Countryside Tapestries

A collection of rich tapestries depicting rural scenes with figures at leisure, nature, and ornate borders showcasing historical themes and activities.

America. Schoor, Lodewijk van (Flemish, 1666-1726) (author of design, figures) painter Spierincx, Pieter (Flemish, act.1614-1647) (author of design, landscape) painter c. 1690-1725 Tapestry Dimensions: H 10'5" x W 7'7" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: Flemish Weaving Center: Oudenaarde Ownership History: French & Co. purchased from Edgar Scott, Esq., invoiced 3/4/1938. In garden, personification of America, wearing headdress & standing by alligator, holds bow & arrow, surrounded by other female figures wearing feather headdresses, 1 looking at viewer (center, L), 1 resting on coffer filled with jewelry (center, R); ship in sea (L background) (BRD) picture frame border with scrolling acanthus leaves Bottom border missing; top border is present, but not shown in photo (Cavallo). French & Co. stock sheet in archive, 19163-c Heinz, Europäische Tapisseriekunst (1995), 68-69 Related Works: Panels in set: GCPA 0184377-0184378, 0237030-0237035; compositionally similar tapestries

Country meal. Leclerc, Jean (French, 1587-1633) (designed after) printmaker c. 1625-1675 Tapestry Dimensions: H 11'2" x W 11'10" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: Flemish Weaving Center: Bruges Ownership History: Sold at American Art Association (Emile Jellinek-Mercedes sale), 2/20/1926, lot 12. French & Co. received from G. J. Jacobson, invoiced 2/11/1936; returned 2/18/1939. Inscriptions: Inscription in central field on banderole, left at bottom: SANS SOUVCY VIVONS ET SANS SOMME /.. Inscriptions: Inscription in central field on banderole, left at top: ALISON CEST PLAISANT BVTIN /.. Inscriptions: Inscription in central field on banderole, left of center: MAIS DOV VOVS VIENT CEST AVERTIN /.. Inscriptions: Inscription in central field on banderole, right of center: VENES BOIRE MON GENTIL HOMME /.. Inscriptions: Inscription in central field on banderole, right at top: PASTOVREAVX VIVANS SOVS LES AISLES /.. Inscriptions: Inscription in central field on banderole, right at bo

Diana kills Orion with her arrow. Dubreuil, Toussaint (French, 1561-1602) (author of design) painter La Planche, Raphael de (French, act. ca.1627-1690) (workshop) weaver c. 1640-1650 Tapestry Dimensions: H 11' x W 12'4" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: French Weaving Center: Paris Ownership History: French & Co. purchased from Henry Symons, invoiced 9/13/1926; sold to M. M. van Beuren 7/23/1928. Inscriptions: Weaver mark on right guard, bottom: R In upper L, Apollo tries to stop Diana from shooting an arrow at Orion as he hunts on the island of Delos below on R; Diana seated with nymphs & dog in L foreground (BRD) acanthus scroll with cartouches held by putti at mid-points, seated figures holding 2 trumpets in upper corners & pairs of playing putti in lower corners; (UPR BRD) heart-shaped cartouche with male figure holding shield; (LWR BRD) cartouche with recumbent female figure with 2 dogs on leashes; (L BRD) cartouche with putto with quiver; (R BRD) cartouche with putt

Dance of the satyrs. Vouet, Simon (French, 1590-1649) (designed after, attr.) painter c. 1640-1660 Tapestry Dimensions: H 10'3" x W 13'5" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: French Weaving Center: Paris Ownership History: French & Co. received from Seidlitz & van Baarn "Hearst" crossed out", n.d.; returned 8/26/1927. 3 nymphs behind tree on L spy on satyr on R; 3 satyrs dance in background (UPR BRD) heavily plastic cartouche with 3 putti supporting wreath above them, flanked by cartouche with lion mask, quivers & hatchets on L & cartouche with quiver, hatchet & festoon on R; (LWR BRD) heavily plastic cartouche with putti with laurel leaf garland flanked by cartouche with lion mask, quivers & hatchets on L & cartouche with quiver, hatchet & festoon on R; (L & R BRD) cartouche with sculpted bust (male on L & female on R), with 2 putti supporting cameo above & caryatid putto below; cameos in corners Possible set. These 2 panels are stylistically similar & have identical border

Card-players. Teniers, David II (Flemish, 1610-1690) (designed after) painter Teniers, David III (Flemish, 1638-1685) (designed after) painter c. 1700-1725 Tapestry Dimensions: H 9' x W 8'1" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: Flemish Weaving Center: Antwerp Ownership History: French & Co. received from Mrs. W. E. Palmer 10/30/1947; returned 9/13/1948. Before inn, figures playing cards at table; man unlatching gate holds jug; fiddler standing on inverted tub, while boy plays violin (BRD) twisting vines of flowers & fruit interspersed with birds & vases of fruit Weaving center may possibly be Lille. French & Co. stock sheet in archive, 79359-b Marillier, Teniers Tapestries (1932), 76-78 Related Works: Panels in set: GCPA 0241610-0241611, 0184586

Blindman's bluff. Huet, Jean-Baptiste (French, 1745-1811) (designed after) painter c. 1750-1800 Tapestry Dimensions: H 8'2" x W 7'5" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: French Weaving Center: Aubusson Ownership History: French & Co. purchased from Mrs. George W. Crawford, received 1/13/1948; sold to Charles Sternberg 2/7/1966. In landscape with trees & flowering plants, youths & maidens playing at blindman's bluff; young man standing blind-folded & flanked by 2 ladies teasing him; others seated, watching the scene; river & buildings in distance (BRD) string of pearls with spiral garland A similar tapestry with the same border, albeit composition reversed, is illustrated in Göbel Vol. 2, part 2, ill. 278. French & Co. stock sheet in archive, 45851 Göbel, Wandteppiche II:2 (1928), Ill. 278 Related Works: Compositionally similar tapestries: GCPA 0243088, 0243090-0243094, 0243096-0243097, 0243089 (composition reversed); compositionally similar tapestry (larger composition), GCP

Dido and Aeneas . unknown c. 1600-1700 Tapestry Dimensions: H 8'8" x W 10'4" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: Flemish Weaving Center: unknown Ownership History: French & Co. received from Mrs. Herbert Lothe 6/12/1950; returned 3/14/1958. Man and woman in classical attire in garden at monumental palace; page holds train of lady's garment; burning censer on tripod at entrance to palace (BRD) floral garland with animal masks in corners; (UPR BRD) centered by fox mask; (L & R BRD) dog masks at top & lion masks at bottom This tapestry has a large tear approximately 6" square on the left side & has been otherwise substantially restored stock sheet. French & Co. stock sheet in archive, 81269

America. Schoor, Lodewijk van (Flemish, 1666-1726) (author of design, figures) painter Spierincx, Pieter (Flemish, act.1614-1647) (author of design, landscape) painter c. 1690-1725 Tapestry Dimensions: H 10'5" x W 7'7" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: Flemish Weaving Center: Oudenaarde Ownership History: French & Co. purchased from Edgar Scott, Esq., invoiced 3/4/1938. In garden, personification of America, wearing headdress & standing by alligator, holds bow & arrow, surrounded by other female figures wearing feather headdresses, 1 looking at viewer (center, L), 1 resting on coffer filled with jewelry (center, R); ship in sea (L background) (BRD) picture frame border with scrolling acanthus leaves Bottom border missing; top border is present, but not shown in photo (Cavallo). French & Co. stock sheet in archive, 19163-c Heinz, Europäische Tapisseriekunst (1995), 68-69 Related Works: Panels in set: GCPA 0184377-0184378, 0237030-0237035; compositionally similar tapestries

Landscape with birds and waterfall. unknown c. 1700-1740 Tapestry Dimensions: H 9'1" x W 15'10" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: French Weaving Center: Aubusson Ownership History: French & Co. 2 birds on either side of river with waterfall, amongst flowering plants & trees; buildings in background & on hills in the distance; parrot () in tree (L) overlooking the birds (BRD) acanthus leaves enclosing flowers; top corners with acanthus leaves enclosing flower in medallion French & Co. stock sheet missing from archive, 25025

Rape of Europa. unknown c. 1675-1725 Tapestry Dimensions: H 9'4" x W 13'5" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: Flemish Weaving Center: unknown Ownership History: French & Co. purchased from Robert L. Gerry, invoiced 4/3/1936. Wooded setting, Europa, seated on departing bull (=Jupiter/Zeus) as he enters water; maidens watch & gesture towards her; cityscape (L) & manor with formal garden (R) visible through openings in branches (BRD) garland with flowers & foliage; fleur-de-lys in each corner French & Co. stock sheet in archive, 18599

Sylvia grieves on learning that Aminta has thrown himself from a cliff. unknown c. 1640 Tapestry Dimensions: H 11'5" x W 14'9" 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: Unidentified weaver mark on right guard, bottom: "PB" (, superimposed) Sylvia, seated & looking forlorn, gestures towards 2 men who approach her; Daphne () on L & woman behind Sylvia look towards far R background where Aminta is jumping off of cliff as another figure watches with upthrown

Landscape with cherry pickers and lovers. unknown c. 1840-1860 Tapestry Dimensions: H 6'4" x W 9'11" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: French Weaving Center: Aubusson Ownership History: French & Co. purchased from Botibol, 10/1/1930 (); sold to Aliata Inc. 3/4/1961. In country-side landscape with trees, flowering plants & among farmhouses, a couple of lovers walking through a courtyard near 2 women collecting cherries from man on ladder laid against tree, children playing with goat & cocks digging for worms (BRD) within a garlanded & scrolled cartouche with acanthus leaves & floral festoons; (L & R BRD) entwined snakes within foliage & trophies incorporating laurel & floral wreaths with arrows; (UPR BRD) hanging musical trophy in center The panel looks like a Louis-Philippe rococo revival piece. French & Co. stock sheet in archive, 37098-b Related Works: Panels in set: GCPA 0240507-0240508

Bird-hunter with steward in landscape. unknown c. 1700-1750 Tapestry Dimensions: H 10' x W 8'6" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: Flemish Weaving Center: unknown Ownership History: French & Co. purchased from Harry Payne Whitney (Parke-Bernet sale) 4/29/1942. In forest, woman selling cherries weighs them in scale for bird-hunter & his steward; peasants dipping sheep in barnyard (L & R BRD) garlands of flowers & fruit interspersed with birds; (UPR & LWR BRD) garlands of flowers & fruit interspersed with dogs Stock sheet attributes the weaving center as Brussels & notes that this panel was woven after cartoons by Lucas van Leyden for the "Months of Lucas" series. Tapestry exhibited in the "Fiftieth anniversary of the Metropolitan Museum of Art" (1920). Borders are pieced together & look somewhat earlier than the figures in the central field. Right border looks like the left border from a tapestry in same series (Cavallo). French & Co. stock sheet in archive, 76057 also list

Birds and classical ruin. unknown c. 1700-1720 Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: French Weaving Center: Aubusson Ownership History: French & Co. Landscape with 2 birds standing on either side of a flowing river in foreground; classical ruin with parrot (L), another bird flying; bridge over river leading to large building; additional buildings in distance (BRD) border incorporating floral scheme with ribbons, brackets & other decorative elements Written on photo verso GCPA 0209547: "Tapestry Barclay" (Soustelle). The right border is from a different tapestry (Cavallo). No French & Co. stock sheet in archive, no stock number

Game park with marten catching fish in its mouth, and other animals including gamefowl, spotted unicorn , and goats. unknown c. 1580-1600 Tapestry Dimensions: H 9' x W 6'6" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: Flemish Weaving Center: unknown Ownership History: French & Co. purchased from Mrs. Carroll Dunham 12/6/1940; fold to Carlos Morea 3/24/1946. Related Works: Panels in set: GCPA 0236386-0236388

Actaeon surprises Diana and her nymphs at rest. unknown c. 1690-1700 Tapestry Dimensions: H 12'8" x W 24'6" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: Flemish Weaving Center: unknown Ownership History: French & Co. Actaeon holds spear & leash to hunting dogs, approaches Diana & her nymphs resting under tree, several cherubim surround them; figure sits by fountain (at far left) French & Co. stock sheet missing from archive, 32297 Related Works: Iconographically similar tapestry (same figure by fountain), GCPA 0237919-0237922

Cleopatra and her suite before Marc Antony, paying homage and bringing gifts. unknown c. 1690 Tapestry Dimensions: H 8'10" x W 10'5" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: French Weaving Center: Aubusson Ownership History: French & Co. purchased from Mrs. N. L. McCready, received 7/3/1917; sold to A. E. Heller 3/1/1922. Mark Antony on throne under canopy as Cleopatra (L), bearing a crown, pays homage & brings gifts carried by attendants, some kneeling (BRD) floral garland with (LWR BRD) vases in corners; (UPR BRD) feathers in corners The title is tentative. French & Co. stock sheet in archive, 4338

Vertumnus and Pomona. Houasse, René-Antoine (French, 1645-1710) (author of design) painter Béhagle, Philippe I (French, b.1641-d.1705) (workshop) weaver 1690-1705 Tapestry Dimensions: H 10'8" x W 13'1" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: French Weaving Center: Beauvais Ownership History: French & Co. purchased from Charles Lowengard 3/27/1913 SS 5346. French & Co. purchased from estate of Guernsey Curran, invoiced 10/29/1932; piece unsold as of 12/6/1962 SS 17675. Vertumnus, in guise of old woman, wooing Pomona (BRD) garland with fruit & flowers; (UPR & LWR BRD) centered by cornucopias resting on bracket; cartouches in corners French & Co. stock sheet in archive, 5346-b French & Co. stock sheet in archive, 17675-b also lists: 50512 Standen, Tapestries in the Metropolitan 2 (1985), 467-472 Related Works: Panels in set: GCPA 0243656, 0243659, 0243662-0243664, 0243666; compositionally similar tapestries: GCPA 0243660, 0243661

Rape of Sabine women . unknown c. 1720-1740 Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: French Weaving Center: Aubusson Ownership History: French & Co. In landscape near classical building; man mounted on mule on bridge watches the scene from background (BRD) picture-frame border with acanthus leaves framing cabochons & alternating with shaped reserve of trellis pattern with rosettes Note on verso of photograph: "returned to Vanderbilt". No French & Co. stock sheet in archive, no stock number

Revelation of St. John (6-7). Pannemaker, Wilhelm de (Netherlandish (before 1600) - Flanders, act. 1535-1578) (workshop) weaver c. 1550 Tapestry Dimensions: H 530 x W 855 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.334-11140. Inscriptions: Inscription in upper border cartouche partially legible in photograph: GRATIA MYSERIVM GRANDE (L to R), opening of 7 seals & 4 horsemen of Apocalypse; opening of 1st seal, man on white horse with crown, bow & arrow (=Victory); opening of 2nd seal, man on red horse with sword (=War); opening of 3rd seal, man on black horse with pair of scales (=Famine); opening of 4th seal, man on pale horse with scythe (=Death); opening of 5th seal, white robes are given to souls of martyrs under

Wine harvest. d'Orléans, Philippe (French, 1674-1723) (author of design) painter Coypel, Charles-Antoine (French, 1694-1752) (author of design, attr.) painter Jans, Jean II (French, b.1644-d.1723) (workshop) weaver c. 1718-1720 Tapestry Dimensions: H 3.30 x W 2.70 m Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: French Weaving Center: Paris Ownership History: D'Orléans family coll. Sold at Hôtel Drouot (Paris), 5/15/1884. Lowengard coll., Paris (ca. 1900); sold at Galerie Georges Petit (Paris), 6/10/1910, lot 19. French & Co. Inscriptions: Woven signature in lower field, right: IANS Inscriptions: Inscription in center field: LA / VANDANGE In central cartouche, Daphnis & Chloë stand in center, with embracing couple (L) & sleeping man (R); cartouche enclosed by picture-frame & surrounded by 4 medallions with other scenes from story of Daphnis & Chloë & pastoral trophies & garlands (BRD) narrow band with pattern No French & Co. stock sheet in archive, no stock number Fénaille, Gobelins 3

December. Master of the Months of Lucas (Netherlandish (before 1600), 1494-1533) (author of design, attr.) painter Kempener, Willem I (Netherlandish (before 1600) - Flanders, act.1534-1548) (workshop) weaver c. 1540 Tapestry Dimensions: H 10'3" x W 12'7" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: Flemish Weaving Center: Brussels Ownership History: Barberini coll. (purchased about 1625). Charles M. Ffoulke coll., 1889. Mrs. E. H.Edward Henry Harriman coll. French & Co. United States, Colorado, Denver, The Denver Art Museum. Inscriptions: City mark on lower guard, left Inscriptions: Inscription in upper border, center medallion: DECEMBER Standing couple, man has sword (L, foreground), seated woman with child, bearded man reaches down to child (R, foreground), seated couple, man has sword & looks back, woman looks back at him (L of center, middle ground), standing couple with child (R, middle ground), groups of figures on ice, some skate, castle (center, background) (BRD) garland of

Ducks in stream with waterfall. Oudry, Jean-Baptiste (French, 1686-1755) (designed after) painter c. 1750-1800 Tapestry Dimensions: H 9'9" x W 10'2" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: French Weaving Center: Aubusson Ownership History: French & Co. purchased from the Estate of Mary Brewster Jennings, received 11/13/1964; sold to J. & S. Mikaeloff 2/26/1965. Inscriptions: City mark on lower guard, center-right: M.R.DAUBUSON Manufacture Royale d'Aubusson 2 ducks in stream with waterfall, amongst wild plants & trees in foreground; birds perched in trees above ducks; walled-in castle on higher ground in background; additional buildings in distance (L) (BRD) pole within spiral garland; acanthus leaves framing roundel centered with flower head in corners The ducks depicted in the tapestry may be based on Jean-Baptiste Oudry's compositions for Beauvais. French & Co. stock sheet in archive, H-242-x Related Works: Compositionally similar tapestry (with differences): GCPA 0244215; a

Bacchanalian children. unknown c. 1690 Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: English Weaving Center: Mortlake Ownership History: French & Co. Procession of 5 boys, 1 rides goat (L), boy dances (L), 2 boys flank goat, boy holds staff, fountain (R) (BRD) bead-&-reel molding Fragment; right-half of original design of tapestry. No French & Co. stock sheet in archive, no stock number Marillier, English Tapestries (1930), 24-26 Related Works: Stylistically similar tapestries: GCPA 0181837-0181841, 0181843-0181844; particularly similar to GCPA 0181840, 0184124 (full design) & GCPA 0181841 (fragment: left-half of original tapestry design); very similar to tapestry reproduced in Marillier, pl. 10a, formerly in possession of Mrs. Wrangham

Clemency of Alexander. Le Brun, Charles (French, 1619-1690) (designed after) painter c. 1700-1725 Tapestry Dimensions: H 11'6" x W 10'3" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: Flemish Ownership History: French & Co. received from P. Lorillard, invoiced 11/18/1929. United States, New York, New York, Harvard Club of New York City. Defeated King Porus, covered with wounds, comes before Alexander, who restores his dominions (BRD) abstracted acanthus-leaf motif with foliage moldings in each corner Composition reversed. French & Co. stock sheet in archive, 16706-d Related Works: Panels in set: GCPA 0241866-0241872, 0184394, 0184599-0184602

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

Banquet of Psyche. Raphael (Italian, 1483-1520) (designed after, school) painter Coxie, Michiel (the Elder) (Netherlandish (before 1600) - Flanders, 1499-1592) (author of design, attr.) painter c. 1658-1670 Tapestry Dimensions: H 9'10" x W 10'6" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: wool & silk Culture: French Weaving Center: Paris Ownership History: M. Duseigneur coll. (France). French & Co. received from J. Warburton (); returned 3/9/1946. United States, Connecticut, Hartford, Wadsworth Atheneum. In garden portico, Psyche, on rich dais & seated in front of small table, is served bowl of fruit by winged nymph on L; on R attendant fills her goblet; singers on L & musicians on R (UPR & LWR BRD) centered cartouche with scene flanked by putti, birds & rinceau; (L & R BRD) bottom to top: shell, Corinthian capital, male caryatid half-figure, masks, male figure in cartouche at mid-point, foliate ornament, pair of birds, bust of siren supporting basket of flowers This series was copied after a serie

Moses striking water from Rock and with man kneeling before him. unknown c. 1700 Tapestry Dimensions: H 9'4" x W 9'10" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: French Weaving Center: Aubusson Ownership History: French & Co. purchased from Art Institute of Chicago, received 10/18/1943; sold to Professor Fausto Pitigliani 6/4/1963. In landscape with tents, 2 scenes from the Life of Moses: man with large vase on ground kneeling before Moses in foreground; Moses striking the rock twice as 3 men welcome the gushing water, in background (BRD) floral garland with (LWR BRD) water fowl on palmette motif & (UPR BRD) feathers in corners The panel shows 2 scenes from the Life of Moses. French & Co. stock sheet in archive, 42623

Epsisodes from story of Rome. unknown c. 1540-1550 Tapestry Dimensions: H 5'5" x W 13'11" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: Flemish Weaving Center: Enghien Ownership History: French & Co. In landscape, couple walks (L); Lucretia holds sword (L of center); coat of arms on tree (center); man approaches woman, maid-servant stands nearby (R of center) (BRD) garland of flowers & fruit against palm-tree motif No French & Co. stock sheet in archive, no stock number

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

King Louis XIV crowned by the Goddess of Victory. Le Brun, Charles (French, 1619-1690) (cartoon creator) painter Meulen, Adam Frans van der (Flemish, 1632-1690) (cartoon creator) painter Martin, Jean-Baptiste I (French, 1659-1735) (cartoon creator) painter Béhagle, Philippe I (French, b.1641-d.1705) (workshop) weaver c. 1685-1711 Tapestry Dimensions: H 15'11" x W 9'3" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: wool, silk & metallic thread (gold & silver) Culture: French Weaving Center: Beauvais Ownership History: French & Co. purchased from Spanish Art Gallery 3/29/1920. King Louis XIV seated in chariot of war beneath canopied tree is crowned by Victory with laurel wreath as 2 putti play with floral wreath at their feet amidst trumpet with flag, arrow quiver & flowers strewn on ground, putto watches from behind chariot (BRD) grotesque ornament including masks, animal hooves, cartouches & rinceau Coat of arms removed & transferred to 38735 (SS 7669). French & Co. stock sheet in archive, 7669-c also

Cyrus prohibits Lydians use of arms. unknown c. 1575-1625 Tapestry Dimensions: H 11'6" x W 10'6" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: Flemish Weaving Center: Brussels Ownership History: French & Co. purchased in exchange for 3676B from M. Choate 11/4/1925; sold to John S. Keshishyan 1/28/1928 SS 13852. Inscriptions: City mark on lower guard, left; weaver mark on right guard, bottom Inscriptions: Bottom border inscription, right of center (order not clear): OCIGES / DOMINV / DEVM / SVPER / OIA / ET / PROXI / MVM / TWM / SICVS / TEIPSV 2 seated musicians with 2 standing musicians (L, foreground); Cyrus wears crown stands next to another man (L of center, middle ground); group of soldiers Lydians carrying weapons (R, middle ground); charging army (L, background); landscape (center, background) (BRD) vignettes with female figures framed by flowers & fruit; (L & R BRD) standing female figures at top, figures seated under arbor at bottom; (UPR BRD) central scene with 2 seated fig

Landscape with Meleager and hounds. unknown c. 1675-1700 Tapestry Dimensions: H 10' x W 6'2" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: Flemish Weaving Center: Brussels Ownership History: French & Co. received from Bray, 4/13/1925; returned 11/21/1925 SS 13497. French & Co. purchased from Mr. Hobart P. Skofield, 7/1/1957 SS 58112. Related Works: Panels in set: GCPA 0238639-0238646

Embarkation of ark. Coxie, Michiel (the Elder) (Netherlandish (before 1600) - Flanders, 1499-1592) (designed after) painter c. 1575-1600 Tapestry Dimensions: H 13' x W 14' Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: Flemish Weaving Center: Brussels Ownership History: Charles Sackville, 6th Earl of Dorset, Lord Chamberlain of the Household (probably from palace of Whitehall in 1695 to descent at Knole in late 19th century). J. P. Morgan coll., New York. French & Co. purchased from Morgan coll. (Parish Watson & Herschel) 8/15/1916 SS 7020-24. French & Co. notation: "these tapestries were formerly nos.7020-24"; lists purchasing & transferring shares from Watson, Knoedler & J.V.; sold, n.d. "Hearst" SS 39099. England, Greater London, London, Sotheby's, Dec. 12, 2001, lot 5(b). Inscriptions: City mark on lower guard, right Inscriptions: Inscription in upper border cartouche: CVM FAMILIA ET ANIMANTIBVS /.. In landscape, Noah & his family about to enter ark; animals entering ark in backgr

Triumph of Scipio . Tons, François (Flemish, act.1613/1614) (workshop, attr.) weaver c. 1615-1622 Tapestry Dimensions: H 11'4" x W 9'4" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: Flemish Weaving Center: Brussels Ownership History: French & Co. Inscriptions: Weaver mark on right guard, bottom partially visible in photograph Seated woman & child (L, foreground); procession of soldiers on horseback (center, foreground; zig-zags L to R, background); triumphal arch (L, middle ground); mountainous landscape (center, background) (BRD) female figures seated beneath miniature architectural framework, interspersed with bunches of flowers, fruit, small figures & grotesques Panel appears to be cut (R of center) where there is a man's hand holding a large vessel & half of a horse's body. French & Co. stock sheet missing from archive, 18815 DIA, Woven Splendor (1996), 46-49, no. 11 Related Works: Panels in set: GCPA 0240824-0240825, 0240137-0240139

Niobe dissuades people from worshiping Latona. Dubreuil, Toussaint (French, 1561-1602) (author of design) painter c. 1630 Tapestry Dimensions: H 13' x W 11' 2" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: French Weaving Center: Paris Ownership History: French & Co. (). Given to the Cincinnati Art Museum by Mr. & Mrs. Harry S. Leyman. United States, Ohio, Cincinnati, Cincinnati Art Museum, accno. 1941.98. Niobe insults the goddess Latona & opposes her religious cult; Latona, seated in upper R, holds the sun of Apollo & the moon of Diana, priest to R attends a sacrificial fire (BRD) wave band enclosing opposing leaves in compartments, each border centered by nude classical figure in cartouche, roundels flanked by masks in corners There are 5 panels in this set. No French & Co. stock sheet in archive, no stock number Fénaille, Gobelins 1 (1903-1923), 231-240 Related Works: Panels in set: GCPA 0245156-0245163; compositionally similar tapestries (same cartoon): GCPA

Piggy-back. Huet, Jean-Baptiste (French, 1745-1811) (designed after) painter c. 1740-1760 Tapestry Dimensions: H 6'9" x W 8'9" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: French Weaving Center: Aubusson Ownership History: French & Co. purchased with partial interest of Parish Watson & Co. 12/31/1919; sold to J. H. Richardson ("for Mrs. H. C. Jeagle") 3/23/1920. In landscape with trees, river & flowering plants near farmhouse (L) & fountain (R), a group of 4 boys playing piggy-back as another boy approaches (L); bridge & village with church in distance (BRD) cabochons interspersed with flowers 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. stock sheet in archive, 7

Landscape with bird. unknown c. 1680-1700 Tapestry Dimensions: H 8'4" x W 5' Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: French Weaving Center: Aubusson Ownership History: French & Co. purchased from Mr. Walter Sewisom Sewisolm, received 2/28/1920; sold to Mrs. E.C. Vogel 4/5/1920 SS 22157-c. French & Co. purchased from Mrs E.C. Vogel, invoiced 10/13/1924; sold to J. Goldman 3/18/1925 SS 26089. Bird among flowering plants & trees, small fountain in foreground; buildings with wooden construction & small human figure in background; town in the distance & additional buildings on hills (R & L) (BRD) floral garland The side borders of the tapestry have been moved inward. Either the field has been narrowed or the border was not woven with this field (Cavallo). Although the French & Co. stock number indicated on the photo with GCPA no. 0243501 is "22157-a," the stock number of this tapestry is actually "22157-c," (Soustelle). French & Co. stock sheet in archive, 22157-c French & Co. stock

Game park with bear hunt. unknown c. 1575-1680 Tapestry Dimensions: H 11' x W 9'10" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: wool (undyed, warp: 6/cm); wool & silk (dyed, weft) Culture: Flemish Weaving Center: Brussels Ownership History: French & Co. Sold at Galerie Georges Petit, Paris, 12/4/1925, lot 105. Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, gift of Mr. & Mrs. Mortimer Fleishhacker (de Young). United States, California, San Francisco, The Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, accno. 44.27. Inscriptions: Unidentified weaver mark on right guard, bottom

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. 1660-1680 Tapestry Dimensions: H 13'1" x W 13'7" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: Flemish Weaving Center: Antwerp Ownership History: French & Co. purchased from Ffoulke Estate (Charles M. Ffoulke) 9/1/1916. 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 cartouche with monogram inscription; (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 in archive, 46335 Delmarcel, Flemish Tapestry (1999), 295-298 Related Works: Panels in set: 0238115-0238122, 018

Continence of Scipio. Reymbouts, Martin II (Netherlandish (before 1600) - Flanders, b.1570-d.1619) (workshop) weaver c. 1590-1610 Tapestry Dimensions: H 10' x W 16'6" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: Flemish Weaving Center: Brussels Ownership History: William Gage Brady coll. French & Co. purchased from Bacri Frères 4/15/1920; sold to S. A. Selma 6/12/1962. Inscriptions: City mark on lower guard, left; weaver mark on right guard, middle Scipio enthroned, surrounded by women & soldiers, restores captive woman to her bridegroom Allucius (R of center, foreground); Allucius, accompanied with his bride-to-be kneels, before Scipio, treasures of gold coins & vessels are offered (L of center, foreground); battle scene with soldiers fighting, some fallen (L, foreground); battle scene (center, middle ground); siege of fortified city (center, background) (BRD) "creation border"; (L & R BRD) landscapes & animals, seated figures at top & bottom corners; (UPR BRD) various birds, centr

Neptune (Poseidon). Audran, Claude III (French, 1658-1734) (designed after) painter Boulogne, Louis (the Younger) (French, 1654-1733) (designed after, figures) painter Corneille, Jean-Baptiste (French, 1649-1695) (designed after, figures) painter Desportes, Alexandre-François (French, 1661-1743) (designed after, animals) painter c. 1771-1794 Tapestry Dimensions: H 10' x W 7'2" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: wool & silk Culture: French Weaving Center: Paris Ownership History: French & Co.. William A. Clark coll.; given to the Corcoran Gallery (ca. 1925). United States, District of Columbia, Washington (D.C.), Corcoran Gallery of Art, accno. 26.254. Neptune holds trident & sits on cloud with cherub; figures set within garlanded portico decorated with marine trophies; at bottom, 2 cherubim flank ship; at top, medallion with fish; damask background Borders missing, possibly removed while tapestry was at Gobelins during the French Revolution. No French & Co. stock sheet in archive, no stock

April/Taurus. 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). Huntsman holds leashes of hounds (foreground); rider nearby (R of center, middle ground); hunters, hounds & village (background) (BRD) garland of flowers & fruit with birds & rabbits; (UPR BRD, center) trophy with quiver, arrows & musical instruments This panel is based loosely on "The Hunts of Maximilian" at the Louvre, in particular a detail from the panel "April" (GCPA: 0239633, 0239635:0239636) Balis, Chasses de Maximilien (1993), fig. 15 Related Works: Panels in set (A), GCPA 0239674-0239676; other panels in series (Louvre set), GCPA 0239626-0239673; compositionally similar tapestry: GCPA 0241565

March: pruning. Bramantino (Italian, ca.1465-1530) (author of design, attr.) painter Benedetto da Milano (Italian, act. ca.1503) (workshop) weaver c. 1501-1507 Tapestry Dimensions: H 4.85-5.20 x W 4.55-485 m Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: Italian Weaving Center: , LombardyVigevano Ownership History: Commissioned by Gian Giacomo Trivulzio (1436-1518). Italy, Lombardy, Milano, Milan, Castello sforzesco, Civiche raccolte d'arte antica. Inscriptions: Inscription in lower central field, on pedestal: ANNVM IN COHAT RESOLV... / TERRA OMNIA VNDE GERMINAVI / HOMINES PECORA PISCES AVES / AGITQVE AMORE MARTIVS Inscriptions: Inscription in medallion: NETES MAI / IO. IA. TRIVS. MAR. VIGL. FRANCIE MARES Gian Giacomo Trivulzio, Count of Vigevano, Marshall of France Figures engaged in activities of the month, including men pruning trees & cutting branches on the ground (L) & other men with gardening tools in foreground & pruning & grafting trees in background (R); central figure =pers

Meeting of Gods. unknown c. 1580-1600 Tapestry Dimensions: H 12'7.5" x W 10'4" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: Italian Weaving Center: unknown Ownership History: French & Co. 5 gods including Jupiter (Zeus) (L) & Mercury (Hermes) (3rd from L) (UPR BRD) cartouche flanked by shields & fruit; (LWR BRD) shell flanked by festoons; (L & R BRD) suit of armor French & Co. stock sheet missing from archive, 1078 () French & Co. stock sheet missing from archive, 5193 () Related Works: Panels in set: GCPA 0242766-0242769, 0184782

Athena (Minerva) restrains Achilles' anger. unknown c. 1700-1720 Tapestry Dimensions: H 11'1.5" x W 9'8.5" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: Flemish Weaving Center: Brussels Ownership History: French & Co. received from Blakeman. Brown University coll.; sold at Christie's (New York), 11/22/1980, lot 275. United States, New York, New York, Christie's, November 22, 1980, lot 275. Achilles, holding sword & shield, attacks soldier on ground (R); Athena hovers on cloud behind Achilles & intervenes by reaching towards him (L); 3 soldiers on horseback look on (L); army encampment in background (BRD) garland inside scrolling acanthus, acanthus cartouche at corners The 3 panels in this set represent 1 scene woven as 3 panels (Campbell). Christie's attributed these panels to the Gobelins manufactory (Brown). No French & Co. stock sheet in archive, no stock number Related Works: Panels in set: GCPA 0237845-0237847, 0244051-0244052

Landscape with boar hunt and garden parks. unknown c. 1700-1725 Tapestry Dimensions: H 11'6" x W 27' Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: Flemish Weaving Center: unknown Ownership History: French & Co. Boar hunt with man & hound (L), man on horseback (center) & boar (R) (foreground); garden park on L & another garden park on R (background) (BRD) floral garland tied with ribbons French & Co. stock sheet missing from archive, 17261-j

Children gardening in garden park. unknown c. 1690-1700 Tapestry Dimensions: H 10'2" x W 14'9" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: Flemish Weaving Center: unknown Ownership History: Palazzo Davanzati, Florence. French & Co. Child prunes tree, child carries basket of cuttings on back, child tends to plant; fountain with sphinx & shell basin on L & parterres & château in distance (BRD) floral garland with cameo medallions & lambrequins No French & Co. stock sheet in archive, no stock number

Game park with dogs chasing stag and horse with birds among leaves. unknown c. 1550 Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: Flemish Weaving Center: unknown Ownership History: French & Co. & Château in distance (BRD) garland of fruit & flowers with birds French & Co. stock sheet missing from archive, 78162-b

Boy skipping rope and archer. unknown c. 1780-1810 Tapestry Dimensions: H 7'11" x W 5'7" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: French Weaving Center: Aubusson Ownership History: French & Co. In landscape with trees & flowering plants, a man sits on ground adjusting his bow, while other skips a rope; a target on tree (L) & buildings in distance (BRD) garland of flowers & leaves with spiraling tied ribbons; additional tied ribbons in corners The name Horowitz appears on recto of GCPA: 0243117. No French & Co. stock sheet in archive, no stock number Göbel, Wandteppiche II:2 (1928), pl.280 Related Works: Panels in set: GCPA 0243116, 0184439; compositionally similar tapestries: GCPA 0184438, 0243119, 0243120, "Tir à l'arc" L. Bernheimer (Göbel, pl.280); compositionally similar tapestry (modern version & composition reversed), GCPA 0243118

Swing. Huet, Jean-Baptiste (French, 1745-1811) (designed after) painter c. 1785-1800 Tapestry Dimensions: H 2.65 x W 3.00 m Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: French Weaving Center: Aubusson Ownership History: Mr. M. Rikoff coll., 1907 (Campbell). Seligmann purchased from Galerie Georges Petit, Paris, 12/7/1907 (Soustelle). France, Paris, Paris, Galerie Georges Petit, December 7, 1907, lot 345. In landscape with trees, young boy in swing pulled by a girl while additional girl on ground plays with dog & watches the scene; additional dog (L) & birds (R), a child with sheep in foreground (BRD) scene framed by palm trees forming arch & ornamented by wild flowers at base, wreaths at mid-points, & floral festoons anchored by birds & ribbon beneath arch; centered by pendant trophy of musical instruments The Swing is one of 4 Pastorales designed after Jean-Baptiste Huet (Campbell). This photograph shows the tapestry mounted in a gilt-wood frame (Soustelle). Related Works: Panels i

Entry of Alexander into Babylon. Le Brun, Charles (French, 1619-1690) (author of design) painter Hecke, Jan Frans van den (Flemish, 1660-1695) (workshop) weaver c. 1675-1700 Tapestry Dimensions: H 13'4" x W 24'4" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: Flemish Weaving Center: Brussels Ownership History: French & Co. received from Mrs. David S. Goldhirsch, invoiced 1/2/1940; returned 3/30/1955. Inscriptions: City mark on lower guard, right Inscriptions: Inscription in upper border cartouche, in center: ALEXANDER BABILONEM / SIBI DEDITAM TRIVMPHALI / CVRRV SVBLIMIS INTER / CIVIVM ACCLAMATIONES ET / CONCENTVS INGREDITVR Inscriptions: Woven signature in lower guard, right: IOANES FRANCISCVS VAN DEN HECKE Alexander triumphantly enters Babylon in his chariot drawn by elephant (center, middle ground); Alexander points down to man on horse, Governor of Babylon, who directs 2 men carrying large vase (center, foreground); large statue of Queen Semiramis (L, foreground); portico & buildin

Hare hunt. unknown c. 1650-1670 Tapestry Dimensions: H 13'6" x W 11'2" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: wool(undyed, warp: 8-8.5/cm); wool & silk (dyed, weft: 24-36/cm) Culture: French Ownership History: French & Co. purchased from Johnson & Faulkner, invoiced 5/28/1930; sold to the Minneapolis Institute of Arts 4/29/1933. United States, Minnesota, Minneapolis, The Minneapolis Institute of Arts, accno. 33.23.3. In wooded landscape, hunter on foot holding leash of hunting dog; another hunter in distance holds spear as dogs chase hare (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 ta

Horsemen chasing a stag. unknown unknown Tapestry Dimensions: H 6' x W 8' Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: French Weaving Center: Aubusson Ownership History: French & Co. purchased from Mrs. Alice Fish, received 9/11/1963; sold to American Foreign Trade Development Co. 2/24/1964 SS G-166-x. French & Co. purchased from American Foreign Trade Development Co., received 2/27/1964; sold to Louis Heymann Havas 3/10/1964 SS G-380-x. In landscape with trees & flowering plants, horsemen with weapons, a whipper-in sounding the horn & a pack of dogs chasing a stag; building with tower in distance (BRD) garland within acanthus leaf spiral The stock sheet states the tapestry is "damaged in several places". French & Co. stock sheet in archive, G-166-x French & Co. stock sheet in archive, G-380-x Related Works: Compositionally similar tapestries (composition reversed, with variations): GCPA 0240464, 0240462 (larger composition)

Neoptolemus leading Hector's wife, Andromache, into captivity. unknown c. 1675-1700 Tapestry Dimensions: H 9'2" x W 8' Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: French Weaving Center: Aubusson Ownership History: French & Co. received from S. M. Barnet, invoiced 1/11/1927; returned 9/30/1927. In front of building, Andromache, wife of commander of Trojan armies, Hector, is lead into captivity by guards; building on fire in background (L) (BRD) scrolled vine with grapes & interspersed with acanthus leaves; medallion-shaped spiraling acanthus leaves in corners The border has been shortened & shows piecing at both sides; it may not belong with this field. The outer guard all around is modern. French & Co. stock sheet in archive, 15107

Landscape with fisherman courting a shepherdess near shore. Boucher, François (French, 1703-1770) (designed after) painter Huet, Jean-Baptiste (French, 1745-1811) (designed after) painter c. 1780-1810 Tapestry Dimensions: H 8' x W 5'4" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: French Weaving Center: Aubusson Ownership History: French & Co. purchased from Samuel Michaels, invoiced 9/8/1933; sold to Charles Shapiro 3/31/1948. In landscape with trees & amongst baskets, sheep & dogs, a fisherman standing on edge of small boat near shore, courting a shepherdess leaning on his shoulder (BRD) picture-frame border with rosettes on acanthus leaves with underlying acanthus interlace; acanthus leaves with beads in corners The side borders have been added (Campbell). A similar scene in a larger composition (cited below) is signed by the weaver I.FOURIE, probably Joseph Fourier (Soustelle). French & Co. stock sheet in archive, 17572 also lists: 39345 Related Works: Compositionally similar tap

Fortune. Sallaert, Anthonis (Flemish, ca.1590-1657/58) (author of design, attr.) draughtsman c. 1640-1660 Tapestry Dimensions: H 10'4" x W 12'9" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: Flemish Weaving Center: Brussels Ownership History: French & Co. purchased from Chadbourne 12/28/1921; sold to Stroheim & Romann 11/20/22. Inscriptions: Brussels city mark on lower guard, left of center Fortune blindfolded, resting right foot on globe & holding rudder with billowing sail (L, middle ground), Cupid floating & aiming arrow at Fortune (center, top), 3 winged boys carrying crown, scepter, book & vessel (= power, knowledge & wealth), bearded man looking towards Fortune, asking for her gifts (R, foreground), lady, victim of Fortune, walks away towards woods (L, background) (BRD) cartouches & medallions with landscapes & animal heads, interspersed with garlands of fruit, scallop shells & palmettes In this version, the figures representing the gifts of Fortune are different from those in

Game park with bear hunt. unknown c. 1575-1680 Tapestry Dimensions: H 11' x W 9'10" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: wool (undyed, warp: 6/cm); wool & silk (dyed, weft) Culture: Flemish Weaving Center: Brussels Ownership History: French & Co. Sold at Galerie Georges Petit, Paris, 12/4/1925, lot 105. Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, gift of Mr. & Mrs. Mortimer Fleishhacker (de Young). United States, California, San Francisco, The Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, accno. 44.27. Inscriptions: Unidentified weaver mark on right guard, bottom

Peace and Mercy win promise of Redemption for Man. unknown c. 1500-1520 Tapestry Dimensions: H 13'3" x W 26' Tapestry Materials/Techniques: wool (warp: 14-15/in.; 5-6cm); wool & silk (weft) Culture: Southern Netherlands Ownership History: Juan Rodríguez de Fonsca coll., bishop of Burgos (purchased total of 8 tapestries between 1519-1524); bequeathed to Cathedral of Burgos in 1526. Cathedral of Burgos coll.; sold in 1926. French & Co. purchased from Mr. R. Raimundo Ruiz, invoiced 5/7/1931; sold to the Metropolitan Museum of Art 2/4/1938. United States, New York, New York, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, accno. 38.29. Inscriptions: Inscription in central field, on banderole held by seated man in L corner: Ascendit mors per fenestras Inscriptions: Inscription in central field, on banderole held by seated man in R corner: reddam ulcionem hostibus Deuteronomii XXXII Inscriptions: Inscriptions in central field, identifying figures some include: PAX (Peace), MISERICORDIA (Mercy), JVSTICIA (Ju

Landscape with two hunters and three hounds chasing two foxes. unknown c. 1675-1725 Tapestry Dimensions: H 7'6" x W 10' Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: Flemish Weaving Center: unknown Ownership History: French & Co. received from Miss Margot M. Tarlou Tarlou crossed out, 10/8/1941; returned 7/15/1943. Garden park in middle ground (R), buildings in distance (L) (BRD) garland within acanthus leaf spiral French & Co. stock sheet in archive, 75596

Vertumnus and Pomona. unknown c. 1700-1750 Tapestry Dimensions: H 11'6" x W 9'10" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: Flemish Weaving Center: unknown Ownership History: French & Co. received from Mrs. William Burton, 6/24/1952; returned 2/15/1963. In formal garden, Vertumnus, in guise of old woman, wooing Pomona (BRD) garland with flowers, foliage & intertwined ribbon French & Co. stock sheet in archive, 52289-c Related Works: Panels in set: GCPA 0241939-0241942

Kermesse. 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 10'3" x W 9'9" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: Flemish Weaving Center: Brussels Ownership History: French & Co. purchased from Mr. Blank 4/1/1939; sold to Lawrence C. Phipps 11/13/1939. Inscriptions: City mark in central field, bottom, right of center Inscriptions: Woven signature in central field, bottom, right: P. VAN DEN HECKE Related Works: Compositionally similar tapestry: GCPA 0239705-0239706

Game park with stag and duck hunts. unknown c. 1580-1600 Tapestry Dimensions: H 8' x W 11'6" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: Flemish Weaving Center: Brussels Ownership History: French & Co. purchased from Spanish Art Gallery, n.d. probably 1916; SS 3572. 2 peacocks, turtle, pond with snake & birds (foreground); hunting scene (middle ground); formal garden with fountain & pergolas; wooded hills visible in distance (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, 9674 Related Works: Panels in set: GCPA 0240151-0240155, 0240157

Temple of Diana at Ephesus. Heemskerck, Marten van (Netherlandish (before 1600) - North Netherlands, 1498-1574) (designed after) printmaker Galle, Philip (Netherlandish (before 1600) - North Netherlands, 1537-1612) (designed after) printmaker c. 1580-1600 Tapestry Dimensions: H 10'10" x W 10'5" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: Flemish Weaving Center: Brussels Ownership History: French & Co. purchased from Henry Symons, received 4/16/1924; sold to Mrs. L. C. Hanna 7/9/1924 SS 12919. Coralie Walker Hanna gift to the Cleveland Museum of Art (Ref. 39.157). French & Co. purchased from the Cleveland Museum of Art, received 1/26/1961; sold to Djursholm Slott 5/28/1965 SS D-183. Sweden, Stockholm, Djursholm, Djursholm slott. Architect holds drawing board while accompanied by workman (L, foreground); man wears crown & long robe with train held up by young boy (R, foreground); women & men at work (L, middle ground); temple surrounded by water (R, middle ground); mountainous landsc

Landscape with two lions attacking stag. unknown c. 1675-1725 Tapestry Dimensions: H 7'2" x W 9'8" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: Flemish Weaving Center: unknown Ownership History: French & Co. purchased from Mr. Francis B. Whiting, received 9/22/1966 (or 10/11/1966); sold to Banco Federal Stan. 12/28/1966. Inscriptions: Weaver mark on lower inner guard, left of center: DOL

romance. unknown c. 1650 Tapestry Dimensions: H 9'2" x W 5'2" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: French Weaving Center: unknown Ownership History: French & Co. In landscape setting, woman holding spear, sleeping or slain man on ground in middle distance, & St. Christopher carrying Christ in river beyond (); sheep grazing in R background with outcrop beyond (BRD) garland with incorporated trophies, helmets in upper corners, displays of armor in lower corners Fragment of tapestry. Border added later No French & Co. stock sheet in archive, no stock number

Landscape with hunter and hound returning with dead hare. unknown c. 1675-1725 Tapestry Dimensions: H 9'2" x W 5'7" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: Flemish Weaving Center: unknown Ownership History: French & Co. purchased from American Art Association (New York), (Stymus sale), invoiced 11/17/1928; sold to Louis Heymann Havas 10/27/1960.

Hens and roosters in landscape. Oudry, Jean-Baptiste (French, 1686-1755) (designed after) painter c. 1775-1800 Tapestry Dimensions: H 9'7" x W 7'2" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: French Weaving Center: Aubusson Ownership History: French & Co. Beyond garlanded portico with ribbon-suspended trophy of musical instruments The animals are after, or in the style of Jean-Baptiste Oudry. French & Co. stock sheet missing from archive, 3972

scene. unknown c. 1700 Tapestry Dimensions: H 9' x W 11'6" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: Flemish Weaving Center: unknown Ownership History: French & Co. purchased from Mrs. Generoso Pope, received 4/16/1952. In garden setting beneath trees, crowned female figure, attended by 3 maidens (L), about to embrace approaching Jupiter (C), accompanied by Mercury (Hermes) (R) (UPR & LWR BRD) flowers & foliage intertwined with scrolling stem with fruit-filled vessels; (L & R BRD) floral garland springing from plinth, topped by fruit-filled vessels French & Co. stock sheet in archive, 52152-x

Courtly ladies approaching ladies in classical dress worshipping outside garden park. unknown c. 1600 Tapestry Dimensions: H 8' x W 5'8" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: Flemish Weaving Center: unknown Ownership History: French & Co. (origin unknown); sold to "Kunst Handlung" 1/25/1961.

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

Bacchanalian children. unknown c. 1690 Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: English Weaving Center: Mortlake Ownership History: French & Co. 2 boys playing with 3 satyrs, satyr climbs tree (L) in which boy stands on limb, boy on ground (center), 2 satyrs dance & play music (R), architectural scene with fountain (background) (BRD) bead-&-reel molding Fragment; left-half of original design of tapestry. No French & Co. stock sheet in archive, no stock number Marillier, English Tapestries (1930), 24-26 Related Works: Stylistically similar tapestries: GCPA 0181837-0181840, 0181842-0181844, 0184124; particularly similar to GCPA 0181840 (full design) & GCPA 0181842 (fragment: right-half of original tapestry design); similar to tapestry reproduced in Marillier, pl. 10a, formerly in possession of Mrs. Wrangham

River landscape with structures in distance. unknown c. 1675-1725 Tapestry Dimensions: H 10' x W 7'9" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: Flemish Weaving Center: unknown Ownership History: French & Co. purchased from Mrs. John Livermore, invoiced 3/25/1927; sold to J. Heifitz 2/15/1030 SS 14596. French & Co. received from J. Heifitz 4/28/1937, returned 2/9/1939 SS 18892.

Game park with a variety of animals. unknown c. 1580-1600 Tapestry Dimensions: H 7'2" x W 2'5" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: Flemish Weaving Center: Brussels Ownership History: French & Co. purchased from R. W. Lehne, invoiced 1/11/1929; sold to Jean Mikaeloff 6/25/1963. Animals include spiney anteater (or hedgehog ), deer, lion with cubs, lioness, camels, elephants & unicorn; château visible in background (BRD) band with palmettes in lozenges These this panel & GCPA 0184329 seem to be 2 or more fragments of a larger hanging, made up into 2 panels & edged with a guard band from the border of this or another hanging. French & Co. stock sheet in archive, 16507 also lists: 33984 Related Works: Fragment from same panel, GCPA 0184329

Triumph of Knowledge. unknown unknown Tapestry Dimensions: H 10'3" x W 8'5" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: Southern Netherlands Weaving Center: unknown Ownership History: French & Co. purchased from Edson Bradley 4/29/1935; sold to Myron C. Taylor 6/22/1936. Inscriptions: Inscription above central figures: Entendement so... memoire et voulloir / prend sappience en la faisant valloir Inscriptions: Inscription above 2 left figures: Ce zelle bon et vertueuse actente() / forgent lespoir qui ...esse contenir Inscriptions: Inscriptions on figures, left to right: bon zelle, Actente(), vuilloir, memoire, entendement Male personification of "bon zelle" & female personification of "actente"() raise hammers at forge above globe-like object (L), male personification of "voulloir" & female personification of "memoire" sift letters in tray which fall towards male personification of "entendement" kneeling over slate below; in landscape with millefleurs foreground inhabited by birds &

Maypole. Huet, Jean-Baptiste (French, 1745-1811) (author of design) painter Boucher, François (French, 1703-1770) (designed after, some figures ()) painter De Menou (French, act. 1780-1793) (workshop) weaver c. 1780-1790 Tapestry Dimensions: H 10'1" x W 7'2" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: wool (warp); wool & silk (weft) Culture: French Weaving Center: Beauvais Ownership History: Goldschmidt-Rothschild coll., Berlin. Sold at Parke Bernet (Sherwell sale, no. 2212), lot 442, 10/11/1963. French & Co. received from Henri Azria, received 2/1/1964; returned 2/28/1966. Couple embracing in front of 2 women dancing & in front of 2 additional figures; couple seated on ground to the R of the group; maypole behind the group; young man seated on ground plays coronet (BRD) scene framed by pair of palm trees with tall flowering stems at base, climbing monkeys at mid-points, & drapery, floral garland & tassels on cords looped from tree to tree across top; narrow leafy border on sides Some figures may b

Banquet of Mark Antony and Cleopatra. unknown c. 1640-1660 Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: Flemish Weaving Center: Brussels Ownership History: French & Co. United States, Indiana, Indianapolis, Indianapolis Museum of Art. Cleopatra dissolves pearl in cup (L, at table); Mark Antony sits nearby, soldier stands behind him (R, at table); group of figures surround table, some hold torches (L, center, R, middle ground) (BRD) strapwork with flowers, fruit & birds; (L & R BRD) shell niches with figures holding flowers & fruit; (UPR BRD) portrait medallion in center, flanked by small figures No French & Co. stock sheet in archive, no stock number Plutarch, Lives of the noble Grecians & Romans (1932), n.p. Related Works: Panels in set: GCPA 0237563-0237569, 0181787; compositionally similar tapestry (same cartoon): GCPA 0237570-0237571

Agriculture. Lagrenée, Jean-Jacques (French, 1739-1821) (author of design) painter De Menou (French, act. 1780-1793) (workshop) weaver c. 1788-1792 Tapestry Dimensions: H 8'8" x W 12'6" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: French Weaving Center: Beauvais Ownership History: French & Co. In garden park landscape with classical architecture, Dionysus holding wand & vine with grapes stands alongside Aridane () seated in chariot drawn by 2 lions, with nymph holding floral garland behind her; in foreground, Ceres (L) reclines with sheaf of wheat & sickle near old, bearded man, & raising her arm towards mother & child; child riding on back of lion & additional nymphs emptying water from vase & picking flowers (R) Borders missing (Cavallo). This panel is part of a series, Arts & Sciences, consisting of 4 panels & furniture-covers for 2 sophas & 12 armchairs (Soustelle). No French & Co. stock sheet in archive, no stock number Badin, La Manufacture de Tapisseries (1909), 39, 66 Coural

Game park or forest with ox hunt. unknown c. 1590 Tapestry Dimensions: H 5'6" x W 7'3" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: Flemish Weaving Center: Brussels Ownership History: French & Co. received from Maurice Harris, invoiced 5/24/1937; returned 6/3/1937. Inscriptions: Unidentified weaver mark on right guard, bottom

Mercury summons Aeneas to leave Carthage. Romanelli, Giovanni Francesco (Italian, 1610-1662) (designed after) painter c. 1640-1650 Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: Flemish Weaving Center: Antwerp Ownership History: French & Co. Mercury hovers over reclining Aeneas, urging him to leave Carthage (L & R BRD) vases & military trophies; (UPR BRD) empty square cartouche in center flanked by swags of drapery & garlands of flowers; (LWR BRD) empty cartouche in center flanked by garlands of flowers & fruit Romanelli's cartoons have been dated c.1655-1662. Six out of 8 of the original cartoons survive at the Norton Simon Museum in Pasadena. No French & Co. stock sheet in archive, no stock number Delmarcel, Flemish Tapestry (1999), 295-298 Related Works: Panels in set: GCPA 0238110-0238114, 0237813; compositionally similar tapestry: GCPA 0237806

Telemachus and Mentor welcomed by Calypso. unknown c. 1780-1800 Tapestry Dimensions: H 9'4" x W 10'9" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: French Weaving Center: Aubusson Ownership History: Greek coll. (possibly in the palace of King George). French & Co. purchased from L. Bernheimer, received 10/10/1913; sold to illegible. United States, Illinois, Chicago, Art Institute of Chicago. In landscape with trees & flowering plants near shore with wrecked ship: Telemachus (), accompanied by Mentor (), is kindly received by the nymph Calypso on the island of Ogygia () (BRD) drapery proscenium & garland, (UPR BRD) attached at top by ropes with tassels; (L & R BRD) garland spirals around drapery This panel is probably based on a French or Flemish tapestry prototype or on a print (Cavallo). Stock sheet states this panel is illustrated in "Good Furniture-Feb. 1915" (Soustelle). French & Co. stock sheet in archive, 5461-c Hunter, Practical book of Tapestries (1925), 202 Hunter, Decorativ

battle scene. unknown c. 1640 Tapestry Dimensions: H 8'10" x W 11' Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: Flemish Weaving Center: unknown Ownership History: French & Co. purchased from Mrs. T. E. Catlin, invoiced 12/21/1926. Inscriptions: Inscription in left border, at top: PAX AVG =PAX AUGUSTA Inscriptions: Inscription in right border, at top: VIC AVG =VICTORIA AUGUSTA Group of soldiers & women fighting with swords, spears & rocks; soldier holds spear to fallen soldier's throat (L & R BRD) grotesques & military trophies with twisting garlands of flowers interspersed with vases & winged figures, inscriptions at top; (UPR & LWR BRD) empty cartouche in center flanked birds & garlands of flowers & fruit At some point, French & Co. either added or removed the lower border -- it is not clear from the notes on the stock sheet. French & Co. stock sheet in archive, 14731 also lists: 35330

Rape of Lucretia. unknown c. 1510 Tapestry Dimensions: H 6'10" x W 7'10" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: Southern Netherlands Weaving Center: unknown Ownership History: French & Co. purchased from Charles 4/15/1920; sold to Felix M. Warburg 11/30/1920. Feast scene (L); Sextus Tarquin threatens Lucretia with dagger/sword (R) (BRD) twisting vine with ribbons & blooming flowers Tapestry rewoven in the 19th century (Campbell). 2 other tapestries were purchased with this panel (Stock sheet). French & Co. stock sheet in archive, 23393-c also lists: 7673/123 New York (Met), French Gothic tapestries (1928) Related Works: Panels in set: GCPA 0240568, 0183941, & "Lucretia welcoming Sextus" (Ex Felix Warburg coll. )

Large-leaf verdure with bird attacking horse and background scene. unknown c. 1550-1600 Tapestry Dimensions: H 9' x W 7'2" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: Flemish Weaving Center: unknown Ownership History: French & Co. received from Rayne Holdings, Inc. (Property of Samuel Bronfman) 6/12/1963 in corner of SS: "M. Samuels"; returned 2/23/1968. Horse attacked by bird among shrubs, trees & large, scrolling acanthus-like leaves in foreground; man on horseback bidding farewell to parents in background (BRD) garland of foliage, fruit & flowers; (L & R BRD) vase at mid point & top Lower border is missing. French & Co. stock sheet in archive, H-331-x

Ahab offering to buy Naboth's vineyard (I Kings 21:2). unknown c. 1640 Tapestry Dimensions: H 11'9" x W 11'9" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: French Weaving Center: Paris Ownership History: French & Co. Outside palace, man gives bag of money to another man as others watch (UPR BRD) monogram in cartouche held by putti & flanked by bunches of fruit; (LWR BRD) helmet & war trophies flanked by eagles on laurel perches & putti; (L & R BRD) putti masks & other decorative elements Much of the border, & the left 2 figures & left foreground, look like modern reweaving. French & Co. stock sheet missing from archive, 15924 Related Works: Compositionally similar tapestries (borders): GCPA 0242231-0242233

The Offering to Pan from a set of the Berain Grotesques. Artist: Related to a painting by Nicolas Poussin (French, Les Andelys 1594-1665 Rome) (The Triumph of Pan, National Gallery, London). Culture: French, Beauvais. Designer: Jean-Baptiste Monnoyer (French, Lille 1636-1699 London). Dimensions: H. 121 x W. 111 inches (307.3 x 281.9 cm). Maker: Workshop of Philippe Béhagle (French, 1641-1705) or his son. Manufactory: Beauvais. Date: late 17th-early 18th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Continence of Scipio. unknown c. 1550 Tapestry Dimensions: H 14' x W 16' Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: Flemish Weaving Center: Brussels Ownership History: French & Co. Inscriptions: City mark on lower guard, left partially visible in photograph Scipio enthroned, surrounded by his soldiers, restores captive woman to her bridegroom Allucius (center, foreground); Allucius, accompanied by many men, kneels before Scipio, treasures of gold coins & vessels are offered (L of center, foreground); bride stands next to 2 soldiers (R, foreground); landscape (L, background) (BRD) garland of flowers & foliage No French & Co. stock sheet in archive, no stock number Paris (Grand Palais), Jules Romain (1978), 46-53

Paris as Youth. unknown c. 1560-1570 Tapestry Dimensions: H 11'7" x W 17' Tapestry Materials/Techniques: wool & silk Culture: Flemish Weaving Center: Brussels Ownership History: Sold at Christie's, London, 5/18/1911, no. 103; purchased by Bush. French & Co. purchased from Spanish Art Gallery 7/14/1916; sold to H. Edward Manville, Pleasantville, New York. Given to the Metropolitan Museum of Art by H. Edward Manville, 1941. United States, New York, New York, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, accno. (41.203). Inscriptions: Inscription in central field, on hem of Paris garment: ALEXAN Inscriptions: Inscription in upper border: COSILIAT CANTV IVVENV PARIS OMNIV AMORE / DAT SOCYS FRVCTVS BALNEA MVLTA PETENS Paris, holding music book on knees with dog at feet, flanked by woman standing on R & woman seated (L) with viol; 3 children gather fruit from tree enclosed by fence (L); elaborate garden with circular arbor & portico in background with figures engaged in various activities (L & R BRD) nich

mythological scene. unknown unknown Tapestry Dimensions: H 6' x W 7'2" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: French Weaving Center: Aubusson Ownership History: French & Co. purchased from G. E. Roosevelt (re Merritt), invoiced 2/5/1935; sold to David E. Popper 4/20/1965. Seated woman =goddess attended by 3 winged putti bearing food & drink in landscape setting Fragment of tapestry; borders missing. French & Co. stock sheet in archive, 39727

Pergola with bacchic caryatids and atlantes. unknown c. 16101620 Tapestry Dimensions: H 11'3" x W 12'9" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: Flemish Weaving Center: Brussels Ownership History: French & Co. purchased from The Kent Gallery 1/4/1920; sent to Mr. C. Geren () for approval on 6/6/1961 (returned). 2 deer flank caryatid; garden park beyond (BRD) segmented border with scenes in cartouches, vases with flowers, masks & other decorative elements French & Co. stock sheet in archive, 22081 Related Works: Compositionally similar tapestries (very similar cartoon), GCPA 0236886-0236888, 0184560.

Cupid aims arrow at Diana. unknown c. 1675-1725 Tapestry Dimensions: H 7' x W 16'3" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: Flemish Weaving Center: unknown Ownership History: French & Co. purchased from Spanish Art Gallery 9/25/1916. In forest, Cupid aims arrow at Diana, flanked by nymph & Zeus's eagle; nymphs seen hunting in forest (BRD) spiraling ribbon Stock sheet attributes the factory as Mortlake. French & Co. stock sheet in archive, 6064 Related Works: Panels in set: GCPA 0236364-0236366, 0184626

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

Agamemnon distributing spoils of war to victorious Greeks. unknown c. 1570 Tapestry Dimensions: H 11'7" x W 14'8" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: Flemish Weaving Center: unknown Ownership History: French & Co. purchased from Goodby Lowe, invoiced 11/24/1931. Inscriptions: Inscription in upper border cartouche: VICTOR AGAMEMNON GRECIS / VICTORIBUS SVMMO APPLAVSV / SPOLIA DISTRIBVIT Inscriptions: Inscriptions in borders identifying personifications: CARITAS / SOL / SPES / PRVDENCIA / LVNA / CAERTAEI Seated Agamemnon points towards riches; surrounding figures hold precious objects (foreground); soldiers in & around burning city of Troy (background) (BRD) standing & seated personifications of Charity, Hope, Prudence & Certitude, interspersed with floral arrangements & masks; (UPR BRD) central cartouche with inscription; (LWR BRD) personifications of Sun & Moon in chariots drawn by eagles & horses, respectively French & Co. stock sheet in archive, 17428

Ladies and gentlemen playing music by fountain. unknown c. 1750-1800 Tapestry Dimensions: H 9'2" x W 9'2" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: French Weaving Center: Aubusson Ownership History: French & Co. In landscape with trees & flowering plants, group of ladies & gentlemen gathered to play & listen to music; 2 ladies holding scores while men hold their instruments; young girls with dog near fountain centered with mask & topped by vase (L) Borders missing; fragment. No French & Co. stock sheet in archive, no stock number

Umbria Perugia Perugia Convent S. Pietro24. Hutzel, Max 1960-1990 Interior views with emphasis on paintings and sculpture; extensive views of illuminated manuscripts (negatives not printed). General Notes: There are no prints assigned H-#s 43-57. 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.

Flowers in a golden vase, with three birds late 17th-early 18th century Savonnerie Manufactory. Flowers in a golden vase, with three birds 223087

Country meal. unknown c. 1510 Tapestry Dimensions: H 280 x W 340 cm Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: Southern Netherlands Weaving Center: unknown In landscape, shepherds & shepherdesses eating meal in country; flock of sheep in foreground; nobleman & lady approach scene at top; rolling hills with houses in background Borders missing.

Autumn from a set of The Seasons. Artist: After a painting by Murillo (Alte Pinakothek, Munich). Culture: British, London. Dimensions: H. 105 x W. 155 inches (266.7 x 393.7 cm). Maker: Weaving workshop directed by John Chabanex (French, active before 1696-1744). Date: early 18th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Landscape with boy playing the flute, a fisherman and shepherd with flock of animals. unknown c. 1750-1800 Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: French Weaving Center: Aubusson Ownership History: Jacques Seligmann & Co. sold 5 panels of this set on 3/22/1924, 4/15/1924 & 12/19/1924 (2 pieces through Baudoin). The 2 pieces sold in 1924 went to Haardt. In landscape with farmhouse, trees, flowering plants & river, a young boy playing the flute while a shepherd near flock reclines on grassy mound on edge of river & converses with fisherman; additional farmhouse in distance Borders missing. Jacques Seligmann & Co. stock sheet in archive, 12484 old stock no. 9428 Related Works: Panels in set: GCPA 0240606-0240611

July. Master of the Months of Lucas (Netherlandish (before 1600), 1535) (author of design) painter c. 1731-1743 Tapestry Dimensions: H 11'6 x W 8'3" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: French Weaving Center: Paris Ownership History: French & Co. purchased from Joseph E. Widener 11/9/1917 (). Exhibited at San Francisco Museum of Art (1922). French & Co. purchased from Bartos, invoiced 7/1/1925; sold to Mrs. Grace Rainey Rogers 1/21/1926. Mr. Mitchell Samuels coll. (ca. 1932). Vojetch Blau (ca. 1980). Lady & gentleman ride horses & hold falcons, accompanied by gentlemen returning from the hunt; in summer landscape, children bathe in pond & men walk in fields (BRD) picture-frame border, garlanded rosette cartouche in corners; (UPR BRD) centered cartouche with Leo Version of 3rd border. French & Co. stock sheet in archive, 4487 also lists: 40061 French & Co. stock sheet in archive, 13597 French & Co. stock sheet missing from archive, 45751 Fénaille, Gobelins 2 (1903-1923), 337-

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