Tapestries of Mythology

Intricately woven tapestries portraying mythological scenes, depicting gods, goddesses, and allegorical figures in lush landscapes.

Rape of Europa. La Hire, Laurent de (French, 1606-1656) (designed after) painter c. 1630-1660 Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: French Weaving Center: Paris Ownership History: French & Co. purchased from Bacri frères 4/24/1917; sold to M. C. Blum 7/29/1922. Assisted by 2 maidens, Europa sits on bull as 2 putti decorate bull with garlands of flowers (BRD) floral garland; large rosettes in corners The composition of this panel is among those described in the chapter "Scènes mythologiques" in Fénaille. These compositions are said to be after Vouet, & under the influence of Raphael & Giulio Romano. French & Co. stock sheet in archive, 4312 Fénaille, Gobelins 1 (1903-1923), 349

Vintage scene. Teniers, David II (Flemish, 1610-1690) (designed after) painter Teniers, David III (Flemish, 1638-1685) (designed after) painter c. 1725-1750 Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: Flemish Weaving Center: unknown Ownership History: French & Co. purchased from Henry Symons & Co. 4/14/1921 other date given: 3/23/1923. In landscape, lady, accompanied by page, is given sample of wine by vintner; man pouring wine from wine-cask spout; man making wine casks; grape treading; peasants returning from picking grapes in fields (BRD) picture-frame border with abstracted floral & palmette-shell motif; palmette shells with female faces in every corner & in center of each side French & Co. stock sheet in archive, 11244-b Related Works: Panels in set: GCPA 0241627, 0241512; iconographically similar tapestry (same borders), GCPA 0241628, 0188295, 0242675, 0241848

Venus (Aphrodite) trying to prevent Adonis from going hunting. Vouet, Simon (French, 1590-1649) (designed after) painter c. 1625-1650 Tapestry Dimensions: H 8'9" x W 16' Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: French Weaving Center: Paris Ownership History: French & Co. Adonis holds leashes of 2 hunting dogs & raises hunting horn high in L hand as Venus tries to restrain him; Adonis dead on ground as 2 hunting dogs chase boar that killed him in L background; putto in tree with bird on R (BRD) grotesque ornament with putti & foliage; (UPR BRD) centered by arms of a bishop-duke of Richelieu; (L & R BRD) cartouche with putto at mid-point; cartouches with quivers in upper corners This appears to be the "other" composition described in Fénaille. The lower border is missing. French & Co. stock sheet missing from archive, 15282-a Fénaille, Gobelins 1 (1903-1923), 337-338

Rape of Europa. La Hire, Laurent de (French, 1606-1656) (designed after) painter c. 1630-1660 Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: French Weaving Center: Paris Ownership History: French & Co. purchased from Bacri frères 4/24/1917; sold to M. C. Blum 7/29/1922. Assisted by 2 maidens, Europa sits on bull as 2 putti decorate bull with garlands of flowers (BRD) floral garland; large rosettes in corners The composition of this panel is among those described in the chapter "Scènes mythologiques" in Fénaille. These compositions are said to be after Vouet, & under the influence of Raphael & Giulio Romano. French & Co. stock sheet in archive, 4312 Fénaille, Gobelins 1 (1903-1923), 349

Apollo shooting Coronis. unknown c. 1640-1660 Tapestry Dimensions: H 11'6" x W 10' Tapestry Materials/Techniques: wool & silk Culture: French Weaving Center: Paris Ownership History: French & Co. (). Gift of J. Paul Getty to the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. United States, California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, accno. 51.36.2. Apollo in upper L corner aims arrow at Coronis who holds up her hands to protect herself next to tree on lower L (UPR & LWR BRD) centered by landscape in strapwork cartouche supported by 2 putti seated next to bunches of flowers; (L & R BRD) landscape in strapwork cartouche at mid-point with basket of flowers above & suspended bouquet below; strapwork cartouches with heads radiating light in upper corners; strapwork cartouches with single flowers in lower corners No French & Co. stock sheet in archive, no stock number

Card-players. Teniers, David II (Flemish, 1610-1690) (designed after) painter La Veuve de G. Werniers (Flemish, act.1738-1778) (workshop) weaver c. 1738-1778 Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: Flemish Weaving Center: Lille Ownership History: French & Co. Inscriptions: City mark in central field, bottom right Inscriptions: Woven signature in central field, bottom right: LA VEVVE DE G. WERNIERS In landscape, group of men playing cards at table; man smoking pipe & old woman watch over player's shoulders; woman scorekeeper holds jug & records score with chalk on wooden tablet posted on tree; formal garden with fountains in 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 Stock sheet 11449 listed as 11446 with the 6 crossed out & replaced by 9 describes a red velvet chasuble; obviously wrong stock sheet.

Apollo and Daphne. La Planche, Raphael de (French, act. ca.1627-1690) (workshop) weaver La Planche, Sébastien François de (French, act. ca.1661-1670) (workshop) weaver c. 1630-1668 Tapestry Dimensions: H 11'2 5/8" x W 14' 5 1/8" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: French Weaving Center: Paris Ownership History: Buchanan Castle, Stirlingshire, seat of the duke of Montrose (). Basil Dighton coll., London. J. J. Botibol coll., London. Richard Lehne coll., New York. French & Co. purchased from R. W. Lehne, invoiced 9/29/1928; sold to the Boston Museum of Fine Arts 4/11/1962. United States, Massachusetts, Boston, Museum of Fine Arts, accno. 62.330. Daphne fleeing Apollo in clearing as Cupid follows in air, 2 nymphs watch from behind tree at far R, & 2 water naiads with water pouring from jar watch from behind hillock on lower L; woods in distant R; male & female figure in central distance (BRD) intertwined floral & acanthus garlands, putti in corners There are 6 compositions in

Farmyard scene. unknown c. 1675-1700 Tapestry Materials/Techniques: H 9'7" x W 8'4" Culture: Flemish Weaving Center: Brussels Ownership History: Major W. G. Lambarde coll., Bradbourne Hall, Seven Oaks, Kent. French & Co. purchased from Henry Symons, received 9/15/1927; sold to Mr. A. Nystad 1/25/1961. Peasant family tending calf (L) & feeding fowl in front of dovecot (R), pond with duck, peasants harvesting (background) (BRD) large band ornated with fruits, flowers & dogs Central field appears extensively rewoven. French & Co. stock sheet in archive, 15195-a Marillier, English Tapestries (1930), 67, pl. 25 (similar version)

The huntsmen. unknown c. 1750-1800 Tapestry Dimensions: H 9'3" x W 5'9" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: French Weaving Center: Aubusson Ownership History: Charles Mather Ffoulke coll., Washington D.C, 1909. Cornelius K. G. Billings 1913. French & Co. purchased from Mrs. B. N. Duke, received 9/14/1917; sold to J. W. Harriman 9/12/1919 SS 4422-a. French & Co. purchased from Plaza Art Gallery J. W. Harriman sale, invoiced 11/15/1934; sold to J. J. Gillespie Co. 11/2/1937 SS 39656-a. In landscape with trees, hunter standing with his shotgun converses with woman laying on ground with child (L); another hunter dozes off on rock with his hands clasped over his shotgun (R); both hunters flank hound dog drinking from stream (BRD) picture-frame border with cabochons interspersed with flowers & acanthus leaves in corners The tapestry is the right half of the larger composition at the Musée du Petit Palais, Paris (Campbell). This panel is cited (not illustrated) in The Ffoulke Coll

David and Bathsheba. unknown c. 1525-1625 Tapestry Dimensions: H 10' x W 8'6" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: Flemish Weaving Center: unknown Ownership History: French & Co. purchased from Mr. Henry C. Lawrence 2/28/1917; sold to Miss Fanny Holtzman 4/21/1961. Bathsheba, surrounded by female attendants, kneeling before enthroned David, surrounded by 2 male attendants; in background, David, from roof of his palace, sees Bathsheba bathing (2 Samuel 11-12) (BRD) segmented border with allegorical figures seated beneath arches & within niches; vases of flowers & fruit; putti standing beneath vases; & other decorative elements French & Co. stock sheet in archive, 3992

Autumn from a set of the Four Seasons 1690-1720 Designed by Lodewijk van Schoor Flemish. Autumn from a set of the Four Seasons 219788

Hours harness Apollo's (Phoebus') horses to the sun-chariot. Leyniers, Jan (Flemish, 1630-1686) (workshop) weaver c. 1650-1675 Tapestry Dimensions: H 13'6" x W 13'8" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: Flemish Weaving Center: Brussels Ownership History: French & Co. purchased from J. P. Morgan, invoiced 11/25/1932 SS 17698. Inscriptions: City mark on lower guard, left side Inscriptions: Woven signature on right side of lower outer guard: IAN.LEYNIERS Inscriptions: Inscription in upper border, central cartouche: IVNGEBE.EQVOS / TITAN.VELOCIBVS / IMPERAT.HORIS Inscriptions: Inscription in upper border, L: VICTORIA Inscriptions: Inscription in upper border, R: SPQR Related Works: Panels in set: GCPA 0238701-0238716

Luncheon. 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 11'6" x W 11'3" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: wool (warp); wool & silk (weft) Culture: French Weaving Center: Beauvais Ownership History: French & Co. purchased from C. L. Blair 3/11/1922; sold to William Randolph Hearst 4/3/1924 SS 11450. French & Co. purchased from William Randolph Hearst, invoiced 11/25/1939; sold to Museum of Fine Arts 4//1940 SS 19590. United States, Massachusetts, Boston, Museum of Fine Arts. Inscriptions: City mark on lower guard, right: fleur-de-lys A.C.C.BEAUVAIS Young woman seated on ground looks up towards young man seated behind her who offers her grapes & 2 boys who hold bunches of grapes (L), facing towards her is another young woman seated on ground & holding handle of basket of fruit, a young man approaches behind her carying pitcher on rope in R hand & staff with bun

Rabbit hunter returning from hunt. unknown c. 1675-1725 Tapestry Dimensions: H 9'10" x W 7'3" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: French Weaving Center: Aubusson Ownership History: French & Co. Hunter with rabbit hanging from gun laid on his shoulder leads dog on leash, near stream, amongst flowering plants & trees; buildings on hills in background (BRD) flowers & fruit in baskets, ribbon-tied trophies & draperies wrapped around spears; (UPR BRD) dolphins with tied tails framing star centered by bird in corners; (LWR BRD) stepped dais topped by acanthus leaves forming pedestal with hanging tassels in corners; additional decorative elements French & Co. stock sheet missing from archive, 2923-b Related Works: Panels in set: GCPA 0244264, 0244274

Thetis taking leave of Poseidon. Orley, Jan van (Flemish, 1665-1735) (designed after) draughtsman Leyniers, Urbanus (Flemish, 1674-1747) (workshop) weaver Leyniers, Daniel III (Flemish, 1705-1770) (workshop) weaver c. 1720-1740 Tapestry Dimensions: H 12'8" x W 8' Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: Flemish Weaving Center: Brussels Ownership History: French & Co. Inscriptions: City mark in central field, right; 2 monograms woven in central field, right: V. L. D. L. Thetis stands to leave Poseidon who is seated on rock (center, foreground); sea-nymphs & hippocampi frolick in sea (L, foreground); nymphs look on from rocks (R, background) (BRD) floral motif with spiraling ribbon-like motif, acanthus-leaf cartouches in corners French & Co. stock sheet missing from archive, 16557-a Related Works: Compositionally similar tapestries: GCPA 0237832, 0237849-0237850

Jupiter (Zeus), in guise of Diana Artemis and Callisto. Spierincx, Frans (Flemish, 1551-1630) (workshop) weaver c. 1610 Tapestry Dimensions: H 11'8" x W 8'8" 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 SPIRINGIVUS FECIT Inscriptions: Below pairs of figures in border corners: (L) ULYSES ET CIRCE, (R) LEANDER ET HAERO Jupiter metamorphosed into Diana deceives Callisto (R, foreground), Jupiter watches Callisto sleeping (L, middle ground) (BRD) figures with vases of flowers & fruit; (UPR & LWR BRD) 4 horses with cupid; (LWR BRD) corners: (L) Ulysses & Circe, (R) Hero & Leander 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 ac

scene with Juno, Diana and infant. unknown c. 1690 Tapestry Dimensions: H 9'4" x W 13' Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: Flemish Weaving Center: unknown Ownership History: French & Co. received from Mrs. Cyrus McCormick 11/30/1956; returned 2/6/1959. Three attendants gesture towards Diana wearing half crescent on head, carrying infant, as Juno approaches, with swans, to take infant; in landscape setting with château in L background (BRD) narrow floral band French & Co. stock sheet in archive, 57426

Atalanta and Meleager attack Calydonian boar. unknown c. 1690-1710 Tapestry Dimensions: H 11' x W 13'3" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: Flemish Weaving Center: Brussels Ownership History: French & Co. purchased from Mrs. E. C. Potter 4/24/1914. Related Works: Panels in set: GCPA 0238649-0238650, & possibly 0238648 & 0238651

Apollo and Diana kill Niobe's children. Dubreuil, Toussaint (French, 1561-1602) (author of design) painter c. 1630-1650 Tapestry Dimensions: H 11'8" x W 16' Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: French Weaving Center: Paris Ownership History: French & Co. purchased from Sol Mindlin, received 1/4/1961; sold to Service des Monuments Historiques 6/7/1963. From cloud above, Diana & a male figure shoot arrows an Niobe's children below (UPR BRD) cartouche with wreath flanked by putti & festoons; (LWR BRD) dog's head resting on oval cartouche with Niobe mourning with extended arms, 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 There are 5 panels in this set. French & Co. stock sheet in archive, D-312-x Fénaille, Gobelins 1 (1903-1923), 231-240 Related Works: Panels in set: GCPA 0245149-0245153; compositionally similar tapestries (same cartoon): GCPA 0245134 (Vienna), 0

Lazio Viterbo Viterbo Palazzo Comunale1. Hutzel, Max 1960-1990 Exterior views of Renaissance palazzo portico, portal fresco, courtyard with fountain and view of SS. Trinita. Interior views of Sala Regia o Erculea, decorated with frescoes by Croce and Sala del Consiglia. Antiquities: Sarcophagi in courtyard. 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.

Music. Boucher, François (French, 1703-1770) (author of design, 1734-46) painter Charron, André-Charlemagne (French, fl.1754-1780) weaver after 1753 Tapestry Dimensions: H 9'7" x W 4'7" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: wool (warp); wool & silk (weft) Culture: French Weaving Center: Beauvais Ownership History: Madame X sale, 1937. French & Co. purchased from Sotheby Parke Bernet, New York (Ogden Mills sale) 3/31/1938, lot 538; sold to J. Paul Getty. Seated youth places arm around seated woman who holds open score in lap, another youth, reclining on cloak, strums mandolin, an open score held on his knees (BRD) picture-frame border with oak leaf within acanthus guilloche These figures are taken from the lower R section of the "Charlatan & peep show" (Steele). A drawing at the J. Paul Getty Museum, by Boucher, shows the reclining male figure playing a mandolin (see related works below) (Bremer-David). French & Co. stock sheet in archive, 41080 https://www.getty.edu/art/collections/objects/o4

Garden of Vanity. unknown c. 1500-1510 Tapestry Dimensions: H 6'8" x W 13'10" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: wool & silk Culture: Southern Netherlands Ownership History: Possibly made for Françoise de Tournemine (c.1515-1530). Charles Mège coll., Paris (by 1889). French & Co. purchased from Raoul Heilbronner, invoiced 11/2/1928; sold to Parish Watson & Co. 11/19/1928. Parish-Watson & Co., New York. Eleanor Clay Ford coll., Grosse Pointe Shores, Michigan; Museum bequest. United States, Michigan, Detroit, The Detroit Institute of Arts, accno. 77.9. Inscriptions: Inscription in central field by shepherdess: mout me plaist ce getil bouchage /.. Inscriptions: Inscription in central field by shepherd: bergerette plaisant et saigee /.. Millefleurs ground with central fruit tree hung with coat of arms (quartered gold & azure); shepherd & shepherdess with their flock conversing; dog (=fidelity) stands between couple French & Co. stock sheet in archive, 32685 DIA, Woven Splendor (1996), 20-23, n

Fantastic landscape with twisted columns. unknown c. 1780-1800 Tapestry Dimensions: H 8' x W 9'6" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: French Weaving Center: Aubusson Ownership History: French & Co. purchased from Mr. E. Rokhsar Rohksar / Rokshar received 7/26/1962; sold to Jean Mikaeloff 6/25/1963. Landscape framed by pair of leafy trees with crane in foreground; pavilions flanking hill with staircase leading to portico & twisted columns in background (BRD) picture-frame border with stylized alternating piastres superimposed on cross-hatched background with flower heads; acanthus leaves in corners French & Co. stock sheet in archive, F-11-x French & Co. stock sheet missing from archive, 16610 Related Works: Compositionally similar tapestry (composition reversed): GCPA 0243423

Three children playing games and wearing plumed hats in landscape. unknown c. 1720 Tapestry Dimensions: H 9'2" x W 7'10" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: French Weaving Center: Aubusson Ownership History: French & Co. purchased from Mrs. Robert Hawkins, received 11/9/1940; sold to Jean Mikaeloff 1/16/1962. Related Works: Panels in set: 0243028-0243031, 0184433; same borders: GCPA 0243026 (panel in set), "Le Saute-mouton" Musée du Petit Palais, Paris (Chevalier, p. 79)

Landscape with waterfowl and structure in distance. unknown c. 1650-1675 Tapestry Dimensions: H 9' x W 7'9" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: Flemish Weaving Center: unknown Ownership History: French & Co. purchased from Arthur Myers, received 5/14/1948; sold to Frank Vetromile 8/29/1956.

Eurydice, while fleeing from Aristaeus, is killed by snake. unknown c. 1675-1700 Tapestry Dimensions: H 10'10" x W 16'10" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: Flemish Weaving Center: Brussels Ownership History: French & Co. purchased from Jordan, invoiced, 5/25/1926; sold to Harry Lindeberg 4/30/1931. Sold at Christie's, London, 6/6/1985, lot 208, & 3/26/1987, lot 200. England, Greater London, London, Christie's, Mar. 26, 1987, lot 200. In forest, Eurydice, seen with arm extended, is bitten on foot by snake (center, foreground); nymphs surround central scene, some relax next to fountain (R, foreground); peacock perched on pedestal (L, foreground); triumphal arch (R, background) (BRD) garlands of flowers & fruit interspersed with ribbon-tied trophies, parrots & other birds French & Co. stock sheet in archive, 14208 also lists: 37847 French & Co. stock sheet missing from archive, 28822 Delmarcel, Flemish Tapestry (1999), 306 Luxemburg, Flemish Tapestries (1995), 60, 61, no. 19

Landscape with game-bird. unknown c. 1675-1700 Tapestry Dimensions: H 9'5" x W 7'6" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: French Weaving Center: Aubusson Ownership History: French & Co. purchased from Wanamaker, received 2/8/1916; sold to J. Wanamaker 1/28/1920. Pheasant () in foreground amongst flowering plants & trees, turned towards bird in tree (L); river in center leading to large building with arches in background; additional building hidden behind trees (L) (BRD) border incorporating basket of flowers, fruits & flowers with ribbon-tied trophies, grotesque masks & other decorative elements; centered on each border a radiating sun in the shape of a face, over drapery held by crossed spears; (UPR BRD) corners with eagle; (LWR BRD) corners with entwined dolphins on pedestal topped by crown French & Co. stock sheet in archive, 2928

The Meeting of Antony and Cleopatra from a set of The Story of Antony and Cleopatra designed ca. 1650, woven 1650-77 Designed by Justus van Egmont Flemish This panel depicts the moment at which Antony first sees Cleopatra, who is riding in the stern of a barge, fanned by youths dressed as cupids (as described by Plutarch). Cupid, leaning against the sail of the barge, aims an arrow at Antony, who is riding a spirited horse. The Latin inscription in the upper cartouche reads "Antony, sent to compel her, is captured by love of her." The exuberant style is typical of the tapestry designs of Justus van Egmont, who blended the dramatic figures of Rubens with a relish for billowing draperies and decorative details. Although the date of conception is unknown, sets of this design were being produced in Brussels from the early 1650s, and it evidently enjoyed considerable popularity. Several partial sets have survived, some numbering more than ten pieces.. The Meeting of Antony and Cleopatra fro

Adoration of golden calf. unknown c. 1660-1670 Tapestry Dimensions: H 12'2" x W 15'8" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: Flemish Weaving Center: Brussels Ownership History: French & Co. received from Mr. Sheldon, 1/16/1962 also lists: 1/19/1962; returned, 9/19/1962. In landscape, Aaron makes golden calf, builds altar & offers sacrifice to golden calf, while kneeling figures surround; upper R corner, on seeing idolaters, Moses breaks tables of law (Exodus 32:1-19) (BRD) spiraling garland of flowers & fruit around narrow central rod; (L & R BRD) trophies & eagles at top; (UPR BRD) headed by cartouche flanked by angel-like grotesques, festoons impinging on central field; (LWR BRD) centered by trophies & trumpets, flanked by festoons French & Co. stock sheet in archive, E-295-x Related Works: Stylistically similar set (same borders, same series), GCPA-0239114-0239116

Shepherds on the march with their flock. Huet, Jean-Baptiste (French, 1745-1811) (designed after) painter c. 1785-1800 Tapestry Dimensions: H 7'10" x W 5' Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: French Weaving Center: Aubusson Ownership History: French & Co. purchased from Alice G. Hubbard (Margaret B. Gould, agent), received 6/17/1917; sold to Mrs. H. J. Bradbury 8/20/1918. In landscape with trees & near stream, a shepherd holding horse & with dog rushes with stick toward straying sheep in foreground; shepherdess carrying child on her back, along with flock of sheep & a bull, crosses bridge over stream in background (L) (BRD) scene framed by palm trees forming arch & ornamented by wild flowers at base, & floral festoons beneath arch, with basket of flowers suspended by ribbon in center This composition is a version of the Pastorales à Palmiers, based on designs by Jean-Baptiste Huet & other designers. The composition is coarser than usual Aubusson; it may have been made by ano

Revelation of St. John (16-19). Pannemaker, Wilhelm de (Netherlandish (before 1600) - Flanders, act. 1535-1578) (workshop) weaver c. 1550 Tapestry Dimensions: H 528 x W 870 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.334-11139. Inscriptions: Inscription in upper border cartouche partially legible in photograph: ILLA DIES VENIET.. (L to R), 6th & 7th angels pouring vials; wedding supper of Lamb, scarlet woman (whore of Babylon) seated on scarlet beast with 7 heads & 10 horns; angel announces fall of Babylon; mighty angel casting great (mill)stone into sea; horseman whose name was Faithful & True (=Christ) with his heavenly army (BRD) bunches of flowers twisting around central rod, interspersed with birds; (UPR BRD) c

Queen Tomyris receives message from Cyrus. unknown c. 1575-1600 Tapestry Dimensions: H 11' x W 12' 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, bottom Queen Tomyris wears crown & holds scepter (R of center, foreground); Cyrus' messenger stands next to Tomyris & extends his hand out to her (R, foreground); boy waits (R, middle ground); man with spear on his knee looks on (L of center, foreground); man in tent (L, middle ground); chariot with King in procession (L, middle ground); mountainous landscape (center, background) (BRD) vignettes with seated female figures framed by flowers & fruit; (L & R BRD) standing figures at top, figures seated under canopy at bottom; (UPR BRD) seated female figure; (LWR BRD) central scene with figures in landscape French & Co. stock sheet missing from archive, 1144

Harvesting pineapples. Vernansal, Guy-Louis (French, 1648-1729) (author of design, attr.) painter Monnoyer, Jean-Baptiste (French, 1636-1699) (author of design) painter Belin, Jean-Baptiste I (French, 1653-1715) (author of design) painter c. 1700-1725 Tapestry Dimensions: H 10'3" x W 8'10.5" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: French Weaving Center: Beauvais Ownership History: French & Co. purchased from J. Seligmann Sons, received 6/15/1920 (or 12/23/1920); sold to John Wanamaker 9/4/1923. In landscape with field of pineapples, palm trees & pine trees, woman on L (=Empress), gestures with fan as 2 workers gather pineapples in wicker baskets in foreground; man picks pineapple as maid kneels & holds fan in center; harvesters near buildings carry baskets in background (L), six-storied pagoda in distance (BRD) picture-frame border with stylized acanthus leaves Initially, famous commissions of this series took place with, notably, 1 set ordered by the duc du Maine & another by

October. Master of the Months of Lucas (Netherlandish (before 1600), 1535) (author of design, attr.) painter c. 1675-1725 Tapestry Dimensions: H 10'10" x W 13'10" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: French Weaving Center: unknown Ownership History: French & Co. purchased from American Art Association (Kountrye sale) 4/22/1919; sold to A. P. Sloan 12/30/1926. In landscape, beneath large tree with twisting vines, seated couple, man with sword & falcon on gloved wrist, woman holds grapes (L of center, foreground), behind tree, approaching maid with fruit-filled basket (L), by arbor with grapevine, couple, man with shallow vessel (R); standing man interacting with 3 seated women (L of center, middle ground), man pouring wine into vessel next to seated woman turning towards onlooker (R of center), courting couple behind arbor (R); before group of houses & castle, various figures (L, background), wine harvest scene with peasants dumping & treading grapes (R of center), group of

Game park with hunters. unknown c. 1580-1600 Tapestry Dimensions: H 12'10" x W 11'5" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: Flemish Weaving Center: Brussels Ownership History: French & Co. purchased from Spanish Art Gallery, n.d. probably 1916. Turkey & rooster; hunters (foreground); garden with fountain, pergolas & small figures (middle ground); wooded hills with scattered buildings (background) (BRD) segmented border with allegorical figures seated beneath arches & within niches; vases of flowers & fruit; putti playing musical instruments; masks; herms & other decorative elements French & Co. stock sheet in archive, 3572 French & Co. stock sheet missing from archive, 9694 Related Works: Panels in set: GCPA 0240151-0240155, 0240157

Armide before Godfrey de Bouillon . unknown c. 1670 Tapestry Dimensions: H 7' x W 11' Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: French Weaving Center: Aubusson Ownership History: French & Co. received from Messrs. Alexander & Greey (S. van Duzer), n.d.; returned 10/25/1928. Armide, with 1 maiden behind her, kneels before enthroned Godfrey de Bouillon, flanked by soldiers & beneath baldachin Borders missing. Gerusalemme liberata, 1575, is the best known work of the Italian poet Torquato Tasso. The tapestries series is based on the engravings by Antonio Tempesta (d.1630), Michel Lasne (d.1667), & François Chaveau (d.1676), which accompanied the various editions of the book. French & Co. stock sheet in archive, 13539 Chevalier, Aubusson (1988), 50-51 Related Works: Iconographically similar tapestry: GCPA 0243410; similar tapestry: baron Benoît Bonvoisin coll. (in Chevalier) "Armide before Godfrey de Bouillon"

Musicians in landscape. unknown c. 1700 Tapestry Dimensions: H 8'7" x W 11'10" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: Flemish Weaving Center: Lille Ownership History: French & Co. purchased from Mrs. John R. Livermore, invoiced 2/19/1927. In forest, group of musicians, including 2 women playing guitar & harp while man & woman hold music (singers); small child stands near vat with jugs of wine () while holding chalice (BRD) abstracted foliage interspersed with architectural moldings, portrait medallions set in central cartouches on every side Stock sheet states that tapestry was sent to I. Chateauvert, 5/16/1927, for repairing & adding border. Also states "pieces used for chairs" unspecified if parts of original panel were cut. French & Co. stock sheet in archive, 29806

Queen Tomyris has Cyrus' head plunged into urn of blood. unknown c. 1575-1600 Tapestry Dimensions: H 11'6" x W 16' Tapestry Materials/Techniques: wool (undyed, warp: 6-7/cm); wool & silk (weft) Culture: Flemish Weaving Center: Brussels Ownership History: Strozzi Palace, Italy (). French & Co. purchased from D. Daniel C. Jackling, invoiced 3/26/1934. Gift to museum from Mr. & Mrs. Daniel C. Jackling. United States, California, San Francisco, The Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, accno. 49.15. Queen Tomyris wears crown orders head of fallen Cyrus to be dipped into vessel of human blood (R, foreground); man dips head of Cyrus in vessel of blood (center, foreground); group of men approach (L, foreground); several figures surround scene (center, R, middle ground); landscape (background) (BRD) vignettes with personifications of Virtues, divided by foliage, circular medallion with landscape in corners; (UPR & LWR BRD) central oval medallion with landscapes, flanked by figures; (L & R BRD) s

Hercules liberates Hesione. Coxie, Michiel (the Elder) (Netherlandish (before 1600) - Flanders, 1499-1592) (author of design, figures) painter Tons, Willem (the Elder) (Netherlandish (before 1600) - Flanders, b. ca.1548-act. ca.1607) (author of design, landscape) painter c. 1560-1570 Tapestry Dimensions: H 13' 10" x W 17' 8" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: Flemish Weaving Center: Brussels Ownership History: French & Co. purchased from Mrs. Braden, invoiced 12/9/1930. Marquis da Montaglieri coll. In landscape with palm tree, monkey & rhinoceros, Hercules rescues Hesione, Laomedon's daughter, by killing sea monster, as 4 figures look on; castle on hill in background (BRD) in each corner, figure in niche flanked by griffins, with Juno (Hera) & peacock flanked by lamps (both UPR corners), crowned Jupiter (Zeus) accompanied by eagle (LWR L corner), & Mercury (Hermes) with caduceus (LWR R corner); (L & R BRD) medallion with genre scene flanked by flowers & bunches of grapes;

Sylvia cures the shepherdess Phyllis of a bee-sting. unknown c. 1640 Tapestry Dimensions: H 11'5" x W 10'8" 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 or city mark on lower guard, right: B (or form of: P) Aminta, Sylvia & Phyllis in wooded setting (UPR & LWR BRD) centered by strapwork cartouche with bow, quiver & crossed torches (& pair of suspended festoons in upper border) flanked by (putti, in upper border, &) pairs of cornucopias framing vases of flowers; (L & R BRD) strapwork cartouche with putto holding 2

Orations of a victorious general. unknown c. 1590 Tapestry Dimensions: H 11'10" x W 13'5" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: Flemish Weaving Center: unknown Ownership History: French & Co. purchased from W. M. Barringer 4/5/1919; sent to Stair & Andrews 6/10/1922. Inscriptions: Unidentified weaver mark on lower guard, right: 8-pointed star General at entrance of elaborate building gestures towards crowd; Hercules in L background (BRD) segmented border with landscape cartouches, allegorical figures, elephants, camels & vases of flowers The style has a Spierincx look to it. French & Co. stock sheet in archive, 10591-a Related Works: Panels in set: GCPA 0240268-0240269

Judgement of Paris. unknown c. 1575-1600 Tapestry Dimensions: H 9'11" x W 10'7" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: Flemish Weaving Center: unknown Ownership History: French & Co. purchased from Bacri frères 3/14/1918; transferred to SS 21225 SS 10452. French & Co. purchased from Bacri frères 3/14/1918; sold to Mr. E. V. Benjamin 2/2/1920 SS 21225. In landscape, goddesses Venus (Aphrodite), Juno (Hera) & Minerva (Athena), appear before Paris & Mercury (Hermes), who holds golden apple; in cloud above Zeus & others observe scene (BRD) flowers in vases & flowering trellises interspersed by allegorical figures & vignettes with courting & music-making couples in landscapes French & Co. stock sheet in archive, 10452 French & Co. stock sheet in archive, 21225

Landscape with stone bridge. unknown c. 1675-1725 Tapestry Dimensions: H 9'4" x W 6'5" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: Flemish Weaving Center: unknown Ownership History: French & Co. purchased from Demotte n.d. (probably 3/3/1924); sold to Horace Trumbauer 7/15/1926. Related Works: Panels in set: GCPA 0236600-0236601, 0236583, 0236633

Landscape with bird. unknown c. 1700-1740 Tapestry Dimensions: H 8'2" x W 4'11" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: French Weaving Center: Aubusson Ownership History: French & Co. purchased with partial interest of Parish Watson & Co., received 12/31/1919; sold to Gimbel Bros. 3/1946. Bird on branch overlooking a stream, amongst flowering plants & tree; building with arched entry (L) in background (BRD) floral border with acanthus leaves; (R BRD) interspersed with decorative elements The border is made of 2 different elements & may not belong to the field. The field is also of uncertain date, with a relatively modern border. French & Co. stock sheet in archive, 7481-96 also lists 24413

Landscape with two cottages in distance. unknown c. 1675-1725 Tapestry Dimensions: H 9'4" x W 9' Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: Flemish Weaving Center: unknown Ownership History: French & Co. purchased from Demotte, invoiced 3/3/1925; sold to Paul Forrester 7/10/1928 SS 25774. French & Co. purchased from Paul Forrester, invoiced 5/20/1931; sold to Mrs. L. C. Phipps 1/20/1933 SS 17229. French & Co. purchased from Olaf Jonson n.d.; sold to Mrs. Milton Rettenberg 5/14/1945 (may have purchased "a" or "b" or both; not clear on stock sheet) SS 75103.

Dido and Aeneas resting during hunt. unknown c. 1690-1700 Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: French Weaving Center: Aubusson Ownership History: Italy, Marches, Macerata, Matélica, Museo Piersanti. Related Works: Panels in set: GCPA 0243292-0243296

Nymphs paying homage to statue of Bacchus (Dionysus). unknown c. 1690-1710 Tapestry Dimensions: H 9' x W 13'4" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: Flemish Weaving Center: unknown Ownership History: French & Co. purchased from the estate of Caroline L. Iselin 1/15/1944. In wooded river landscape before statue of Bacchus on high pedestal, 3 nymphs dance with joined hands while 3 more present offerings to statue (BRD) arched acanthus leaf bands & corner ornaments; outer bead-&-reel molding French & Co. stock sheet in archive, 76861 Related Works: Compositionally similar tapestry (same cartoon): GCPA 0241945

Portière with chariot of triumph. Le Brun, Charles (French, 1619-1690) (author of design) painter Yvart, Baudouin (French, bef. 1611-d. 1690) (cartoon creator) painter (French) c. 1660-1700 Tapestry Dimensions: H 11'6" x W 8'8" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: French Weaving Center: Paris Ownership History: French & Co. received from consignment from Mr. H. Blank 3/25/1940; returned n.d. SS 75907. French & Co. purchased from Mitchell, Milton & Robert Samuels (formerly Park Antiques), received 3/25/1942; sold to H. B. Harris, 7/14/1943 SS 19733. Inscriptions: Inscription on banderole, top center: NEC P PLVRIBVS IMPAR Cartouche with arms of France & Navarre set on chariot decorated with armor & trophies; chariot set within niche with 2 cherubim at top & hung fleur-de-lys patterned fabric (BRD) guilloche band enclosing rosettes & fleur-de-lys, fleur-de-lys in corners French & Co. stock sheet in archive, 75907 French & Co. stock sheet in archive, 19733 Fénaille, Gobelins 2 (

Triumph of Chastity over Love. Crétif, Marc (Netherlandish (before 1600) - Flanders, act.1550-1600) (workshop) weaver c. 1540 Tapestry Dimensions: H 410 X W 530 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. 359-12011. Reason in chariot in sky with Cupid & Lust tied to column, driven by 4 unicorns (center, upper), Tuccia, vestal virgin (L), Penelope () (center), seated Judith with Holofernes' head at her feet (R), Lucretia with knife about to stab herself, landscape with castle (background) (BRD) garland of fruits & flowers 2nd panel of tapestry in series of 6. Based on the allegorical poem by Francesco Petrarch (1304-1374), "I Trionfi". The Junquera de Vega catalog indicates Antwerp for the weaving center, without explanation or evidence. Both Göbel &

Cleopatra asked to pay tribute to Rome. Egmont, Justus van (Dutch, 1601-1674) (author of design) painter Leefdael, Jan van (Flemish, act.1647-1677) (workshop) weaver Strecken, Geraert van der (Flemish, act.1647-d.1677) (workshop) weaver c. 1650 Tapestry Dimensions: H 13'9" x W 10'9" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: wool (warp: 20-22/in.; 8-9/cm); wool & silk; metallic thread (silver); metallic thread (silver-gilt) Culture: Flemish Weaving Center: Brussels Ownership History: Barberini coll., Rome (). King Ludwig of Bavaria (d. 1886) (). Sypher & Co., New York sold to Mr. William Coles; bequeathed to museum by Mrs. William Coles (Elizabeth U. Coles) in 1892. United States, New York, New York, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, accno. 92.1.8. Inscriptions: City mark on lower guard, left of center Inscriptions: Inscription in upper border cartouche, in center partially legible in photograph: NVNTTY SENATVS / ROMANI PETVNT / A CLEOPATRA TRIBVTVM / QUOD IPSA REFVGIT Inscriptions: Woven signature

Repast. Teniers, David II (Flemish, 1610-1690) (designed after) painter Teniers, David III (Flemish, 1638-1685) (designed after) painter c. 1725-1750 Tapestry Dimensions: H 11'6" x W 9'6" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: Flemish Weaving Center: unknown Ownership History: French & Co. purchased from Henry Symons & Co., NY, invoiced 9/5/1929. Before inn, group of 3 reclining ladies making chaplets; young man reclines in woman's lap; 2 fruit-peddlers approach; couple walking away from scene in background (BRD) picture-frame border with abstracted floral & palmette-shell motif; palmette shells with female faces in every corner & in center of each side French & Co. stock sheet in archive, 34696-a Related Works: Panels in set: GCPA 0241628, 0188295, 0242675, 0241848; compositionally similar tapestry (full composition), GCPA 0241632; iconographically similar tapestry (same borders), GCPA 0241627, 0241512

Fishing party. 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 9'10" x W 13'3" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: French Weaving Center: Aubusson Ownership History: French & Co. Family of fishermen aboard dory docking at pier; bearded man rowing near child & 2 women, one holding child in back & the other, front, carrying large fish; man standing, holds parasol together with seated woman on edge of pier, next to fountain & flowering plants (R); pagoda in distance (BRD) picture-frame border with acanthus leaves & peacock feathers framing cabochons of precious stones, alternating with shaped reserves of trellis pattern headed with rosettes; cabochon framed by acanthus leaves & topped by scallop in corners 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 seri

Landscape with game birds. unknown c. 1680-1700 Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: French Weaving Center: Aubusson Ownership History: French & Co. purchased from Mrs Marguerite Reardon Jr., received 2/20/1961; sold to Riconde Arts 6/10/1965. 2 birds amongst flowering plants & trees, near pond; section of a building topped by vases in background; additional buildings on hills in the distance (BRD) foliated border with acanthus leaves, flowers & fruits; ribbon-tied acanthus leaves wrapping flower bunch in corners French & Co. stock sheet in archive, D-359-x

Crane in landscape. unknown c. 1675-1725 Tapestry Dimensions: H 8'7" x W 5'5" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: French Weaving Center: Aubusson Ownership History: French & Co. Crane in stream (R) amongst flowering plants & tree; buildings on opposite bank in background (BRD) acanthus leaves, fruits & floral elements on brackets supported by bird heads holding foliage wreath centered by flower head The tapestry may have been made in the 19th century. French & Co. stock sheet missing from archive, 2837

Dial and swing. Huet, Jean-Baptiste (French, 1745-1811) (designed after) painter unknown Tapestry Dimensions: H 9'7" x W 14' Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: French Weaving Center: Aubusson Ownership History: French & Co. purchased from J. P. Silo, received 7/15/1910; sold to S. Brimberg 7/1923. 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 lady sitting on ground with basket, 2 children & animals (R); arched bridge in distance (BRD) pole with acanthus leaf & garland spiral French & Co. stock sheet in archive, 2177 Göbel, Wandteppiche II:2 (1928), Pl. 283-84 Related Works: Compositionally similar tapestry: GCPA 0243103; compositionally similar tapestries (with variations), GCPA 0240653, 0243098-0243099

Swing. Huet, Jean-Baptiste (French, 1745-1811) (designed after) painter c. 1785-1800 Tapestry Dimensions: H 8'2" x W 4'7" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: French Weaving Center: Aubusson Ownership History: French & Co. In landscape with trees, a young boy in swing pulled by a girl while additional girl on ground plays with dog & watches the scene, near child with sheep in foreground (R); buildings in distance (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 it not clear whether these variants were not al

Venus in her Chariot from a set of Mythological Subjects after Raphael. Artist: Designed after drawing previously attributed to Raphael (Raffaello Sanzio or Santi) (Italian, Urbino 1483-1520 Rome); Designed after a drawing now attributed to Francesco Primaticcio (Italian, Bologna 1504/5-1570 Paris); Cartoon painted by François Bonnemer (French, 1638-1689). Culture: French, Paris. Designer: Possibly designed by Antoine Coypel (French, Paris 1661-1722 Paris). Dimensions: 165 1/2 × 123 1/2 in. (420.4 × 313.7 cm). Maker: Woven in the workshop directed by Jean Le Febvre the Elder (active 1662-1700). Manufactory: Woven at the Manufacture Nationale des Gobelins (French, established 1662). Date: designed 1686, woven 1689-92. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Harvesting pineapples. Vernansal, Guy-Louis (French, 1648-1729) (author of design, attr.) painter Monnoyer, Jean-Baptiste (French, 1636-1699) (author of design) painter Belin, Jean-Baptiste I (French, 1653-1715) (author of design) painter c. 1700-1725 Tapestry Dimensions: H 11'8" x W 6'3" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: French Weaving Center: Beauvais Ownership History: French & Co. purchased from Mrs. Spreckels, invoiced 2/16/1928; sold to D. Widener 4/30/1929. United States, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Philadelphia Museum of Art. In landscape with field of pineapples, palm trees & pine trees, woman on L (=Empress), gestures with fan as 2 workers gather pineapples in wicker baskets in foreground; man picks pineapple as maid kneels & holds fan in center; harvesters near buildings carry baskets in background (L), six-storied pagoda in distance (BRD) picture-frame border with stylized acanthus leaves Initially, famous commissions of this series took place with, notably, 1

Blindman's bluff. (French) c. 1760-1770 Tapestry Dimensions: H 9'5" x W 16'9" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: French Weaving Center: Aubusson Ownership History: French & Co.received from Mrs. James B. Haggin, invoiced 1/18/1934; returned 12/9/1948. In garden park landscape with trees, flowering plants & fountain, youths playing at blindman's bluff; young man standing blind-folded plays with 2 ladies while a woman is filling hat with water at fountain (L); another man with 2 ladies watch the scene (R) (BRD) pole with alternating acanthus leaf & garland spiral; acanthus leaves framing cabochon in corners GCPA 0243204 shows the tapestry on the wall to the right, in a furnished interior, probably a French & Co. show-room. French & Co. stock sheet in archive, 18081-a Göbel, Wandteppiche II:2 (1928), pl.279 Related Works: Panels in set: GCPA 0243207-0243208; compositionally similar tapestries: GCPA 0243083, 0243205 (smaller composition), "Blindman's bluff" ex. Rosenfeld-Golds

Eagle perched in a tree. unknown c. 1675-1725 Tapestry Dimensions: H 8'4" x W 5'4" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: French Weaving Center: Aubusson Ownership History: French & Co. received from W. C. Durant, invoiced 11/16/1933; returned 5/18/1934. Eagle amongst wild plants & trees, perched on branch (R); river meandering towards buildings (L); additional buildings to the right (BRD) border incorporating floral elements with trophies Upper border has been moved downward. French & Co. stock sheet in archive, 18000-a Related Works: Panels in set: GCPA 0243515 0184466, 0243516; stylistically similar border (right & left border), GCPA 0244233

Joseph's coat shown to Jacob. unknown c. 1620-1640 Tapestry Dimensions: H 13'6" x W 11'10" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: Flemish Weaving Center: Brussels Ownership History: French & Co. received from Mr. Hunt, 2/15/1913; returned, 3/4/1920. Inscriptions: City mark on lower guard, left In landscape, Joseph's blood-stained coat is brought & shown to Jacob (Genesis 37:12-35) (BRD) stylized shell & acanthus brackets, & other architectural elements, interspersed with bunches of flowers & fruit; cartouches with landscape scenes in center of each side French & Co. stock sheet in archive, 9663-b Related Works: Panels in set, GCPA-0239068-0239073

Masinissa or, Massanissa, or, Massinisa enters Numidia in triumph. unknown c. 1640-1660 Tapestry Dimensions: H 13'5" x W 19'2" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: Flemish Weaving Center: Brussels Ownership History: French & Co. purchased from Demotte, invoiced 12/11/1928; sold to Charles Sternberg 3/4/1963. Inscriptions: Inscription in upper border cartouche: MASINISSA / NVMIDIA TRIVMPHANS / INGREDITVR Masinissa on horseback (center, foreground); surrounded by procession of soldiers, some hold standards (L & R, foreground); triumphal arch (L, middle ground); cityscape & ruins (center, background) (BRD) garland of flowers, fruit & birds; decorative moldings in corners & on all sids; (UPR BRD) central cartouche with inscription; (LWR BRD) central cartouche with landscape Stock sheet 33887 is listed as an alternate on sheet 16471. However, stock sheet 33887 is missing from archive. The description & dimensions listed on stock sheet 16471 do not match that of the photograph. Th

Swing. Huet, Jean-Baptiste (French, 1745-1811) (author of design) painter De Menou (French, act. 1780-1793) (workshop) weaver c. 1780-1790 Tapestry Dimensions: H 9'9" x W 5'9" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: wool (warp); wool & silk (weft) Culture: French Weaving Center: Beauvais Ownership History: Baron Hirsch coll. George A. Cooper coll., 1903. Boy on swing with tree on L, girl on R holds rope attached to swing, boy with lamb sits at her feet, girl seated on ground on L looks towards figures (BRD) framed by palm trees with tall flowering stems at base & leafy branches & floral wreaths at mid-points, drapery & garlands looped from tree to tree & fastened in center with tasselled cord Standen, Tapestries in the Metropolitan 2 (1985), 557-563 Bennett-Goldney, George A. Cooper (1903), 9-12 Related Works: Panels in set: GCPA 0241750-0241753; compositionally similar tapestries: GCPA 0241732 (Petit Palais 2, without draperies), 0241742 (Louvre), 0241744 (Metropolitan Museum of Art), 0241755

Umbria Terni Acquasparta Palazzo Cesi6. 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.

Landscape with Roman ruins and Greek inscription. unknown c. 1620 Tapestry Dimensions: H 10' x W 8' Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: Flemish Weaving Center: Brussels Ownership History: French & Co. Inscriptions: City mark on lower guard, left Inscriptions: Greek inscription in lower right corner of central field Related Works: Panels in set, GCPA 0236876-0236077, 0236931

Paris as a Youth probably 1560-80 Netherlandish, Brussels. Paris as a Youth 226809

Sacrifice of Isaac. Vouet, Simon (French, 1590-1649) (designed after) painter c. 1630-1650 Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: French Weaving Center: Paris Ownership History: Mayorcas coll. (London). Isaac carrying bundle of firewood as God talks to Abraham behind him (UPR BRD) centered by medallion bust with festoons below, impinging on field; (LWR BRD) centered by putto above strapwork bracket, impinging on field; (L & R BRD) floral festoons with pair of putti with quivers at mid-point Perhaps woven at the Atelier du Louvre. Related Works: Panels in set: GCPA 0242220-0242225; compositionally similar tapestry (borders): GCPA 0244228

Romulus brings head of Amulius to Numitor. unknown c. 1600 Tapestry Dimensions: H 3.20 x W 3.92 m Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: Flemish Weaving Center: Brussels Ownership History: French & Co. Inscriptions: Weaver mark on right guard, bottom edge of photograph cracked off; mark no longer visible Inscriptions: 8 border inscriptions partially legible in photograph Numitor enthroned under canopy, surrounded by soldiers (R of center, foreground); Romulus holds head of Amulius by hair which he presents to Numitor (L of center, foreground); group of soldiers (L, middle ground); battle scene, city in landscape (L of center, background) (BRD) vignettes created by miniature architectural frames, some with vine-trellised arbors, interspersed with animals, flowers & groups of figures, inscription above scenes (2 on each side); (UPR & LWR BRD) central landscape scene with figures No French & Co. stock sheet in archive, no stock number Mahl JbKhistWien 61 (1965), 7-40, pl. 10 Benn

Apollo and the dragon Python. Bertin, Nicolas (French, 1668-1736) (author of design & cartoon creator, figures) painter Bonnart, Robert (French, 1652-aft.1729) (cartoon creator, landscape) painter c. 1704-1720 Tapestry Dimensions: H 10'10" x W 12'7" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: wool & silk Culture: French Weaving Center: Paris Ownership History: French & Co.. Gift of Mrs. Matthias Plum. United States, Ohio, Cleveland, Cleveland Museum of Art, accno. 56-327. Apollo shoots Python with bow & arrows in wooded landscape (BRD) picture-frame border with interlaced rosetted strapwork, shell cartouche in corners No French & Co. stock sheet in archive, no stock number Fenaille, Gobelins 3 (1903-1923), 121-32 Nicolas Bertin (1981), 156 Standen, MetMusJ (1988), 162, 166-67 Göbel, Wandteppiche II:1 (1928), 170-72 Related Works: Panels in set, GCPA 0238329-0238332, 0238335-0238339

August. Orley, Bernart van (Netherlandish (before 1600) - Flanders, ca.1492-1542) (author of design, workshop, attr.) painter c. 1525-1530 Tapestry Dimensions: H 14'10" x W 13'1" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: Southern Netherlands Ownership History: Polycarpe Charles Séchan coll., Paris (until 1875). Dreyfus de Gonzalès coll., Paris; sold, Paris, Galerie Georges Petit, 6/1-4/1896. William Baumgarten coll., New York. Bequeathed to museum by Mrs. Augustus D. Juilliard in 1916. United States, New York, New York, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, accno. 19.172.1. Inscriptions: Inscription in central field in band, at top: AVGVSTVS (for month of August) Inscriptions: Inscription in central field identifying figure in center: CERES Inscriptions: Inscription in central field identifying figure in upper left: SEGESSA (Segesta/Segetia=Roman goddess of standing crop) Inscriptions: Inscription in central field identifying figure in upper right corner: CVCVLINA (Tutilina/Tutulina=Ro

Queen Tomyris has Cyrus' head plunged into urn of blood. unknown c. 1590 Tapestry Dimensions: H 339 x W 529 cm Tapestry Materials/Techniques: wool & silk Culture: Flemish Weaving Center: Antwerp Ownership History: 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.269-8034. Queen Tomyris wears crown, orders head of fallen Cyrus to be dipped into vessel of human blood (R, foreground); man dips head of Cyrus in vessel of blood (center, foreground); group of men watch (L, foreground); several figures surround scene (center, R, middle ground); landscape (background) (BRD) vignettes with seated female personifications of Virtues, enclosed by 2 columns & framed by flowers & fruit; interspersed with bunches of flowers & fruit, grotesques Junquera de Vega, Catalogo de Tapices, Vol. I (1986), 290-296, series 40, no.6; 279-289, series 39, nos.1-10 Related Works: Panels in set: GCPA 0

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 6'5" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: Flemish Weaving Center: Brussels Ownership History: French & Co. In wooded setting, figures resting & conversing (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

Judgement of Paris. unknown c. 1535-1550 Tapestry Dimensions: H 9'5" x W 13'4" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: Flemish Weaving Center: Brussels Ownership History: French & Co. purchased from Mrs. E. Rosedale, invoiced 5/12/1928 SS 16169. Mercury (Hermes) stands behind Paris, who gives apple to Venus (Aphrodite) as Juno (Hera), Minerva (Athena) & Cupid look on (BRD) garland with flowers & grapes; (LWR BRD) seated woman in L corner, putto in R corner French & Co. stock sheet in archive, 16169 also lists: 4588

Dancing and music in Cecrop's palace. Pannemaker, Wilhelm de (Netherlandish (before 1600) - Flanders, act. 1535-1578) (workshop) weaver c. 1550 Tapestry Dimensions: H 14'.5" x W 19'6" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: wool & silk; silk; metallic thread (silver-gilt); metallic thread (gilt silver) Culture: Flemish Weaving Center: Brussels Ownership History: La Cerda family, dukes of Medinaceli, Spain (complete set in their possession, possibly since the sixteenth century). Duchess of Denia, widow of the duke (in her possession until her death in 1903, when the tapestry passed to the duke's heirs). French & Co. Spain, Sevilla, Seville, Duke of Medinaceli collection. Inscriptions: Weaver mark on right guard not visible in photograph Related Works: Panels in set: GCPA 0238609-0238617

Tiger-hunt. Raes, Frans (Flemish, act.mid 17th century) (workshop) weaver c. 1625-1650 Tapestry Dimensions: H 11' x W 9'4" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: wool & silk Culture: Flemish Weaving Center: Brussels Ownership History: Sold at auction house, Paris, 5/17/1907 (see Göbel, I:1). French & Co. purchased from Estate of Mary W. Harriman 3/2/1934. Inscriptions: City mark on lower guard, left of center Inscriptions: Woven signature in lower guard, right of center partially legible in photograph: F. RAES 2 Oriental hunters on horseback aiming lances at tiger (BRD) stylized foliage interspersed with fruits, birds & squirrels; (UPR BRD, center) cartouche ornated with star & held by 2 cherubim, eagle in corners; (LWR BRD, center) cartouche ornated with landscape & held by 2 eagles, coat of arms surmounted by lion in corners; framed by 2 narrow bands: bead-&-reel molding (inner) & stylized leaves (outer) This panel is part of a set of 3 tapestries. French & Co. stock sheet in archive, 18115-

Landscape with broken tree trunk in foreground. unknown c. 1640-1660 Tapestry Dimensions: H 14/3" x W 8'9" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: French Weaving Center: Paris Ownership History: French & Co. purchased from the Tuscon Art Center, received 9/26/1962; sold to J & S. Jean & Simon M.kaeloff 2/26/1965.

Stag-hunt. Raes, Frans (Flemish, act.mid 17th century) (workshop) weaver c. 1625-1650 Tapestry Dimensions: H 11' x W 12'8" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: wool & silk Culture: Flemish Weaving Center: Brussels Ownership History: Sold at auction house, Paris, 5/17/1907 (see Göbel, I:1). French & Co. purchased from Estate of Mary W. Harriman 3/2/1934. Inscriptions: City mark on lower guard, right Inscriptions: Woven signature in lower guard, right: RAES Gentleman on horseback with hound (R, foreground), quarry (L, middle ground), mounted hunter & hounds attacking stag, landscape with river, bridge, city (background) (BRD) stylized foliage interspersed with fruits, birds & squirrels; (UPR BRD, center) cartouche ornated with star & held by 2 cherubim, eagle in corners; (LWR BRD, center) cartouche ornated with landscape & held by 2 eagles, coat of arms surmounted by lion in corners; framed by 2 narrow bands: bead-&-reel molding (inner) & stylized leaves (outer) This panel is part of a set of

Pastorale landscape with scene of supplication. Fourier, Joseph (French, act.1765-1780) (workshop) weaver c. 1790-1800 Tapestry Dimensions: H 2.53 x W 2.95 m Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: French Weaving Center: Aubusson Ownership History: French & Co. Inscriptions: City mark in central field, lower center-right: M.R.DAUBUSSON Inscriptions: Woven signature in central field, lower center-right: FOURIES In landscape with trees & wild, flowering plants near water with boat (R), a shepherdess whose sheep & dog are resting near straw hat laid on ground kneels before man & woman standing in center; buildings on hills in distance (BRD) drapery proscenium & garland: (UPR BRD) looped through acanthus-anchored tassels, & with central suspended bouquet; (L & R BRD) garland spirals around drapery & fluted columns The composition may have been based on one of the theater- subject tapestries woven at the Gobelins or Beauvais, or on a print. The related work (cited below) also featur

King greeting queen among courtiers. unknown c. 1510-1520 Tapestry Dimensions: H 9'6" x W 7'8" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: Southern Netherlands Weaving Center: unknown Ownership History: French & Co. received from Rosenfeld, invoiced 11/22/1938; returned 11/12/1946. King greeting queen, in front of canopied throne or bed (BRD) garland with flowers & grapes Possibly woven in Brussels. French & Co. stock sheet in archive, 19288

King with courtiers. unknown c. 1510-1520 Tapestry Dimensions: H 10'4" x W 8' Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: Southern Netherlands Weaving Center: unknown Ownership History: French & Co. "Myron C. Taylor" written on back of photograph. King, holding R hand to his cheek & holding hand of lady in his L hand, with courtiers on either side of him & below; below a lady holds a platter that another lady gestures towards (BRD) garland segments tied to rods with ribbon The top & bottom borders, & probably also the side borders, are not in their original positions. Possibly woven in Brussels. No French & Co. stock sheet in archive, no stock number

Landscape with cowherds in foreground. unknown c. 1650-1675 Tapestry Dimensions: H 10'10" x W 12' Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: Flemish Weaving Center: unknown Ownership History: French & Co. Related Works: Panels in set: GCPA 0236697-0236703, 0242480

Cupids harvesting and bundling stalks of wheat and bringing them to Ceres. unknown c. 1675-1725 Tapestry Dimensions: H 7'9" x W 6'9" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: Flemish Weaving Center: unknown Ownership History: French & Co. purchased from Ernest Joresco, received 7/19/1966. Attended by 3 Cupids, seated beneath tree & next to wheat field, goddess of agriculture holds torch & sheaf of wheat; sickle & pitcher at her side Fragment of tapestry; borders missing. French & Co. stock sheet in archive, K-25

Landscape with two women in garden. unknown c. 1730 Tapestry Dimensions: H 9' x W 5'2" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: French Weaving Center: Aubusson Ownership History: French & Co. purchased from Park Antiques (Donahue sale # 39), invoiced 5/5/1938; sold to John Gyore 8/12/1941 SS 41120. French & Co. purchased from John Gyore, n.d.; sold to American Book 3/31/1947 SS 75467. In garden landscape with trees & amongst large vases filled with plants & flowers, one woman =nymph wets ground with watering-can while the other, carrying basket on her head, approaches (R) (BRD) picture-frame border with cabochons chain alternating with flowers; palmettes alternating with S-scrolled acanthus leaves on outer edge & larger acanthus leaves with flowers in corners The note: "Mr. Jacobs, Baltimore" was added in pencil at the bottom verso of the photograph. French & Co. stock sheet in archive, 41120 French & Co. stock sheet in archive, 75467

Neptune and Cupid on seashore. Cleyn, Franz (German, 1582-1658) (cartoon creator) painter Maecht, Philipp de (Flemish, act. 1605-1652, d. bef.1655) (workshop, attr.) weaver c. 1700-1800 Tapestry Dimensions: H 7'2" x W 3'11" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: English Weaving Center: Mortlake Ownership History: French & Co. Tree (L foreground), Neptune (Poseidon) & Cupid (R middle ground) (UPR BRD) grotesques with coat of arms (CTR), possibly of Charles-Auguste de Goyon, Comte de Matignon Fragment. Border added after tapestry woven. There are several sets of this series. See Siple's atricle (pp. 268-278) for a full description of the subject, related works & bibliography. French & Co. stock sheet missing from archive, 23265-a Thomson, W.G., Tapestry in England (1914), 71 Hunter, Tapestries History (1913), 122, 123, 126, 127 Thomson, History of Tapestry (1930), 282, 283 Siple, BurlMag 74 (June 1939), 268-278 Related Works: Panels in set: GCPA 0181931-0181938; other panel in s

Neptune raising James Cook (1723-79) English navigator, explorer and hydrographer to immortality, and Fame writing his name in the book of history. In foreground inhabitants of America, Africa and Asia pay homage to Britannia. Allegorical copperplate engraving by John Neagle (fl1789-1816) and W Grainger after design by Hanover-born artist Johann Heinrich Ramberg (1763-1840).

Hunters and shepherdesses flirting. unknown c. 1520 Tapestry Dimensions: H 11'6" x W 13'7" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: Southern Netherlands Weaving Center: unknown In landscape, gentleman & lady mounted on horseback greeted by standing couple while groups of hunters & shepherdesses flirt Possibly woven in Tournai.

Cyrus orders Croesus and his companions saved from pyre. Coxie, Michiel (the Elder) (Netherlandish (before 1600) - Flanders, 1499-1592) (designed after, attr.) painter Tiegen, Jan van (Netherlandish (before 1600) - Flanders, act.1550) (workshop) weaver Leyniers, Nikolaus (Netherlandish (before 1600) - Flanders, act.1570) (workshop) weaver c. 1550 Tapestry Dimensions: H 425 x W 450 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.359-12098. Inscriptions: City mark on lower guard, left of center Inscriptions: Inscription in upper border cartouche: Croesus rogo impositus.. Inscriptions: Inscription in lower border (from left to right): FAMA / CON/ STAT.. Cyrus & Croesus () talk (center, foreground); men carry buckets of wate

Vertumnus and Pomona. Borcht, Jacques van der (the elder) (Flemish, act.1676-1710) (workshop, attr.) weaver c. 1680 Tapestry Dimensions: H 11'6" x W 8'7" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: Flemish Weaving Center: Brussels Ownership History: French & Co. purchased from Mrs. J. P. Donahue (L. C. Haynes), n.d. In garden with fountains Vertumnus, in guise of old woman, wooing Pomona (BRD) floral garland; (LWR BRD) vase of flowers in center French & Co. stock sheet in archive, 18821-b Thomson, History of Tapestry (1930), 480 Related Works: Panels in set: GCPA 0238663-0238674; another version of set series in Brussels, Musées Royaux d'Art et d'Histoire

Forest with classical kings and armies near village. unknown c. 1575-1650 Tapestry Dimensions: H 7'3" x W 3'6" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: Flemish Weaving Center: unknown Ownership History: French & Co. received from Mr. John Bruinswick 3/29/1946; returned 10/28/1948.

Colossus of Rhodes. Heemskerck, Marten van (Netherlandish (before 1600) - North Netherlands, 1498-1574) (designed after) printmaker Vos, Marten de (Netherlandish (before 1600) - Flanders, 1532-1603) (designed after) printmaker c. 1580-1600 Tapestry Dimensions: H 7'10" x W 9'2" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: Flemish Weaving Center: Brussels Ownership History: French & Co. purchased from Crown Studios 3/5/1965; sold to Dr. M. Esclavisset 10/4/1967. 2 couples flank central scene (L & R, foreground); Colossus of Rhodes bestrides entrance to port holds bow in right hand & has quiver of arrows slung over his shoulder (center, middle ground); group of figures carve large head of statue (center, foreground); mountainous landscape (center, background) (BRD) diamond & floral motif, flowers within squares in corners Stock sheet states tapestry had extensive repairs & a new border was added, 11/9/1965 (Dimitrova). This tapestry is based on designs originally by Marten van Heemsker

Arcades with Riders in Fantastic Thickets. Culture: South Netherlandish. Dimensions: Overall: 102 x 77in. (259.1 x 195.6cm). Date: ca. 1520-50. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Resurrection. unknown c. 1510-1515 Tapestry Dimensions: H 14'2" x W 25'10" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: wool (undyed, warp: 5-6/cm); wool & silk (dyed, weft) Culture: Southern Netherlands Ownership History: Cathedral of Toledo until c.1900. Ascher Wertheimer coll. 1902. Weinberg coll. William Randolph Hearst coll. French & Co. United States, California, San Francisco, The Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, accno. 54.14.3. Inscriptions: Inscription in central field, on banderole held by figure of Zecharias at left: ECCE REX TVVS VENIT TIBI ZECHAR IX Inscriptions: Inscription in central field, on banderole held by figure of Hosea at right: VIVICABIT NOS POST DVOS DIES OZEE Inscriptions: Inscriptions in central field, identifying figures some include: NASI REENI (Nazarenus or Nazarene), VOLUPTAS (Pleasure), VELOCITAS (Agility), CARITAS (Chastity) & HOMO (Man) In center, risen Christ, holding cross with banner of Resurrection, surrounded by 6 female personifications, including Beauty (P

Lazio Viterbo Bagnaia Villa Lante54. 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.

St. Anthony Abbot retreats. Bosch, Hieronymus (Netherlandish (before 1600) - North Netherlands, ca.1450-d.1516) (designed after) painter c. 1565-1570 Tapestry Dimensions: H 293 x W 365 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.305-9793 (or, PN. S. 36/1). St. Anthony, mounted on horseback, leaves city for retreat in desert, after having given away his possessions to poor; beggars (foreground); group of men wearing armor & carrying sticks, fight wild boar (L background); banquet scene (R background) (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, Ca

Fish market. Teniers, David II (Flemish, 1610-1690) (designed after) painter Vos, Josse de (Flemish, act.1700-1721) (workshop, attr.) weaver c. 1700-1725 Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: Flemish Weaving Center: Brussels Ownership History: French & Co. Man emptying tub of fish (L, middle ground); 3 men talking (R, middle ground); reclining child playing with fish in tub on ground (L, foreground); large portico with Corinthian columns (background) (BRD) scrolling acanthus leaves, framed on inside by bead-&-reel molding, scallop shells in corners; (UPR BRD) musical instruments & trophies surrounding mask in center; (LWR BRD) musical instruments & trophies surrounding vase, in center; (L & R BRD) hanging lamp surmounted by coronet This is the left central quarter of the full tapestry composition (Cavallo). This is the second version of the "Fish quay" scene, & is referred to by Marillier as the "Fish market". No French & Co. stock sheet in archive, no stock number Marillier

Garden park seen from game park foreground. unknown c. 1590 Tapestry Dimensions: H 206 x W 381 cm Tapestry Materials/Techniques: wool & silk Culture: Flemish Weaving Center: Brussels Ownership History: Spain, Madrid, Ministerio de Asuntos Exteriores, accno. A. 361-12181. Strolling figures & animals, including fox, rabbits, lion, eagle, heron, & turkey (BRD) segmented border with allegorical figures, landscape scene in medallion in center of each border, vases of flowers, & grotesque decorative elements Junquera de Vega, Catalogo de Tapices, Vol. 2 (1986), 244, series 69, panel no. 1

Vertumnus, disguised as soldier, wooing Pomona. Wezeler, Georg (Flemish, act.1548) (workshop) weaver c. 1545 Tapestry Dimensions: H 325 x W 415 cm Tapestry Materials/Techniques: wool & silk; metallic thread (gold); metallic thread (silver) Culture: Flemish Weaving Center: Brussels Ownership History: Spain, Madrid, Palacio Real de Madrid, accno. A. 360-12146. Inscriptions: Inscription in upper border: FIT MILES GRADIO Related Works: Panels in set: GCPA 0236976-0236978

Game park with snake and three leopards. unknown c. 1590 Tapestry Dimensions: H 10'10" x W 10'1" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: Flemish Weaving Center: Brussels Ownership History: French & Co. Snake recoils from leopard, 2 leopards face off (foreground); figures on foot & on horseback engaged in activities around various châteaux (middle & back-ground) (BRD) segmented border with allegorical figures, flowers & foliage French & Co. stock sheet missing from archive, 13482 French & Co. stock sheet missing from archive, 14565 Related Works: Compositionally similar tapestry (same cartoon): GCPA 0241002

Portière of fame. Le Brun, Charles (French, 1619-1690) (author of design) painter Yvart, Baudouin (French, bef. 1611-d. 1690) (cartoon creator) painter c. 1660 Tapestry Dimensions: H 9'5" x W 6'7" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: French Weaving Center: Paris Ownership History: French & Co. Cartouche with arms of Colbert flanked by 2 female allegorical figures (=Victory & Fame) holding mantle; 2 cherubim hold crown at top; bird (L) & lion (R) below; scene enclosed by egg-&-dart frame (BRD) laurel & oak leaf garland, tied ribbons in corners; (UPR & LWR BRD) centered by tied ribbons 2nd version of composition, modified for Colbert. No French & Co. stock sheet in archive, no stock number Fénaille, Gobelins 2 (1903-1923), 1-8 Göbel, Wandteppiche II:1 (1928), 120-21 Related Works: Compositionally similar tapestries: GCPA 0243890, 0243892-0243894, 0243896, 0243899-0243900, 0243903, 0243906, 0243912

Fish market. Teniers, David II (Flemish, 1610-1690) (designed after) painter Vos, Josse de (Flemish, act.1700-1721) (workshop, attr.) weaver c. 1710 Tapestry Dimensions: H 11' x W 9'4" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: Flemish Weaving Center: Brussels Stall with woman selling fish, as man empties tub of fish; 3 men talking (R, middle ground); reclining child playing with fish in tub on ground (center, foreground); large portico with Corinthian columns (background) (BRD) scrolling acanthus leaves, framed on inside by bead-&-reel molding, scallop shells in corners; (UPR BRD) musical instruments surrounding mask in center; (L & R BRD) hanging lamp surmounted by coronet This is the second version of the "Fish quay" scene, & is referred to by Marillier as the "Fish market". This panel lacks the right-hand side of the full composition. Marillier, Teniers Tapestries (1932), 16,17 pl. 10 Related Works: Compositionally similar tapestry, England, Burley-on-the-Hill

Arrival in Africa. Giulio Romano (Italian, 1492/99-1546) (designed after) painter Mattens, Jan (Netherlandish (after 1600), act.1613-d.1633/34) (workshop) weaver c. 1580-1600 Tapestry Dimensions: H 13'5" x W 20' Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: Flemish Weaving Center: Brussels Ownership History: Duke of Sesto coll., Madrid. Raoul Heilbronner coll., Paris, (c.1907-1913). French & Co. purchased from Galeries Heilbronner 2/8/1913; sold to Clarence Hungerford Mackay 6/12/1916 SS 5286. French & Co, purchased from Henry Symons, invoiced 6/9/1927; sold to William Randolph Hearst 7/14/1927 SS 15115. United States, California, San Simeon, Hearst San Simeon Historical Monument, accno. 529-9-100. Inscriptions: City mark on lower guard, left; weaver mark on right guard, bottom Inscriptions: Inscription in central field, on banners: SPQR Inscriptions: Inscriptions indentifying left border figures (top to bottom): RESVRRECTIO, SENECTVS, TEMPVS Inscriptions: Inscriptions indentifying

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