18th Century Tapestries

Intricate tapestries depicting pastoral scenes and gatherings, featuring shepherds, wine-making, and classical themes, showcasing rich details and vibrant colors.

Landscape with shepherd and his flock in middle distance. unknown c. 1650-1675 Tapestry Dimensions: H 11'1" x W 8'6" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: Flemish Weaving Center: unknown Ownership History: French & Co. Related Works: Panels in set: GCPA 0236697-0236703, 0242480

Landscape with shepherd and shepherdess resting near sheep by river with waterfall. unknown c. 1750-1800 Tapestry Dimensions: H 8' x W 6'6" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: French Weaving Center: Marche Ownership History: French & Co. purchased from Dr. P. Preston P. Pope Satterwhite, invoiced 6/26/1929; sold to E. M. Patterson 8/11/1937. In landscape with trees & wild plants, a shepherd in company of shepherdess rests with sheep on his side; river with waterfall, arched bridge & additional buildings in distance (BRD) floral garland, with acanthus leaves framing cabochon & topped by palmette in corners The upper border shows signs of piecing, which indicates that the tapestry may have been reduced in height. French & Co. stock sheet in archive, 34396-b Related Works: Compositionally similar tapestries (with differences): GCPA 0184451, 0240616, 0240618; similar borders: GCPA 0240621

Fruit gathering. Watteau, Jean Antoine (French, 1684-1721) (designed after) painter Pater, Jean-Baptiste Joseph (French, 1695-1736) (designed after) painter Bradshaw, George Smith (British, 1717-1812) (workshop) weaver c. 1730-1760 Tapestry Dimensions: H 9'4" x W 18'6" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: English Weaving Center: London Ownership History: Lord Swathling coll. French & Co. purchased from Mrs. E. Rosedale, invoiced 1/28/1936. Man on ladder gathering fruit & lady holds up her apron collecting fruit (L), seated couple, lady & child kneel in front of large basket & standing couple (L of center), man offers seated woman flower (center), peacock perched on stone pedestal (L) (BRD) frame-like acanthus-leaf decoration, with cartouches inserted once on each side & each corner French & Flemish tapestries of similar subject are based on the "Italian Comedy" or "Fêtes Venitiennes". However, Bradshaw produced a totally new suite of scenes based on pictures by Watteau. This

Vintage scene: making wine casks. Teniers, David II (Flemish, 1610-1690) (designed after, or inspired by) painter Teniers, David III (Flemish, 1638-1685) (designed after, or inspired by) painter c. 1700-1775 Tapestry Dimensions: H 11' x W 14'10" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: Flemish Weaving Center: unknown Ownership History: French & Co. received from De Souhami (331) 11/23/1921; returned 4/28/1922. Workers make 2 wine casks as woman brings parcel on donkey; 3 figures tread grapes in vat in L background (BRD) floral garland with birds & lambrequins French & Co. stock sheet in archive, 11378

Gypsy fortune-teller. Boucher, François (French, 1703-1770) (author of design, 1734-46) painter Besnier, Nicolas (French, b.1686-d.1754) (workshop) weaver Charron, André-Charlemagne (French, fl.1754-1780) (workshop) weaver c. 1736-1760 Tapestry Dimensions: H 10'10" x W 10'10" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: wool (warp: 8-9/cm); wool & silk (weft) Culture: French Weaving Center: Beauvais Ownership History: French & Co. purchased from Mr. Oakley Thorne, received 6/3/1957; sold to V. & C. Vigo & Charles Sternberg 7/10/1963. England, Greater London, London, Victoria and Albert Museum, accno. T.216-1972. Shepherdess having her fortune told by gypsy fortune-teller carrying infant on her back, as woman on her R watches, couple reclines on L as the man raises a wreath above the head of the woman, ruined classical building supported by herm caryatid behind the group, pan pipes & wreath suspended from tree above fortune-teller (BRD) picture-frame border with oak leaf within acanthus guilloche Fre

School of Plato. Vanderbank, John (British, act.1689-1727) (workshop, attr.) weaver c. 1700-1720 Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: English Weaving Center: London Ownership History: French & Co. Inscriptions: Inscription on stone pedestal (left): PLATONI AO VXII Landscape scene, 7 men conversing (center) next to square stone pedestal (L) (BRD) stylized floral motif There are numerous sets & partial sets of this series. There seems to be at least four variations on the borders. First is the acanthus border, another one with hallowed-out pillars (resembling sandstone), the third with simple floral borders (seen here) & last is the simple frame-like border. French & Co. stock sheet missing from archive, 20077 Marillier, English Tapestries (1930), 39, 40 Related Works: Panels in set: GCPA 0181915-0181916; compositionally similar tapestry (same cartoon): GCPA: 0181913;

Landscape with lady and gentleman, and hunters. unknown c. 1640-1660 Tapestry Dimensions: H 12' x w 10'2" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: Flemish Weaving Center: Brussels Ownership History: French & Co. purchased from Lionel Harris 11/3/1915 SS 10072. Related Works: Panels in set: GCPA 0236681, 0236907-0236910; 0236919-0236921, 0236926

Aminta and Tireis rescue Sylvia from satyr. unknown c. 1640 Tapestry Dimensions: H 11'2" x W 12'9" 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 right guard, bottom: red carnation Inscriptions: city mark on lower guard, right: P fleur-de-lys Aminta & Tireis approach Sylvia, tied to tree, as satyr flees on R (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, &) cornucopias framing vases of flow

Falconers resting. Falens, Carel van (Flemish, 1683-1733) (designed after) painter Le Bas, Jacques-Philippe (French, 1707-1783) (designed after) printmaker (French) c. 1770-1790 Tapestry Dimensions: H 7'4" X w 8'4" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: French Weaving Center: Aubusson Ownership History: French & Co. purchased from Arden Galleries, received 5/12/1917; sold to Mrs. Suckenbach 10/4/1919. United States, New York, New York, Parke-Bernet Galleries, December 12-13, 1947, lot 294. In landscape with trees & flowering plants, a court maiden dismounted from horse held by groom & with attendant, is seated beside a young man playing the mandolin; in foreground a weary huntsman is resting beside 3 falcons (L) as attendant holds horse & dog near mounted horsemen with bird on his arm (R); urn filled with plants in background (R) & buildings in distance (L) (BRD) pole with spiral ribbon alternating with garland; tied ribbons in corners French & Co. stock sheet in archive, 4289

Kermesse. Teniers, David II (Flemish, 1610-1690) (designed after) painter c. 1675-1700 Tapestry Dimensions: H 9'2" x W 10'9" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: Flemish Weaving Center: Oudenaarde Ownership History: French & Co. received from Mrs. Everett, invoiced 12/17/1937 also lists: 1/21/1937; returned 12/5/1942. In landscape, hurdy-gurdy player seated on inverted tub; figures in circle-dance in formal garden; seated couple next to man smoking pipe & woman drinking from cup; large fountain with statue (BRD) twisting garlands of flowers & fruit French & Co. stock sheet in archive, 19097 Related Works: Panels in set: GCPA 0241621-0241622

Landscape with shepherd and his flock in middle distance. unknown c. 1650-1675 Tapestry Dimensions: H 11'1" x W 8'6" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: Flemish Weaving Center: unknown Ownership History: French & Co. Related Works: Panels in set: GCPA 0236697-0236703, 0242480

Game park with three oriental hunters on horse back. unknown c. 1625-1675 Tapestry Dimensions: H 11'5" x W 24' Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: Flemish Weaving Center: unknown Ownership History: French & Co. Wild boar hunt & lion hunt with 2 oriental hunters (R 2/3); oriental archer hunting a wild boar () (L 1/3) (BRD) floral garland Fields of 2 or 3 separate game park tapestries have been seamed vertically in 2 places to form this hanging. The border has been pieced & applied & may not belong with these fields (Cavallo). Sixteen French & Co. tapestry panels & tapestry fragments with the stock number 17261 are represented in the photograph collection, sub-numbered A-K, M-N, AA, & EE. They represent Flemish verdure scenes, & most lack borders (Steele). French & Co. stock sheet missing from archive, 17261-n

Garden park with mythological figures next to a fountain. unknown c. 1675 Tapestry Dimensions: H 10' x W 17' Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: Flemish Weaving Center: unknown Ownership History: French & Co. received from Lady Milford Gosford (de Terey), 5/8/1963; returned 1/8/1964. Related Works: Panels in set, 0236721-0236733; similar border, GCPA: 0236730 "Landscape with 2 female mythological figures kneeling beside fruit", & GCPA 0241932 "Wedding of Bacchus & Ariadne"

Landscape with two female mythological figures kneeling beside fruit. unknown c. 1675-1700 Tapestry Dimensions: H 9'5" x W 10' Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: Flemish Weaving Center: unknown Ownership History: French & Co. Related Works: Similar border: GCPA 0236721-0236733, Series: "Garden Park (Set I)" & GCPA 0241931 "Wedding of Bacchus & Ariadne"

Story of Io. unknown c. 1670 Tapestry Dimensions: H 10'5" x W 13' Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: Flemish Weaving Center: unknown Ownership History: French & Co. purchased from Mrs. Pembroke Jones, 1/27/1917 SS 4011. French & Co. purchased from Mrs. Millheiser, invoiced 4/20/1927 SS 30258. Juno sets Argus' eyes on peacock after Argus, while watching Io, has been slain by Mercury; slain Argus visible to R of Juno (foreground); heifer (=Io), pursued by gad-fly (or Argus' shade) (L background); Mercury conversing with Jupiter in sky (background) (BRD) acanthus scroll enclosing bunches of flowers; (UPR & LWR BRD) central cartouche; inner band of bead-&-reel molding French & Co. stock sheet in archive, 4011 French & Co. stock sheet in archive, 30258

Landscape with lady and gentleman, and hunters. unknown c. 1640-1660 Tapestry Dimensions: H 12' x w 10'2" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: Flemish Weaving Center: Brussels Ownership History: French & Co. purchased from Lionel Harris 11/3/1915 SS 10072. Related Works: Panels in set: GCPA 0236681, 0236907-0236910; 0236919-0236921, 0236926

Soldiers on a stag-hunt. (Flemish) c. 1700-1730 Tapestry Dimensions: H 11'8" x W 11' (before panel cut down); H 10'2" x W 9'7" (after panel cut down; from stock sheet 58141) Tapestry Materials/Techniques: wool & silk Culture: Flemish Weaving Center: Brussels Ownership History: Potsdam, Royal coll. French & Co. purchased from Symons 9/14/1927; sold to Walter P. Chrysler 10/3/1929 SS 15185. French & Co. purchased from Mrs. B. C. Foy 9/25/1940 SS 19841. French & Co. purchased from Mrs. B. C. Foy, received 10/14/1942; sold to Anheuser Busch 8/28/1953 SS 42268. French & Co. purchased from Anheuser-Busch 5/31/1957; sold to Mr. Anders Jahre 3/29/1961 SS 58131. In wooded landscape, 4 soldiers on horseback & numerous hounds chasing stag (foreground), castles (L, background), glade, hunters approaching on foot (R, background) (BRD) garland of stylized foliage interspersed with flowers This panel is part of a set of 6 tapestries. When purchased by French & Co. from Henry Symons in 1927, it had th

The flower-pickers. unknown c. 1770-1790 Tapestry Dimensions: H 7'1" x W 2'10" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: French Weaving Center: Aubusson Ownership History: French & Co. received from Mrs. Philip Wilson 7/22/1948; returned 2/21/1958. In landscape with trees, 2 seated women holding flowers while man lays ribbon-tied floral wreath on branch of tree; section of bridge in background (BRD) within a scalloped & garlanded frame with acanthus leaves & flowers This panel is the right end of a hanging with hunters (Campbell). The stock sheet mentions the "poor condition" of the tapestry (Soustelle). French & Co. stock sheet in archive, 80022-d Related Works: Panels in set: GCPA 0240466, 0240483, 0240487, 0184446; compositionally similar tapestry (right end scene only): GCPA 0240462

Birds in landscape. unknown c. 1725-1775 Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: French Weaving Center: Aubusson Ownership History: French & Co. 2 large birds amongst lush flowering plants & trees in foreground; river with buildings on higher ground in background; bird flying towards one of the large birds (BRD) picture-frame border with stylized alternating half-piastres superimposed on cross-hatched background with flower heads; acanthus leaves in corners No French & Co. stock sheet in archive, no stock number Related Works: Similar borders: GCPA 0244205, 0243446-0243447, 0243449-0243450, 0243435

Summer and two winged female figures of June and July. Schoor, Lodewijk van (Flemish, 1666-1726) (author of design, attr., figures) painter c. 1690-1710 Tapestry Dimensions: H 11 x W 9'3" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: Flemish Weaving Center: Brussels Ownership History: French & Co. purchased from Mrs. Henry E. Huntington 11/16/1916; sold to Mrs. H. E. Huntington 6/15/1923. June holds up crab =Cancer with left hand, holds basket of fruit in other, July holds staff, stands next to lion =Leo, (center, middle ground), sheaf of corn (L, foreground), landscape with house (L, background) (BRD) narrow scrolling acanthus leaves This is the left side of the composition, for full view of composition, see GCPA 0238223. Borders are probably not original. French & Co. stock sheet in archive, 3836 Related Works: Compositionally similar tapestries (same subject but fuller version), GCPA 0238223-0238225

Venus (Aphrodite) trying to prevent Adonis from going hunting. unknown c. 1680-1700 Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: Flemish Weaving Center: unknown Ownership History: French & Co. Venus & in wooded setting, Adonis, with hunting hounds, converse; pedestal with urn holding leafy plant supported by 2 siren-like creatures, surrounded by classical debris including broken column, fallen male bust & capital (L) (BRD) garland with fruit, flowers, birds & ribbons; (UPR & LWR BRD) central vases with flowers French & Co. stock sheet missing from archive, 46139

Rabbit/hare hunt . unknown c. 1675-1750 Tapestry Dimensions: H 9'9" x W 11'10" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: Flemish Weaving Center: unknown Ownership History: French & Co. purchased from Estate of Mary Brewster Jennings 11/13/1964 also lists: 11/17/1964. In wooded landscape, group of 3 huntsmen with guns, mounted on horseback, accompanied with hunting dogs & huntsman on foot, pursue rabbit/hares () (BRD) scrolling foliage interspersed with shells Stock sheet attributes weaving as French, probably woven at Gobelins. French & Co. stock sheet in archive, H-241

Return from harvest . Teniers, David II (Flemish, 1610-1690) (designed after) painter c. 1700-1750 Tapestry Dimensions: H 8'10" x W 8'10" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: Flemish Weaving Center: unknown Ownership History: French & Co. purchased from Mrs. James P. Donohue 12/4/1948. In landscape, man holding large basket reaches toward face of woman who carries large jug on her head & basket in her hands; another woman carrying baskets on her head & in her hands walks behind couple; formal garden with fountains in background (BRD) stylized shells interspersed with ribbons criss-crossed to form letter "X"; stylized heart-shape moldings in corners French & Co. stock sheet in archive, 80224 also lists: 46327

Pan and Syrinx. unknown c. 1675-1725 Tapestry Dimensions: H 8'3" x W 5'7" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: Flemish Weaving Center: unknown Ownership History: French & Co. purchased from Dr. Alberto Dominique Campora 11/18/1949. Within clump of reeds Pan pursues Syrinx (middle ground); classical building (L background) (BRD) picture-frame border with ribbon twisted around rod French & Co. stock sheet in archive, 47050

Landscape with ladies and gentlemen on stag-hunt. unknown c. 1700-1730 Tapestry Dimensions: H 11'4" x W 17'3" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: Flemish Weaving Center: Brussels Ownership History: Potsdam, Royal coll. French & Co. purchased from H.B. Jacobs 2/7/1927; sold to Monbuse Monbusc Inc 10/8/1959; shipped to Anders Jahre 11/4/1959. Ladies & gentlemen on horseback hunting, hounds chasing stags (BRD) flower garland, undulating foliage interspersed with birds, fruit baskets & quivers; (UPR BRD & LWR BRD center) cartouche with hunting trophy French & Co. stock sheet in archive, 14860 also lists: 35183 Related Works: Panels in set: GCPA 0237467-0237468, 0241990

Pastoral scene. Teniers, David II (Flemish, 1610-1690) (designed after) painter Teniers, David III (Flemish, 1638-1685) (designed after) painter La Veuve de G. Werniers (Flemish, act.1738-1778) (workshop) weaver c. 1738-1778 Tapestry Dimensions: H 7'8" x W 8'9" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: Flemish Weaving Center: Lille Ownership History: French & Co. purchased from Mr. R. P. McCormick 10/9/1916. Inscriptions: City mark in central field, bottom right Inscriptions: Woven signature in central field, bottom right partially visible in photograph: LA VEVVE DE G. W. In landscape, dog rests under man playing pipe; reclining shepherd holds his shepherd's crook as his sheep lay next to him; hilly landscape in background (BRD) scrolling acanthus leaves around central rod, small palmette shells in corners French & Co. stock sheet in archive, 3739

Fish quay. Teniers, David II (Flemish, 1610-1690) (designed after) painter Hecke, Peter van den (Flemish, act.1711-1752) (workshop) weaver c. 1700-1750 Tapestry Dimensions: H 10'2 x W 8'6" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: Flemish Weaving Center: Brussels Ownership History: French & Co. purchased from L. Harris, received 9/23/1927; sold to Mrs. W. T. Hoops 3/25/1929. Inscriptions: City mark in lower central field, right of center Inscriptions: Woven signature in lower central field, right of center partially legible in photograph: P.V.. D. HECKE 3 men drag in fishing net while group of women & men on quay surround baskets of fish; woman sits on edge of quay; tower with window out of which pole hangs with drying fish (center, middle ground); boat docked at quay, as men unload goods from boat (L, background) (BRD) floral motif with scrolling ribbon, acanthus leaves in corners This panel shows right 2/3 of the full tapestry composition. Stock sheet indicates this panel was c

Hunting pack. Oudry, Jean-Baptiste (French, 1686-1755) (author of design & cartoon creator) painter Audran, Michel (French, 1701-1771) (workshop) weaver Monmerqué, Mathieu (French, bef.1725-d.1749) (workshop) weaver c. 1743-1750 Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: French Weaving Center: Paris Riders & huntsmen guide pack of hunting dogs towards riders & carriage; church in background (BRD) picture-frame border with shell pattern, cartouche with interlaced "L"s in corners, with palm fronds; (UPR BRD) centered by winged cartouche with arms of king of France Fénaille, Gobelins 3 (1903-1923), 345-59 Göbel, Wandteppiche II:1 (1928), 175-76 Related Works: Compositionally similar tapestries: GCPA 0244349, 0244351

Jupiter giving box to Pandora. unknown c. 1700-1725 Tapestry Dimensions: H 11'10" x W 11'6" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: Flemish Weaving Center: Brussels Ownership History: French & Co. purchased from E. J. Stotesbury, invoiced 11/14/1925. In landscape setting, as Mercury (Hermes) & others look on (BRD) picture-frame border; (UPR & LWR BRD) acanthus leaf ornament with bouquets at mid-points; (L & R BRD) crossed torches with intertwined ribbons & flowers at mid-points; flowers in corners The tapestry was shortened; about 1/5 cut from the right side of the composition. French & Co. stock sheet in archive, 13943 also lists: 28067 Related Works: Compositionally similar tapestry, GCPA 0238625-0238626

Judgement of Paris. unknown c. 1750 Tapestry Dimensions: H 2.28 x W 2.80 m. Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: French Weaving Center: Aubusson Ownership History: French & Co. Paris offering apple to one of the goddesses, near architectural fountain (R); rolling hills in background Borders missing (Cavallo). There is no reason to attribute this tapestry to Aubusson; in this photo it looks even more provincial than that (Cavallo). No French & Co. stock sheet in archive, no stock number

Diana and nymphs. unknown c. 1675-1700 Tapestry Dimensions: H 12'2" x W 13'6" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: wool & silk; metallic thread (gold); metallic thread (silver) Culture: Flemish Weaving Center: Brussels Ownership History: French & Co. purchased from Harry Payne Whitney Estate sale, Parke-Bernet, 4/29/1942, lot 371. Within forest, Diana, hunting, is accompanied by hunting dogs & 5 nymphs (center, foreground); castle with fountains on cliff in landscape (center, background) (BRD) rinceau & stylized foliage motifs terminating in blooming flowers; interspersed with quivers of arrows, shells & birds; (L & R BRD) female masks in center French & Co. stock sheet in archive, 76056 also lists: 45593

Woman talking to a man pruning a tree. unknown c. 1700 Tapestry Dimensions: H 10' x W 7' () Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: French Weaving Center: Aubusson Ownership History: French & Co. purchased from Mrs. Walter Geismar, received 6/2/1966; sold to V. & C. Vigo & Charles Sternberg 12/9/1966. In landscape with trees & flowering plants, a bearded man wearing hat prunes a tree as a woman stands nearby, holding a basket & talking to him; buildings in distance (BRD) semi-circular shaped motif enclosing palmettes & superimposed on a trellis background with rosettes; palmette in corners French & Co. stock sheet in archive, J-451-x

Soldiers and farmers on bear-hunt. (Flemish) c. 1700-1730 Tapestry Dimensions: H 11' x W 13'4" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: wool & silk Culture: Flemish Weaving Center: Brussels Ownership History: Potsdam, Royal coll. French & Co. purchased from Henry Symons 9/14/1927; sold to Walter P. Chrysler 10/3/1929 SS 15185. French & Co. purchased from Mrs. B. C. Foy 9/25/1940 SS 19841. French & Co. purchased from Mrs. B. C. Foy, received 10/14/1942; sold to Kunsthaus Lempertz 9/30/1956 SS 42268. In wooded landscape, soldiers on horseback & farmers carrying hay-forks gather around bear which is attacked by hounds (BRD) garland of stylized foliage interspersed with flowers This panel is part of a set of 6 tapestries. French & Co. stock sheet in archive, 15185-a French & Co. stock sheet in archive, 19841-a French & Co. stock sheet in archive, 42268-a Related Works: Panels in set: GCPA 0237454-0237466, 0184340

month. unknown c. 1650-1670 Tapestry Dimensions: H 10' x W 10'8" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: Flemish Weaving Center: Brussels Ownership History: French & Co. purchased from C. Lihme, invoiced 2/10/1925; sold to George H. Frazier 4/28/1925 SS 13438. French & Co. purchased from C. C. Cheston, received 12/11/1953; sold to Ellen McCluskey 3/25/66 SS 54243. Ladies & gentlemen on horseback in forest (center, foreground), group of figures, possibly for wedding, in churchyard (L of center, background) (BRD) garlands & wreaths of foliage, flowers & fruit, with musical instruments, trophies & dead game; (UPR BRD) medallion in center with clasped hands; (LWR BRD) medallion in center with heart pierced by 2 arrows Costumes in style of 1530-1550. French & Co. stock sheet in archive, 13438-b also lists: 26984 French & Co. stock sheet in archive, 54243 Related Works: Panels in set: GCPA 0238282-0238283, 0184299-0184301

Apollo and nymphs. unknown c. 1675-1725 Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: French Weaving Center: Beauvais Ownership History: French & Co. Landscape with Apollo singing to 6 musical nymphs (BRD) u-shaped acanthus leaves, inner bead-&-reel band The stock number written on photo GCPA 0243721 does not refer to this tapestry. No French & Co. stock sheet in archive, no stock number

Bacchus (Dionysus) and Ariadne, Bacchus changes into a grape. Boucher, François (French, 1703-1770) (author of design) painter Besnier, Nicolas (French, b.1686-d.1754) (workshop) weaver Oudry, Jean-Baptiste (French, 1686-1755) (workshop) painter Charron, André-Charlemagne (French, fl.1754-1780) (workshop) weaver c. 1749-1770 Tapestry Dimensions: H 11'10" x W 25'0.25" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: wool & silk Culture: French Weaving Center: Beauvais Ownership History: One of a set commissioned by Louis XV & delivered to the Départment des Affaire Etrangères (). Royal Family of Portugal (). Jules Paul Porgès, Portugal, & later Avanue Montaigne, Paris. C. Ledyard Blair. French & Co. purchased from C. Ledyard Blair 2/17/1934; sold to J. Paul Getty 12/4/1937. The J. Paul Getty Museum, 1963. United States, California, Los Angeles, J. Paul Getty Museum, accno. 63.DD.6. Related Works: Compositionally similar tapestries (same cartoon): GCPA 0243630 (Set C), 0243638 (Sotheby's 6/4/1971), 024399

Landscape with flying phoenix. unknown c. 1675-1725 Tapestry Dimensions: H 9'9" x W 8'2" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: Flemish Weaving Center: unknown Ownership History: French & Co. purchased from Schiff 6/19/1936 (), or invoiced on 10/31/1940; sold to Mrs. Florence Bullrich Gullrich Sullrich n.d. Related Works: Panels in set, 0236595-0236597, 0209515, 0184687

Maypole. Huet, Jean-Baptiste (French, 1745-1811) (author of design) painter De Menou (French, act. 1780-1793) (workshop) weaver c. 1780-1790 Tapestry Dimensions: H 2.10 x W 1.42 m Tapestry Materials/Techniques: wool (warp); wool & silk (weft) Culture: French Weaving Center: Beauvais Ownership History: Edward Tuck coll. France, Paris, Paris, Musée du Petit Palais. Young man & young woman dance around maypole as another young woman, seated on ground, plays flute, dog & another young woman seated on R (BRD) scene framed by palm trees with tall fowering stems growing at base & floral garland looped from tree to tree & fastened with ribbon bow in center, bird on top of each tree The Bulloz photograph shows the tapestry in a frame with a shaped top. Standen, Tapestries in the Metropolitan 2 (1985), 557-563 Related Works: Panels in set: GCPA 0241732-0241739; compositionally similar tapestries: GCPA 0241754 (Victoria & Albert Museum), 0241752 (Ex. Cooper coll.), 0241726 (Set B, variation), 018

July and August. unknown c. 1700-1725 Tapestry Dimensions: H 9'11" x W 8'1" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: Flemish Weaving Center: unknown Ownership History: French & Co. purchased from Mrs. Charles A. Slater 3/24/1919; sold to E. F. Suckenback 10/4/1919. Inscriptions: Inscription in upper border cartouche: JULIUS / ET / AOUST In wooded setting, feasting party (center, middle ground), 2 figures heading towards central group, animals in greenery (foreground), courting couples & hunters near pond (R, background), peasants along winding path (L); castle on hills in distance (BRD) scrolling acanthus leaves interspersed with flowers; (UPR BRD) central cartouche with inscription; (LWR BRD) central floral cartouche French & Co. stock sheet in archive, 20826 Related Works: Similar border: GCPA 0237076

Birds nesting. Huet, Jean-Baptiste (French, 1745-1811) (author of design) painter De Menou (French, act. 1780-1793) (workshop) weaver c. 1780-1790 Tapestry Dimensions: H 2.10 x W 1.42 m Tapestry Materials/Techniques: wool (warp); wool & silk (weft) Culture: French Weaving Center: Beauvais Ownership History: Edward Tuck coll. France, Paris, Paris, Musée du Petit Palais. Young man in tree reaches towards nest with chicks as young next to trees holds out bird cage, young couple seated on ground before tree, lamb next to seated woman (BRD) scene framed by palm trees with tall fowering stems growing at base & floral garland looped from tree to tree & fastened with ribbon bow in center, bird on top of each tree The Bulloz photograph shows the tapestry in a frame with a shaped top. Standen, Tapestries in the Metropolitan 2 (1985), 557-563 Related Works: Panels in set: GCPA 0241732-0241739; compositionally similar tapestries: GCPA 0241751 (Ex. Cooper coll.), see also Standen, p. 560-562

Landscape with bridge. unknown c. 1710 Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: French Weaving Center: Aubusson Stream with bridge in meadow with flowering plants & trees, leading toward building in background; 3 human figures with hats going up stairs & carrying other man sitting on chair (); animals grazing (R) near pathway leading to castle in distance (BRD) garland of fruit & flowers within acanthus leaf spiral, centered by ribbon-tied rosette; (UPR BRD) cherubim holding flower on string in corners, (LWR BRD) cranes in corners; ribbon-tied rosette at center of each border The top left corner, the top & bottom borders could be modern additions.

Two farm couples and child. Boucher, François (French, 1703-1770) (designed after) painter Oudry, Jean-Baptiste (French, 1686-1755) (designed after) painter c. 1775-1800 Tapestry Dimensions: H 8'10" x W 6'4" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: French Weaving Center: Aubusson Ownership History: French & Co. purchased from Schinasi, invoiced 5/9/1929; sold to M. Bartes Liquid (probably) 12/26/1939 SS 007. French & Co. purchased from Miss Renee Verne, received 12/26/1939; sold to Mr. Tullie Silva 9/28/1966 SS 53916. Beyond garlanded portico with ribbon-suspended trophy of musical instruments This panel, along with the others in set, has been cut down at the sides. The attribution of the weaving to Roby le Jeune (as suggested on verso of photograph) is probably based on the partial inscription ...EUNE on the plinth of the column at the left of the "Hunters & Fountain" piece (GCPA 0243016). However, this is the position usually reserved for designer's, not weaver's, name. Furthe

Lazio Viterbo Viterbo Palazzo Comunale02. 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.

August/Virgo. Orley, Bernart van (Netherlandish (before 1600) - Flanders, ca.1492-1542) (designed after) draughtsman Tons, Jan (the elder) (Netherlandish (before 1600) - Flanders, act.1529/30) (designed after, landscape) painter c. 1650-1670 Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: Flemish Weaving Center: Brussels Ownership History: Marquis Talhouet-Roy coll. (19th century). Huntsmen hold leashes of hounds that chase stag (foreground); riders & other huntsmen in wooded landscape (background) (BRD) garlands of flowers & fruit with birds & rabbits; (UPR BRD, center) trophy with quiver, arrows & musical instruments This panel is based on "The Hunts of Maximilian" at the Louvre, in particular the panel "August" (GCPA: 0239650). Balis, Chasses de Maximilien (1993), fig. 19 Related Works: Panels in set (A), GCPA 0239674-0239676; other panels in series (Louvre set), GCPA 0239626-0239673

Landscape with dog dancing to a bagpiper. Boucher, François (French, 1703-1770) (designed after) painter c. 1750-1800 Tapestry Dimensions: H 7'7" x W 3'10" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: French Weaving Center: Aubusson Ownership History: French & Co. purchased from Antique Rug Studios 7/26/1915; sold to Mrs. W. B. Meloney 7/15/1957 SS 2964. French & Co. received from Mr. W. Brownback 12/19/1967; returned 6/26/1968 SS M-251-x. In landscape with trees & flowering plants, a man playing the bagpipe as dog dances, rising on its hind legs; buildings in distance (BRD) pole with spiral floral garland, & acanthus leaves framing cabochon centered with flower heads in corners Stock sheet 2964 mentions "Chateauvert repairing" with date 1/26/1921. French & Co. stock sheet in archive, 2964 French & Co. stock sheet in archive, M-251-x Related Works: Compositionally similar tapestry: GCPA 0240606

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 10'4" x W 10' Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: Flemish Weaving Center: Oudenaarde Ownership History: French & Co. received from Werner Janssen 1/28/1953; returned 9/10/1955. Inscriptions: Inscription in central field, on barrel-chair: D. TENIERS / INVENTOR Before inn, group of figures seated at table feast, as young man carries out lamb's head on platter (BRD) picture-frame border with scrolling acanthus-leaf motif interspersed with bunches of flowers in every corner & in center of each side Possibly a fragment of the right-half of the Maypole scene (see Marillier) (Dimitrova). Culture could possibly be English (Cavallo). French & Co. stock sheet in archive, 52904-x Marillier, Teniers Tapestries (1932), pl.32b Related Works: Compositionally similar tapestries (left-half of composition), GCPA: 024163

Nymphs clipping wings of cupids. Albani, Francesco (Italian, 1578-1660) (designed after) painter Vanderbank, John (British, act. 1689-1727) (workshop) weaver c. 1700-1725 Tapestry Dimensions: H 10'6" x W 10'3" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: English Weaving Center: London Ownership History: Alice countess of Guildford coll., Wroxton, England. French & Co. purchased from Mrs. Harrison Williams, received 5/22/1950; sold to V. & C. Vigo & Charles Sternberg 9/19/1962. United States, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Philadelphia Museum of Art. Inscriptions: Woven signature in lower guard, right of center: JOHN VANDREBANC FECIT IN GREAT QUEEN STREET Nymphs disarming sleeping cupids with goddess Diana overhead in sky (BRD) garland of seashells & coral, corner medallions with landscapes & central cartouches with seascapes French & Co. stock sheet in archive, 52248-a also lists: 81196 Marillier, English Tapestries (1930), 115-120 Related Works: Panels in set: GCPA 0181923-0181928, 01

August 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. 142 x W. 185 inches (360.7 x 469.9 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.

Asia. Schoor, Lodewijk van (Flemish, 1666-1726) (author of design, attr.) painter Peemans, Gerard (Flemish, c.1675-1700) (workshop) weaver c. 1680-1700 Tapestry Dimensions: H 12'3" x W 7'4" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: Flemish Weaving Center: Brussels Ownership History: Sold at Christie's, London, 4/3/1924. French & Co. purchased from Henry Symons, received 4/16/1924. Inscriptions: Brussels city mark on lower guard, center Inscriptions: Inscription in central field: ASIA Inscriptions: Woven signature in lower guard, right: G. PEEMANS Personification of Asia standing by camel, holding censer & flowers (center, middle ground), cartouche with inscription adorned with floating ribbons, 3 floating cupids carrying vessels (top), 2 putti, oversize vessels displayed on ground, landscape with palm trees & men riding camels (background) This set was probably woven without borders to be used as paneling. French & Co. stock sheet in archive, 12917-a also lists: 25917 French & Co

Jupiter (Zeus) in guise of Diana (Artemis) and Callisto. Béhagle, Philippe I (French, b.1641-d.1705) (workshop) weaver c. 1690-1700 Tapestry Dimensions: H 9'8" x W 6'9" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: French Weaving Center: Beauvais Ownership History: French & Co. purchased from Henry Symons, invoiced 7/11/1927; sold to E. Edward K. Newton 3/21/1957. Callisto dangling foot in pool of water with large pedestal on L as Jupiter approaches from behind (UPR & LWR BRD) strapwork with flowers & foliage; (L & R BRD) grotesque ornament French & Co. stock sheet in archive, 15149-b also lists: 40711 Related Works: Panels in set: GCPA 0243670-0243673

Piggy-back. Huet, Jean-Baptiste (French, 1745-1811) (designed after) painter c. 1780-1810 Tapestry Dimensions: H 8'4" x W 6'10" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: French Weaving Center: Aubusson Ownership History: French & Co. purchased from Mrs C. C. Grinswald, invoiced 4/9/1930; sold to Herbert Bertrand 4/1936 SS 36450-b. French & Co. received from Mrs. Herbert Bertrand, 12/29/1943; returned 10/24/1946 SS 76825. 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 & 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. French & Co. s

Ducks and castle. Vitract family (French, act. ca.1750) weaver c. 1700-1775 Tapestry Dimensions: H 10'1" x W 15' Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: French Weaving Center: Aubusson Ownership History: French & Co. purchased from Henry Symons, invoiced 10/8/1926; sold to David E. Popper 6/27/1966. Inscriptions: City mark on lower guard, center: M.R.D'AUBUSSON Inscriptions: Woven signature (or workshop identification) on lower guard, center-left: VITRA Ducks frolicking in river near castle on higher ground (L) & large bird looking at scene from distance (R), amongst flowering plants & trees; bird flying in center, additional buildings with tower in background & mountains in distance (R) (BRD) picture-frame border with acanthus leaves alternating with volute motif; inner bead-&-reel band & stylized frame centered by palmette in corners The stock sheet suggests the tapestry was woven by De Vitract, c. 1750, but does not indicate which member of the family it is. French & Co. sto

Don Quixote and Sancho set out on their quest. unknown c. 1750 Tapestry Dimensions: H 9'9" x W 10'6" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: French Weaving Center: Aubusson Ownership History: French & Co. purchased from Henry Symons, invoiced 10/8/1926; sold to Albert Fried 10/17/1928. Don Quixote on horseback with Sancho on foot in wooded landscape (UPR & LWR BRD) intertwined ribbon & acanthus scroll with flowers & tassels; (L & R BRD) ornament with brackets, acanthus leaves & flowers French & Co. stock sheet in archive, 14444-b also lists: 32547 Related Works: Panels in set: GCPA 0244952-0244953, 0243413

Mars (Ares) prepares death of Adonis, who is killed by boar. unknown c. 1670 Tapestry Dimensions: H 12'10" x W 12' Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: Flemish Weaving Center: Brussels Ownership History: French & Co. Inscriptions: Inscription in lower border: MARS COR / RIVALI SVO / MORTEM PRE / PARAT Related Works: Compositionally similar tapestry (different inscription), London, Spanish Embassy, Patrimonio Nacional, Ref. A. 367-12417, "Adonis cae en profundo sueño"

Eagles by a stream. unknown c. 1675-1725 Tapestry Dimensions: H 8'5" x W 5'2" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: French Weaving Center: Aubusson Ownership History: French & Co. received from W. C. Durant, invoiced 11/16/1933; returned 5/18/34. 2 eagles on either side of a stream; 1 perched on a tree trunk (R), the other spreading its wings (L); river meandering towards buildings in background; additional buildings in the distance (BRD) border incorporating floral elements with trophies Upper border has been moved downward. French & Co. stock sheet in archive, 18000-b Related Works: Panels in set: GCPA 0243515 0184466, 0243516; stylistically similar border (right & left border), GCPA 0244233

Dial. Huet, Jean-Baptiste (French, 1745-1811) (designed after) painter c. 1780-1810 Tapestry Dimensions: H 8'8" x W 7'6" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: French Weaving Center: Aubusson Ownership History: French & Co. purchased from Mrs. Elizabeth M. Godwin, received 5/7/1946; sold to V. C. Vigo & Charles Sternberg 9/19/1962. 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; arched bridge in distance (R) (BRD) pole with garland spiral This tapestry is often seen as the left half of a larger composition, including a lady on a swing flanked by 2 men. It can be further extended to the right with the inclusion of a woman with children & animals. The tapestry was very likely reduced in width, probably from a width of 9'3" to 7'6". French & Co. may have wanted to fashion dimensions for a tapestry that would bring it in line with other panels of the same set, like GCPA:

Country folks having an outdoor meal with violinist. Teniers, David II (Flemish, 1610-1690) (designed after) painter Teniers, David III (Flemish, 1638-1685) (designed after) painter c. 1760 Tapestry Dimensions: H 2.65 x W 4.40 m Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: French Weaving Center: Aubusson Ownership History: Jacques Seligmann & Co. sold to George Haardt 12/31/1924. In landscape with inn, trees & wild plants & dogs, a group of people with child is gathered around table with food (R); 2 couples are dancing while man, standing on table, plays the violin & other man brings dish (L); additional buildings in distance (R) Borders missing. The related work illustrated in Chevalier (cited below) is said to have been made in the workshop of Pierre Dumonteil. Seligmann & Co. stock sheet in archive, 9429 Göbel, Wandteppiche II:2 (1928), pl. 281-82 Chevalier, Aubusson (1988), 148 Related Works: Compositionally similar tapestries (with some variations): GCPA 0243216, 0243218, "La d

Aeneas meets Venus (Aphrodite). Romanelli, Giovanni Francesco (Italian, 1610-1662) (cartoon creator) painter Wauters, Michel (Netherlandish (after 1600), act.1651-d.1679) (workshop) weaver c. 1655-1679 Tapestry Dimensions: H 411.3 x W 294.5 cm Tapestry Materials/Techniques: wool & silk Culture: Flemish Weaving Center: Antwerp Ownership History: French & Co. Francis F. Prentiss coll. Gift of Mrs. Francis F. Prentiss (1915). United States, Ohio, Cleveland, Cleveland Museum of Art, accno. 1915.79.1. In forest, meeting of Aeneas & Achates with Venus, disguised as huntress (L & R BRD) spiral (Solomonic) columns with twisting garlands of flowers; (UPR BRD) garlands of flowers with putti flank central, empty cartouche; (LWR BRD) sets of sea-monsters with shell flank military trophies in center Romanelli's cartoons have been dated c.1655-1662. 8 out of 6 of the original cartoons survive at the Norton Simon Museum in Pasadena. French & Co. stock sheet missing from archive, 1070 Delmarcel, Flemi

Fowl and rabbits. Huet, Jean-Baptiste (French, 1745-1811) (author of design) painter Oudry, Jean-Baptiste (French, 1686-1755) (designed after, animals ()) painter De Menou (French, act. 1780-1793) (workshop) weaver c. 1780-1790 Tapestry Materials/Techniques: wool (warp); wool & silk (weft) Culture: French Weaving Center: Beauvais Ownership History: French & Co. In garden landscape with urn on pedestal (BRD) scene framed by palm trees with tall flowering stems at base, drapery & garland looped from tree to tree at top Animals based on Oudry No French & Co. stock sheet in archive, no stock number Standen, Tapestries in the Metropolitan 2 (1985), 557-563 Related Works: Panels in set: GCPA 0241757-0241760

Stag hunt on edge of town. unknown c. 1780-1800 Tapestry Dimensions: H 7'11" x W 12'7" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: French Weaving Center: Aubusson Ownership History: French & Co. purchased from Henry Symons, received 9/14/1926; sold to N. de Koenigsberg 6/23/1945. In landscape with trees, flowering plants & on the edge of town with bridge, a lady with 2 gentlemen, one sounding the horn, mounted on horses & along with pack of hounds galloping in the direction of stags (R) (BRD) drapery proscenium & garland: (UPR BRD) looped through acanthus-anchored tassels, & with central suspended bouquet; (L & R BRD) garland spirals around drapery drapery The designer is not identified (Cavallo). The stock number is 14383 (not 14338, as written in photo recto) (Soustelle). French & Co. stock sheet in archive, 14383-d Related Works: Panels in set: GCPA 0240488, 0240490, 0240493, 0240495

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

Drinking. Teniers, David II (Flemish, 1610-1690) (designed after) painter c. 1675-1725 Tapestry Dimensions: H 8'4" x W 3'2" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: Flemish Weaving Center: unknown Ownership History: French & Co. purchased from Mrs. Nathaniel B. Potter 6/11/1945. In landscape, couple seated on wooden stools drink from wine jug; castle in background Borders missing. French & Co. stock sheet in archive, 77541-b also lists: 43629 Related Works: Panels in set: GCPA 0241612, 0184385

Moses and Aaron before Pharaoh. unknown c. 1560-1580 Tapestry Dimensions: H 5'5" x W 4'8" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: Flemish Weaving Center: Brussels Ownership History: French & Co. purchased from Mr. P. G. Platt 1/13/1949; sold to David E. Popper 4/20/1965. In landscape, Moses & Aaron confront Pharaoh (predicting plague) (Exodus 5-7:13); 2 boys wrestling (R middle ground); boys playing games in background Fragment of tapestry (); borders missing (Dimitrova). It is difficult to see, but one can make out the horns on Moses' head (the figure on the right) (Kraak). French & Co. stock sheet in archive, 80316

Stag hunt. unknown c. 1650-1670 Tapestry Dimensions: H 14'2" x W 13'7" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: French Weaving Center: unknown Ownership History: French & Co. In wooded landscape, hunters & hunting dogs attacking stag, as other hunters on horseback & on foot hunt in distance (BRD) garlands of flowers & fruit tied with ribbons, lined with festoons hanging from simulated stone-carved architectural elements; (L & R BRD) pedestals surmounted by cherubim, bosses in upper corners; (UPR BRD) headed by rectangular cartouche with landscape, supported by 2 cherubim This set of 5 panels was inspired by the so-called "Hunts of Maximilian". This panel & others in the set imitate the appearance of earlier hangings as many later 17th century tapestries did, particularly in the matter of costume. French & Co. stock sheet missing from archive, 15150 Adelson, European Tapestry (1994), 289-306, no.17, fig.132 Related Works: Panels in set: GCPA 0239678-0239680, 0239682 & possibly GC

Wolf-kill at a farm. Huet, Jean-Baptiste (French, 1745-1811) (designed after) painter c. 1785-1800 Tapestry Dimensions: H 7'5" x W 4'6" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: French Weaving Center: Aubusson Ownership History: De Luze family, Bordeaux, France. Alfred de Luze, France, 1912. Herbert, First Baron Michelham, Strawberry Hill, London, 1919. Dowager Lady Michelham, Paris, 1927. Capt. Jefferson Davis Cohn, ca.1946. Lady Cunliffe-Owen, 1956. French & Co. purchased from Lady Cunliffe-Owen, received 4/1/1952; sold to North Carolina Museum of Art, Raleigh, 1/30/1956. United States, North Carolina, Raleigh, North Carolina Museum of Art. In landscape with farmhouse & trees, 3 men with sticks stand ready to hit a wolf laying on ground, while dog subdues the animal; mother stands on the side, holding her child's hand & watching the scene (BRD) scene framed by palm trees forming arch & ornamented by wild flowers at base, wreaths at mid-points, & ribbon-tied floral festoons acro

Apollo exchanges gifts with Mercury (Hermes) while tending Laomedon's flock. Majoli, Clemente (Italian, b. ca.1610-d. aft.1673) (author of design, cartoon creator) painter Riviera, Maria Maddelena della (Italian, act. ca.1646-d.1678) (workshop) weaver completed by August 2, 1661 Tapestry Dimensions: H 13'9" x W 15'4" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: Italian Weaving Center: , LazioRome Ownership History: Barberini coll. Charles Mather Ffoulke coll. (Washington, D.C.). French & Co. purchased from Mary de Espirito Santa Silva 4/1/1955 (or, Parke-Bernet, Twombly sale, 1/6-8/1955); sold to Marcello Guidi 11/18/1963. In landscape setting Apollo, seated & holding musical instrument, hands cadeusis to Mercury (Hermes), cattle graze in landscape, structures visible in distant R (UPR BRD) centered by curling cartouche with satyr mask with shells flanked by fruit-filled cornucopiae on either side; (LWR BRD) centered by laurel-wreathed curling cartouche with 3 bees (Barberini emblem

Triumph of Flora . unknown c. 1720-1740 Tapestry Dimensions: H 11'5" x W 10'5" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: Flemish Weaving Center: Brussels Ownership History: French & Co. Flora, attendants & gardener on terrace of formal garden (BRD) picture-frame border; acanthus leaf ornament in corners This is the composition that appears in an abridged form in one of the hangings of the so-called Iliad series with the imperial arms of Austria Story of Achilles, Ex North Carolina Museum of Art set. Unknown attributor's notation on verso: Mrs. W. C. Wright, 10/13/1953. No French & Co. stock sheet in archive, no stock number Related Works: Compositionally similar tapestry: GCPA 0237837-0237839

Summer, harvesting and dancing. Chabanex, John (French, act.bef.1696-d.1744) (workshop) weaver c. 1700 Tapestry Dimensions: H 10'3" x W 14'4" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: English Weaving Center: London Ownership History: French & Co. received from Mrs. Mabel R. Foster, received 12/7/1948; returned 7/21/1949. Inscriptions: Weaver mark in field, lower right Inscriptions: Woven signature in field, lower right: I CHABANEX F Peasants resting, sitting in field (L, foreground), fishing scene (L, middle ground), dancing, drinking & playing music (R, foreground), reaping (R, middle ground), view of churches & farms (background) (BRD) garland of fruit with birds, dogs, cages & musical instruments, inner border with interlacing ribbon motif French & Co. stock sheet in archive, 80230 Marillier, English Tapestries (1930), 61-69 Related Works: Panel with same border, see Marillier, pl. 39c.

Psyche abandoned by Cupid. 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. 1741-1770 Tapestry Dimensions: H 11'1" x W 9'3.5" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: wool & silk, (warp: 20-22/cm), modern cotton linings Culture: French Weaving Center: Beauvais Ownership History: Possibly part of a set of three (Bremmer cat. 11 a-c) woven for M. d'Auriac, 1741-1742. Sir Anthony de Rothschild (London0, early 20th century (Bremmer cat. 11 a-c), thereafter separated. E. M. Hodgkins coll. (Paris). French & Co. purchased from Henry Symons 4/23/1929; sold to J. Paul Getty 12/21/1937. J. Paul Getty Museum 1963. United States, California, Los Angeles, J. Paul Getty Museum, accno. 63.DD.3. Inscriptions: Woven signature on rock at lower L: f.Boucher Psyche abandoned by Cupid & flung into remote & stony wilderness at source of spring with cascading water (because she disob

Queen Tomyris receives message from Cyrus. unknown c. 1535-1550 Tapestry Dimensions: H 13'9" x W 14'10" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: Flemish Weaving Center: Brussels Ownership History: French & Co. received from Joseph Brummer, invoiced 5/25/1929; returned 5/3/1932 SS. 16594. French & Co. received from Mrs. Edith Strauss 10/29/1947; returned 10/21/1963 SS 79357. Queen Tomyris stands at steps of her palace (L of center, foreground); Cyrus' messenger kneels before her (R of center, foreground); 3 ladies-in-waiting, couple stands talking (L, middle ground); 2 men wait near messenger's horse (R, middle ground); figures in countryside (center, foreground); cityscape (R of center, background) (BRD) bunches of flowers & fruit on central rod, flowers in corners with oversize balls of fruit; (LWR BRD) 2 birds flank bouquet in center Both stock sheets identify the series of this tapestry as the "History of Archduke Albert & Isabella" & the subject as "Isabella receiving a mess

Hercules and Antaeus. Orley, Michel van (Netherlandish (before 1600) - Flanders, act.1547-1552) (workshop) weaver c. 1545-1565 Tapestry Dimensions: H 13'7" x W 14'4" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: Flemish Weaving Center: Enghien Ownership History: French & Co. purchased from E. Rothschild 3/31/1921. Schutz & Benguiat coll. Inscriptions: City mark on lower guard, left; weaver mark on right guard, bottom Giant Antaeus is lifted in air & crushed to death by Hercules; soldiers embark ship (BRD) garlands of flowers & fruit against palm-tree motif; (UPR BRD) satyrs blowing horns; (LWR BRD) female figures terminating in cornucopias Very important piece; Michel van Orley was a weaver at Oudenaarde, not Enghien (which is listed as the weaving center). There is a matching border, photographed as a cantonnière, at the Philadelphia Museum of Art with the city mark of Oudenaarde. It suggests, therefore, that the set was woven at ateliers in the 2 cities which is unusual but not unk

Marches Macerata Matelica Museo Piersanti. Hutzel, Max 1960-1990 Views of the museum's collection of late 14th-16th century paintings, as well as the tapestry and maiolica collections. Antiquities: The photos depict roman portraiture busts. Object Notes: Hutzel photo campaign date: March 29, 1983 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.

Cherry picking. 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 6'4" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: wool (warp); wool & silk (weft) Culture: French Weaving Center: Beauvais Ownership History: Baron Hirsch coll. George A. Cooper coll., 1903. Young man on ladder propped against tree hands cherries to 2 young women below holding cherries in their aprons, little boy feeds cherries to 3 chickens (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 0241727 (Set B), 0241739 (Petit Palais 2), 0241744 (Metropolitan Museum of Art), see also Standen

Sancho tossed in blanket. Orley, Jan van (Flemish, 1665-1735) (designed after) painter Coppens, Augustin (Flemish, 1668-1740) (designed after) draughtsman c. 1725-1750 Tapestry Dimensions: H 12' x W 17'6" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: Flemish Weaving Center: Brussels Ownership History: French & Co. purchased from Mme. A. Lefortier 2/9/1920; sold to Raimundo Ruiz 5/24/1946. In landscape, Sancho tossed up in air by group of men holding large blanket; several figures look on; in R middle ground, knight (= Don Quixote) charging on horse (L, UPR, R BRD) twisting garland of flowers around palm tree trunk motif; (L & R BRD) centered by quivers; (UPR BRD) headed by wreath; (LWR BRD) narrow abstract motif The border has been reduced in height, & the lower border replaced with what appears to be a strip of modern weaving based on the original border. Also, this border may not belong to the central field. French & Co. stock sheet in archive, 22091 Delmarcel, Flemish Tapestry (19

Foraging. Hondt, Lambert de (Flemish, d. bef.1665) (author of design) painter c. 1710-1730 Tapestry Dimensions: H 13'4" x W 8' Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: Flemish Weaving Center: Brussels Ownership History: French & Co. purchased from W. Elkins, invoiced on 7/3/1931; sold to Vigo & Charles Sternberg 6/8/1968. Foragers putting stacks of hay on horses' backs (middle ground), landscape with huts & trees (background) (BRD) canaux motif framed by beading & fluting narrow bands; (L & R BRD, center) trophies with flaming torches; (UPR & LWR BRD) trophies of quivers of arrows, at 4 corners, stylized foliage & flowers Lambert de Hondt II designed the series "Art of War" (1696). This tapestry, part of a second version designed later, is only the right-central section of the complete composition see Wace, fig. 59 (Cavallo). For other panels in set & other similar sets, see Wace's book. French & Co. stock sheet in archive, 17268 also lists; 39322/11-c Wace, Malborough Tapestrie

Susanna and the elders. unknown c. 1670-1700 Tapestry Dimensions: H 9'3" x W 10' Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: French Weaving Center: Aubusson Ownership History: French & Co. purchased from Mrs. H. J. Bradbury, received 5/ 18/16; sold to Carmen Messmore 7/2/1928 SS 3592. French & Co. purchased from Carmen Messmore, invoiced 12/28/1932; returned 1/15/1936 SS 17726. French & Co. purchased from Carmen Messmore, invoiced 3/20/1940; sold to Alex Greenberg Liquid, 4/14/1941 SS 18998. French & Co. purchased from Alice Leaf, received 9/13/1945; sold to Raimundo Ruiz, 5/24/1946 SS 77641. In garden park landscape, Susanna making her toilet on edge of water basin, near stone pedestals topped by flower-filled vase & fruit tree; 2 elders spy upon her in background (R); fountain & buildings in distance (BRD) floral & fruit garland with shell scallop in corners According to stock sheet 77641, the panel was reduced to a height of 8'5". This would suggest the present photograph was ta

Game park with hunters. unknown c. 1575-1624 Tapestry Dimensions: H 11'6" x W 12'8" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: Flemish Weaving Center: Brussels Ownership History: French & Co. purchased from Geo. George D. Pratt 2/19/1921; sold to Arthur Davies 8/19/1925. Inscriptions: Inscription in upper border, left: IN DE SCISCENTE Inscriptions: Inscription in upper border, right: NI CHIL IMV IMI Inscriptions: Inscription in left border, above: DVRVMALIENA VIVERE OPE Inscriptions: Inscription in left border, below: LETHI EST CAVSA VOLVPTAS Inscriptions: Inscription in right border, above: NON TALI AVXILIO Inscriptions: Inscription in right border, below: SIC VITA TIRANNI Inscriptions: Inscription in lower border, left: INGENIO NATURA SVO Inscriptions: Inscription in lower border, right: HECMETA LABORVM

Lazio Roma Monterotondo Palazzo del Municipio7. Hutzel, Max 1960-1990 Post-medieval: Frescoes 14th,16th,17th century); Sculpture 17th century; architectural sculpture 15-16th century. Comprehensive coverage of frescoes, and also of exterior flanks, courtyard, columns and fountain. Antiquities: Sarcophagus, 3rd c. A.D. 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.

Flora . Orley, Jan van (Flemish, 1665-1735) (cartoon creator) draughtsman Borcht, Gaspard van der (Flemish, 1700-d.1742) (workshop) weaver Borcht, Pierre van der (Flemish, act.1712-d.1763) (workshop) weaver Borght, Franz van der (Flemish, act.1720-1765) (workshop) weaver c. 1740-1742 Tapestry Dimensions: H 10'10" x W 4'8" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: wool & silk Culture: Flemish Weaving Center: Brussels Ownership History: Lord Lucas & Dingwall coll., Wrest Park, England; sold at Christie's (London) 6/18/1913, lot 142; purchased by Bacri frères. French & Co. purchased from Mrs. B. C. Foy 6/11/1941 also lists: 5/29/1943; sold to North Carolina Museum of Art via Jack Linsky 1/30/1956. Mr. & Mrs. Jack Linsky, New York; gift to North Carolina Museum of Art. North Carolina Museum of Art coll.; sold, Sotheby's (New York), 5/26/1992. United States, New York, New York, Sotheby's, May 26, 1992, lot 236. Inscriptions: City mark in central field, right Inscriptions: Woven signature in central fi

Africa. 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: H 12' x W 15' 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. 1978.404.3. Inscriptions: City mark in field, lower right: BEAUVAIS. Inscriptions: Woven monogram in field, lower right: DM Africa, wearing leopard skin & holding scepter topped with tricolor plumes seated beneath tree, on her R is man holding

Triumph of Bacchus (Dionysus) and Ariadne. Mignard, Pierre I (French, 1612-1695) (author of design) painter Romandon, Abraham (French, d. 1687 ()) (cartoon creator) painter Belin, Jean-Baptiste I (French, 1653-1715) (author of design, borders) painter Le Blond, Etienne Claude (French, b.1727-d.1751) (workshop) weaver c. 1736-1739 Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: French Weaving Center: Paris Ownership History: Magasin des Gobelins. Sent to the Duke de Nivernois to decorate the French Embassy in Rome (1748). French Embassy in Rome (1748-ca.1789). French & Co. Bacchus & Ariadne parade in chariot drawn by tigers ridden by cherubim & surrounded by procession of bacchic figures, including dancing bacchante, men blowing horns & Silenus carried by 2 men (UPR & LWR BRD) narrow guilloche band; (L & R BRD) band with head of female faun, vines, autumnal zodiac signs & tigers 5th weaving. No French & Co. stock sheet in archive, no stock number Fénaille, Gobelins 2 (1903-1923), 399-41

Fantastic landscape with twisted columns. unknown c. 1725 Tapestry Dimensions: H 8'8" x W 7'2" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: French Weaving Center: Aubusson Ownership History: French & Co. purchased from Mrs. Powers Drum, invoiced 7/31/1933; sold to W. Miller 08/5/1941 SS 39161. French & Co. purchased from W. Miller, n.d. (note on stock sheet : "Liq. old stock 39161"); sold to Gimbel Bros. 1/22/1943 SS 75447. Landscape framed by pair of leafy foreground trees & crane; pavilions flanking hill with staircase leading to portico & twisted columns in background (BRD) picture-frame border with acanthus leaves alternating with trellis motif featuring stylized flower heads, enclosed by outer band of framed rosettes; acanthus leaves at corners French & Co. stock sheet in archive, 39161 French & Co. stock sheet in archive, 75447 Chevalier, Aubusson (1988), 122 Standen, Tapestries in the Metropolitan (1985), 620 (plate) Related Works: Panels in set: GCPA 0243423, 0243440; compos

Wooded landscape with round building in middle distance. unknown c. 1600-1700 Tapestry Dimensions: H 5'7" x W 12'7" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: Flemish Weaving Center: unknown Ownership History: French & Co. purchased from Mrs. S. R. Guggenheim, received 11/24/1944; sold to Raimundo Ruiz 5/24/1946. Related Works: Panels in set: GCPA 0236620-0236622, 0236630, 0236644, 0234590

Wedding of Basilio and Quiteria. unknown c. 1714-1751 Tapestry Dimensions: H 8'11" x W 8'10" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: French Weaving Center: Aubusson Ownership History: French & Co. Inscriptions: City mark on lower guard, right: M.R.DAVBVSSON Inscriptions: Woven signature in lower guard, right illegible: P..

Pictorial print 18th century British. Pictorial print 219920

Stag Hunt late 17th century Beauvais. Stag Hunt 227717

Landscape with ruins of church or castle. unknown c. 1675-1700 Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: Flemish Weaving Center: unknown Ownership History: French & Co. Related Works: Compositionally similar tapestry: GCPA 0236545 (left 1/3)

Landscape with vine-covered tree. unknown c. 1750-1800 Tapestry Dimensions: H 8'5" x W 5'3" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: French Weaving Center: Aubusson Ownership History: French & Co. Meadow with trunk of tree covered by flowering plant ; bird perched on branch (L) (BRD) striped ribbon within spiral garland; acanthus leaves enclosing rosettes in corners Fragment of tapestry. The border & the field are pieced. The border may not be contemporary to the field. No French & Co. stock sheet in archive, no stock number

'The Murder of Prince Arthur by King John', 1773. Creator: William Walker.

Painting Exhibition of 1857, Still Life by Leon Rousseau, vintage engraved illustration. Magasin Pittoresque 1857.

Landscape with game birds. unknown c. 1680-1700 Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: French Weaving Center: Aubusson Ownership History: French & Co. Three birds amongst flowering plants, trees & river; buildings on hills in the distance (BRD) foliated border incorporating flowers, fruits; (L & R BRD) acanthus leaves with trophies, birds & tied ribbons; C-scrolled brackets enclosing flower head held by tied ribbons in corners No French & Co. stock sheet in archive, no stock number Related Works: Stylistically similar borders: GCPA 0243513, 0243514

Landscape with ducks, and buildings in middle distance. unknown c. 1650-1675 Tapestry Dimensions: H 9' x W 4'7" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: Flemish Weaving Center: unknown Ownership History: French & Co. purchased from Henry Symons, invoiced 10/8/1926; sold to Jean Mikaeloff 6/24/1961.

Lady and gentleman dancing in a garden. unknown c. 1780-1850 Tapestry Dimensions: H 8'5" x W 7'5" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: French Weaving Center: Aubusson Ownership History: French & Co. received from Raoul Heilbronner, received 12/31/1921; sold to Mrs. R. D. Heine 12/31/1942 SS 7611-107. French & Co. purchased from Mrs. Jos. Heine, received 12/6/1948; sold to Azure International Inc. 1/11/1960 SS 46285. In garden landscape with trees, flowering plants & fountains, a couple dancing as 2 musicians, one next to a woman, flank them with a drum & play the flute (BRD) drapery proscenium & garland, (UPR BRD) attached to pole by ropes with tassels; (L & R BRD) garland spirals around drapery; floral arrangement in cone-shaped vases below; (LWR BRD) garland & acanthus scroll It is difficult to assertively provide a date for this tapestry. The lower section & the figures look 19th century (not 18th century) but they are too soft for a 1900 revival. There is a distinct poss

Symbol for the month of May, spring, woman and child in a car pulled by bees over a blooming landscape, historically, digitally restored reproduction of a template from the 19th century, Record Date Not Stated

Castor and Pollux, 1733. Artist: Bernard Picart

Garden landscape with ladies and gentlemen playing game of seesaw. unknown c. 1780-1800 Tapestry Dimensions: H 9' x W 9' Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: French Weaving Center: Aubusson Ownership History: Katherine Clemmons Gould, New York, 1932. Sold at American Art Association, New York, 11/4-5/1932, lot 253. French & Co. received from Henry Symons, invoiced 2/26/1934; returned 3/21/1934. In formal garden landscape with trees, flowering plants & within balustrade enclosure with posts topped by vases, 2 couples playing the game of seesaw; fountain visible through opening in enclosure (BRD) drapery proscenium & garland: (UPR BRD) looped through acanthus-anchored tassels, & with central suspended bouquet; (L & R BRD) garland spirals around drapery; floral arrangement in fluted cone-shaped vases below The designer is not identified (Cavallo). French & Co. stock sheet in archive, 18108-b Adelson, European Tapestry (1994), 359 (fig.152) Related Works: Panels in set: GCPA 024

Don Quixote hangs off the bars of a window. Coypel, Charles-Antoine (French, 1694-1752) (author of design) painter Tessier, Louis (French, ca.1719-1781) (author of design, alentour) painter Audran, Jean-Joseph (French, act. 1771-1794) (workshop) weaver 1780 Tapestry Materials/Techniques: wool & silk Culture: French Weaving Center: Paris Inscriptions: Woven signature in lower guard, right: AUDRAN.1780 Sancho reaches up to don Quixote as the innkeeper's family watches from the doorway on R & 2 cavaliers observe scene on L; scene enclosed by picture-frame (ALENTOUR) floral garlands on damask background 9th weaving, 6th alentour. Fénaille, Gobelins 3 (1903-1923), 157-282 Göbel, Wandteppiche II:1 (1928), 117, 159-64

The garden of Venus: Venus surrounded by many cupids who climb trees and a herm. Etching by P. Testa.

Lazio Roma Rome S. Croce in Gerusalemme23. Hutzel, Max 1960-1990 Medieval: Cosmati pavement, architecture (facade). Post-medieval: Architecture, architectural sculpture, sculpture, frescoes: "Leggenda della Santa Croce," Antoniazzo Romano (attr) & "S. Elena sale al cielo," Corrado Giaquinto; mosaic ceiling in Cappella di S. Elena; coats-of-arms 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.

Campania Caserta Caserta Palazzo Reale37. Hutzel, Max 1960-1990 Post-medieval: Architecture & architectural sculpture, sculpture, statues, paintings, frescoes, stuccoes, furnishings & decorative art General Notes: Discrepancy in number of prints & negatives. Hutzel notes 824 prints & negatives. Negatives for 1-62 of one batch seem to be missing (would make a total of 824) 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.

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