-1658 London); Formerly attributed to Wenceslaus Hollar (Bohemian, Prague 1607-1677 London). Dimensions: 1 13/16 x 7 3/8 in. (4.6 x 18.7 cm) (cut just within image). Etcher: William Carter (British, active 1649). Date: 1654. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.Atalanta and Meleager attack Calydonian boar. unknown c. 1675-1725 Tapestry Dimensions: H 10' x W 14'5" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: Flemish Weaving Center: unknown Ownership History: French & Co. purchased from Mr. Robert Fowler, received 1/13/1967.The first Spaniards land in America, allegoryHomer, Lycurgus, and Solon (Furnishing Fabric) Made 1800-1820 France. Cotton, plain weave; engraved roller printed . Oberkampf Manufactory (Producer)Hans Heiling. at Carlsbad with sayingThe Story of Joseph (Furnishing Fabric) Made 1820-1830 Rouen. Cotton, plain weave; engraved roller printed . François Pieters (Designer)Hans Heiling. at Carlsbad with saying