Exquisite Tapestries

Detailed tapestries featuring rich imagery of nature and historical narratives, showcasing intricate designs from different cultures.

Two boys interact while three others watch them intently. unknown c. 1690-1700 Tapestry Dimensions: H 11' x W 10'10" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: French Weaving Center: Beauvais Ownership History: French & Co. received from Bronson W. Griscom, invoiced 7/22/1935; returned 1/13/1959. Inscriptions: Inscription in lower border, center: CARTE DE FRANCE In landscape with section of building with large columns, 1 wrapped in drapery in background (BRD) floral garland & fruit entwined with acanthus leaves, animals & various decorative & (LWR L & R BRD) grotesque motifs; (UPR BRD) eagles framing star-studded drapery with cartouche of symbolic elements, & scrolled reserve with male head in corners French & Co. stock sheet in archive, 18450-c Related Works: Panels in set: 0241325-0241328

America. Schoor, Lodewijk van (Flemish, 1666-1726) (author of design, figures) painter Spierincx, Pieter (Flemish, act.1614-1647) (author of design, landscape workshop) painter weaver c. 1699 Tapestry Dimensions: H 11'2" x W 9'8" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: Flemish Weaving Center: unknown Ownership History: French & Co. Inscriptions: Inscription in central field on ship's bow: FORTUNA 1699 Personification of America holding arrow, bow & quiver, wearing feather headdress & standing by alligator (center, middle ground), surrounded by 4 female figures wearing feather headdresses, 1 holding bow & turning head towards onlooker (L, middle ground), 1 reclining on elbow (R, foreground), 2 other sit & stand (R, middle ground); snake, turtle & seashells on ground (L, foreground); ship in sea (L, background) (UPR & LWR BRD) spiraling foliage interspersed with birds, dogs & flower vases centered by fruit-filled cornucopia shell; (L & R BRD) spiraling foliage with flowers inters

June, sheep-shearing. unknown c. 1660-1670 borders Tapestry Dimensions: H 10'2" x W 9'9" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: English Weaving Center: Mortlake Ownership History: French & Co. purchased with partial interest of Parish Watson & Co., 12/31/1919; sold to F. Doelger 4/27/1926 SS 7484. French & Co. received from Cecile B. Doelger, 10/9/1952; "returned to consigner" 9/28/1959 SS 52582. Landowner showing his wife & child (L, foreground); peasants shearing sheep (R, middle ground) (BRD) garland with fruit & hunting trophies; (UPR BRD) shield with 3 lions, surmounted by crown in center The whole tapestry has been extensively rewoven. In fact, apart from the borders, it seems a more modern reweaving than anything else. It may be a late 19th/20th century fake, built upon the borders & some fragments (Campbell). The composition is related to the "Months of Lucas" in the version of a Bruges series, now in Vienna, rather than in the Gobelins series (Cavallo). French & Co. s

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

Armida at her toilet at edge of garden park. unknown c. 1700 Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: Flemish Weaving Center: Oudenaarde Ownership History: French & Co.

Boreas and Orithyia. Houasse, René-Antoine (French, 1645-1710) (author of design) painter c. 1700-1725 Tapestry Dimensions: H 11'6" x W 13'9" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: wool, silk & metallic thread (warp: 7-9/cm) Culture: French Weaving Center: Beauvais Ownership History: Sold at Sotheby's, London, 6/15/1928, lot. 163. Seidlitz & Van Baarn dealers, 1929. In garden park setting, wind god Boreas lifts Orithyia into the air as 1 companion holds onto the hem of Orithyia's garment & others flee (BRD) canopies, baskets, flaming torches, shells, garlands, bows, ribbons, scrolls, quivers, fronds & animal legs (at lower corners) Standen, Tapestries in the Metropolitan 2 (1985), 472 Related Works: Compositionally similar tapestry (same cartoon): GCPA 0243669

Diana and nymphs. unknown c. 1690-1710 Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: Flemish Weaving Center: Brussels Ownership History: French & Co. Inscriptions: City mark on lower guard, right of center; woven monogram in lower guard, right not legible in photograph Within forest, Diana, accompanied by 3 nymphs, rest after hunt; nymph holds up dead rabbit (center, foreground); stone pedestal with garland of flowers (R, foreground); stylized garden with fountains & architectural scene (center, background) (BRD) rinceau & stylized foliage motifs terminating in blooming flowers, interspersed with vases, shells & birds; (L & R BRD) canopy-like structures with wreath of flowers in upper corners French & Co. stock sheet missing from archive, J-373

Two boys interact while three others watch them intently. unknown c. 1690-1700 Tapestry Dimensions: H 11' x W 10'10" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: French Weaving Center: Beauvais Ownership History: French & Co. received from Bronson W. Griscom, invoiced 7/22/1935; returned 1/13/1959. Inscriptions: Inscription in lower border, center: CARTE DE FRANCE In landscape with section of building with large columns, 1 wrapped in drapery in background (BRD) floral garland & fruit entwined with acanthus leaves, animals & various decorative & (LWR L & R BRD) grotesque motifs; (UPR BRD) eagles framing star-studded drapery with cartouche of symbolic elements, & scrolled reserve with male head in corners French & Co. stock sheet in archive, 18450-c Related Works: Panels in set: 0241325-0241328

Landscape with duck. unknown c. 1675-1750 Tapestry Dimensions: H 9'10" x W 13'9" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: French Weaving Center: Aubusson Ownership History: French & Co. purchased from Lady Mildred Gosford, received 5/8/1963; sold to Riconde Arts 8/28/1964. Inscriptions: Mark (city or weaver) on lower guard, right: A B flanking fleur-de-lys Duck under arched bridge in stream above waterfall, amongst flowering plants & trees; building on hill in distance (BRD) border incorporating flowers & fruits; ribbon-tied laurels framing flower head in corners The mark is relatively rare. French & Co. stock sheet in archive, G-183-x

November. Master of the Months of Lucas (Netherlandish (before 1600), 1535) (author of design) painter 1731-1743 Tapestry Dimensions: H 11'7" x W 9'8" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: French Weaving Center: Paris Ownership History: Lord Winborne coll., Winborne Castle. Marquis da Foz coll., Lisbon. Peter A. B. Widener & Joseph E. Widener coll., Lynnewood Hall, Elkins Park Pennsylvania; sold at Samuel T. Freeman (Philadelphia), 6/21/1944, lot 489. French & Co. purchased from Jack Linsky 6/20/1944 or 6/21/1944; sold to Mr. Robert Mikaeloff 7/21/1966. Farm man & woman prepare to sow seeds, while infant reaches into sack of seeds & woman carries sack; woman brings food to man (R); in background, village & farm, with men sowing seeds, plowing fields & loading cart (BRD) picture-frame border, garlanded rosette cartouche in corners; (UPR BRD) centered by cartouche with Sagittarius Version of 3rd border. French & Co. stock sheet in archive, 77063 Fénaille, Gobelins 2 (1903-1923)

Luncheon. Boucher, François (French, 1703-1770) (author of design) painter Charron, André-Charlemagne (French, fl.1754-1780) (workshop) weaver (French) c. 1756-1778 Tapestry Dimensions: H 11'6" x W 11'3" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: wool (warp); wool & silk (weft) Culture: French Weaving Center: Beauvais Ownership History: French & Co. purchased from C. L. Blair 3/11/1922; sold to William Randolph Hearst 4/3/1924 SS 11450. French & Co. purchased from William Randolph Hearst, invoiced 11/25/1939; sold to Museum of Fine Arts 4//1940 SS 19590. United States, Massachusetts, Boston, Museum of Fine Arts. Inscriptions: City mark on lower guard, right: fleur-de-lys A.C.C.BEAUVAIS Young woman seated on ground looks up towards young man seated behind her who offers her grapes & 2 boys who hold bunches of grapes (L), facing towards her is another young woman seated on ground & holding handle of basket of fruit, a young man approaches behind her carying pitcher on rope in R hand & staff with bun

September. Le Brun, Charles (French, 1619-1690) (designed after) painter Meulen, François van der (French, 1632-1690) (cartoon creator) painter c. 1725-1733 Tapestry Dimensions: H 10'8" x W 22' Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: French Weaving Center: Paris Ownership History: Given to Stanislaus, King of Poland by Louis XV. Exhibited at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York (bef. 12/29/1937). French & Co. received from T. Theodore E. Stebbins, invoiced 12/29/1937; returned 2/8/1939. Inscriptions: Inscription on cartouche, center: CHATEAV / DE / CHAMBOR Château de Chambord set in fall landscape, with procession of carriages & riders; in foreground, balustrade with oriental carpet, young man & boy, birds & animals; columns hung with autumnal garlands & cartouche with crowned monogram "LQDP" =Louis Quinz Duc de Parma (BRD) floral garland inside scrolling acanthus band, acanthus rosette in corners; (LWR BRD) centered by inscribed cartouche French & Co. stock sheet in archiv

The Gardener from a set of the Italian Village Scenes. Culture: French, Beauvais. Designer: Designed by François Boucher (French, Paris 1703-1770 Paris). Dimensions: H. 110 1/2 x W. 73 inches (280.7 x 185.4 cm). Manufactory: Beauvais. Patron: Boulard de Gatellier (Chteau de Gatellier (Loire)). Workshop director: André Charlemagne Charron (French, active 1754-80). Date: designed 1734-36, woven 1762.Images of gardens were popular in the tapestry medium from the medieval era, where the so-called mille-fleurs (thousand flowers) (see also 2013.506) provided a decorative, and sometimes symbolic, setting for scenes of romance and play. Park and garden tapestries continued to enjoy popularity throughout the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, particularly for the decoration of more intimate chambers, where they provided a pleasant contrast with the grander subject matter of tapestries used in more formal settings. The theme enjoyed new popularity with the advent of the Rococo style during t

Apollo and attendants flaying Marsyas. 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 c 1661-1662 Tapestry Dimensions: H 13'7"-13'9" x W 15'7.75" x 15'6" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: wool (undyed, warp: 6-7/cm); dyed wool & silk (weft: 16-24/cm) Culture: Italian Weaving Center: , LazioRome Ownership History: Made for Cardinal Francesco Barberini. 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 Minneapolis Institute of Art 7/23/1957. United States, Minnesota, Minneapolis, The Minneapolis Institute of Arts, accno. 57.19. In wooded setting, Marsyas tied to tree by 2 of Apollo's attendants with pan pipes suspended above, 1 attendant ties ropes as the other brandishes knife & looks towards Apollo (UPR BRD) centered by curling cartouche with sat

Maypole dance. Huet, Jean-Baptiste (French, 1745-1811) (designed after) painter c. 1785-1800 Tapestry Dimensions: H 8'1" x W 6'5" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: wool, silk Culture: French Weaving Center: Aubusson Ownership History: French & Co. purchased from Jacques Seligmann & Co., received 2/13/1917; sold to Countess Sala 5/10/1950 SS 3970-a. French & Co. received from Mr. Henri Azria 11/21/1961; returned 2/28/1966 SS E-204-x. In landscape with trees & flowering plants, a youth & a girl dance around a pole; 2 girls recline at their feet, one playing the flute (L) & the other with a basket of flowers (R) & with a dog (BRD) scene framed by palm trees forming arch & ornamented by wild flowers at base, wreaths at mid-points, & baskets of flowers at top, with ribbon-tied floral festoons across arch This photograph shows the tapestry in a carved, gilt-wood frame (stock sheet 3970-a). A similar set is now in the Petit Palais in Paris, bequeathed ...by Ralph Tuck (stock sheet 3970). French

Perseus showing Gorgon's head to King Atlas. unknown c. 1650-1675 Tapestry Dimensions: H 9' x W 9'9" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: Flemish Weaving Center: unknown Ownership History: French & Co. In garden with large urn on pedestal (L), King Atlas turns into stone as Perseus (R) approaches him with gorgon's head (UPR BRD) central cartouche flanked by festoons; (LWR BRD) addorsed dolphins flanked by festoons; (L & R BRD) parrots perched on urns, supported by tall pedestals decorated with winged half-figures & floral garlands French & Co. stock sheet missing from archive, H-99

Athena (Minerva) restrains Achilles' anger. unknown c. 1700-1720 Tapestry Dimensions: H 133" x W 83 1/2" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: Flemish Weaving Center: Brussels Ownership History: French & Co. received from Blakeman. Brown University coll.; sold at Christie's (New York), 11/22/1980, lot 275. United States, New York, New York, Christie's, November 22, 1980, lot 275. Soldiers on foot & horseback watch central scene; army encampment & mountains in background (BRD) garland inside scrolling acanthus, acanthus cartouche at corners The 3 panels in this set represent 1 scene woven as 3 panels (Campbell). Christie's attributed these panels to the Gobelins manufactory (Brown). No French & Co. stock sheet in archive, no stock number Related Works: Panels in set: GCPA 0237845-0237847, 0244051-0244052

Shepherdess approaching hunter in landscape with funerary monument. Oudry, Jean-Baptiste (French, 1686-1755) (designed after) painter c. 1780-1810 Tapestry Dimensions: H 6'6" x W 7'10" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: French Weaving Center: Aubusson Ownership History: Cortlandt F. Bishop coll. French & Co. purchased from American Art Association, New York (Bishop sale), invoiced 11/21/1935; sold to Harry Brandt 9/30/1936. In landscape with trees & flowering plants, a shepherdess with her crook & sheep on a leash approaches a hunter sitting with fowling piece next to funerary monument; river with small boat, swans & buildings in background (BRD) pole with floral garland alternating with spiraling ribbon; bow-tied ribbons in corners This scene was initially created in 1726 by J. B. Oudry for the Beauvais manufactory. French & Co. stock sheet in archive, 39967-b Boccara, Belles heures de la tapisserie (1971), 212 Related Works: Panels in set: GCPA 0240633, 0240686; composit

Landscape with shepherd and shepherdesses resting near a fountain. Huet, Jean-Baptiste (French, 1745-1811) (designed after) painter c. 1750-1800 Tapestry Dimensions: H 8'5" x W 13'5" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: French Weaving Center: Aubusson Ownership History: French & Co. In landscape with trees, wild plants & architectural fountain (L), a shepherd resting with 2 shepherdesses (R); woman with bucket near fountain & with flock of sheep & bull (L); additional figures in background & river with bridge & buildings in distance (BRD) picture-frame border with lozenges enclosing rosettes; acanthus leaves framing cabochon centered by rosette in corners French & Co. stock sheet missing from archive, J-349-x Related Works: Compositionally similar tapestry (larger composition): GCPA 0240612; compositionally similar tapestries (right half of panel only & with variations): GCPA 0240675, 0240677, 0240696, 0240706

Meleager gives head of Calydonian boar to Atalanta. unknown c. 1675-1700 Tapestry Dimensions: H 10'2" x W 10'9" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: Flemish Weaving Center: Brussels Ownership History: French & Co. received from Bray, 4/13/1925; returned 11/12/1925 SS 13496. French & Co. purchased from Mr. Hobart P. Skofield, 7/1/1957 58112. Related Works: Panels in set: GCPA 0238639-0238646

Landscape with rider and steward. unknown c. 1650-1675 Tapestry Dimensions: H 11' x W 10'4" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: Flemish Weaving Center: unknown Ownership History: French & Co. Related Works: Panels in set: GCPA 0236697-0236703, 0242480

scene. unknown c. 1670 Tapestry Dimensions: H 12'5" x W 17'7" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: Flemish Weaving Center: Antwerp Ownership History: French & Co. Under tent, man wearing turban is seated at lectern, surrounded by several men philosophers; 2 soldiers stand guard next to 2 children playing with monkey (BRD) swags of flowers & fruit, & martial trophies, including quivers of arrows; (UPR BRD) empty cartouche in center; (LWR BRD) large stone pedestal, lions in each corner No French & Co. stock sheet in archive, no stock number

Cock pheasants with fountain. unknown c. 1720 Tapestry Dimensions: H 9'4" x W 7'3" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: French Weaving Center: Aubusson Ownership History: French & Co. 2 birds near stream, amongst meadow with flowering plants & trees; fountain pouring water in basin near castle in background; additional buildings on hills in distance (BRD) floral elements & acanthus leaves with (UPR L BRD) trophy, (LWR BRD) bird & other decorative motifs; (UPR BRD) crown amidst floral sprays & (LWR BRD) cartouche centered by turnip in corners French & Co. stock sheet missing from archive, 18800 () Related Works: Stylistically similar tapestry (different borders): GCPA 0243514

Children playing in garden park. unknown c. 1690 Tapestry Dimensions: H 9'2" x W 12' Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: Flemish Weaving Center: unknown Ownership History: French & Co. With fountain on R, structures on L & parterres in distance (BRD) pole with acanthus spiral French & Co. stock sheet missing from archive, 9568

Diana and Apollo hunting deer. unknown c. 1680-1700 Tapestry Dimensions: H 8'4" x W 11'5" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: French Weaving Center: Aubusson Ownership History: French & Co. received from Mrs. J. Larus, 8/6/1952; returned 4/23/1954. In landscape with trees & flowering plants, Diana & Apollo standing with arrow & bow, near dog in foreground; additional couple with similar weapons in background (L) near dog running after deer (BRD) floral garland (L BRD) inhabited by bird & with acanthus leaves French & Co. stock sheet in archive, 52489-x

Cephalus inadvertently kills Procris. 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 8'9" x W 10'7" 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; sold to Mr. Anders Jahre () 4/1/1961 17675. Cephalus aims spear at Procris obscured behind bush, who raises her arms; Cupid () in tree above (BRD) garland with fruit & flowers; (UPR & LWR BRD) centered by cornucopias resting on bracket; cartouches in corners French & Co. stock sheet in archive, 5346-a French & Co. stock sheet in archive, 17675-c also lists: 50512 Standen, Tapestries in the Metropolitan 2 (1985), 467-472 Related Works: Panels in set: GCPA 0243656, 0243659, 0243662-0243664, 0243666

Birds with waterfall. unknown c. 1725-1775 Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: French Weaving Center: Aubusson Ownership History: French & Co. Lush flowering plants frame composition: large bird looking towards smaller one flying in its direction; cascading river flowing from rocky outcrop with natural arch in background (BRD) picture-frame border with stylized, alternating half-piastres superimposed on trellis pattern with flower heads; acanthus leaves in corners No French & Co. stock sheet in archive, no stock number Related Works: Similar border: GCPA 0244209, 0243446-0243447, 0243449-0243450, 0243435

October 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. 108 inches (360.7 x 472.4 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.

Shepherds returning from the pasture with their flocks. Huet, Jean-Baptiste (French, 1745-1811) (designed after) painter c. 1785-1800 Tapestry Dimensions: H 7'10" x W 5' Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: French Weaving Center: Aubusson Ownership History: French & Co. purchased from Alice G. Hubbard (Margaret B. Gould, agent), received 6/17/1917; sold to Mrs. H. J. Bradbury 8/20/1918. In landscape with trees & flowering plants, shepherds with children, a laden horse & their flock of sheep, goats & a bull retreat from the pastures in direction of the village; buildings in distance (L) (BRD) field framed by palm trees springing from wild flowering plants with (UPR BRD) a floral festoon linking the 2 palm trees & with a bow-tied hanging basket of flowers in center This composition is a version of the Pastorales à Palmiers, based on designs by Jean-Baptiste Huet & other designers. The composition is coarser than usual Aubusson; it may have been made by another provincial weavi

Landscape with bird and pond. unknown c. 1700-1800 Tapestry Dimensions: H 9'9" x W 7'8" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: Flemish Weaving Center: unknown Ownership History: French & Co. purchased from Mr. Herbert L. Gutterson, received 9/17/1948; sold to Mr. Sam Darsa 11/17/1961. Related Works: Panels in set, 0236671-0236672

scene with Cupid. unknown c. 1760 Tapestry Dimensions: H 6'10" x W 4'6" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: French Weaving Center: Aubusson Ownership History: French & Co. purchased from Henry Symons & Co., received 12/13/1920; sold to Jean Mikaeloff 6/25/1963. In landscape with flowering plants & tree with floral garland, couple rests with dog at their side & Cupid, holding arrow, between them; Cupid above in sky (L) aiming arrow at couple with bow Borders missing; fragment. French & Co. stock sheet in archive, 23146

Triumph of Diana. unknown c. 1680-1700 Tapestry Dimensions: H 12' x W 11'9" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: Flemish Weaving Center: Brussels Ownership History: Mercy d'Argentau coll. (noble Belgian family). French & Co. received from Mrs. Willia Mann scratched out & replaced with Mrs. Edward P. Moffett 3/19/1964 also lists: 6/12/1964; returned 9/8/1965. In forest, Diana rests with her nymphs beneath tree (center, middle ground); dead stag & fowl at foot of her settee (center, foreground) (BRD) garlands of flowers & fruit interspersed with fish, quivers of arrows; (UPR & LWR BRD) portrait medallion in center Stock sheet identifies the subject of this tapestry as King Louis XIV depicted as Jupiter (Zeus). Furthermore, it states that there is a companion piece that was woven in 1658 picturing Louis XV & Marie Mancini at play. This tapestry is illustrated in the catalog of the American Art Gallery, January 21, 1921, pl. 22. French & Co. stock sheet in archive, G-598-x

Shepherd watching shepherdess making a rose-crown from a distance. unknown c. 1750-1800 Tapestry Dimensions: H 10' x W 6'10" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: French Weaving Center: Aubusson Ownership History: French & Co. purchased from Mrs. Wanamaker, invoiced 8/12/1935; sold to Jean Mikaeloff 6/25/1963. In landscape with trees, flowering plants & near waterfall, a young shepherd reclining against tree watches a shepherdess (L) making a rose-crown, from the distance; additional shepherd with cattle in background (R) & ruins in distance (BRD) pole with spiral floral garland, & acanthus leaves enclosing flowers in corners French & Co. stock sheet in archive, 18461-c Related Works: Panels in set: GCPA 0240680, 0240706, 0240678

Soldiers on a bear-hunt. unknown c. 1700-1720 Tapestry Dimensions: H 3.50 x W 1.97 m Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: Flemish Weaving Center: Brussels Ownership History: French & Co. 2 hunters on horseback holding lances, hounds surrounding bear (foreground), wooded & hilly landscape with farm (BRD) flower garland, undulating foliage interspersed with birds, fruit baskets & quivers; (UPR BRD & LWR BRD center) cartouche with hunting trophy The attribution of this panel's cartoon to Adam Van Der Meulen is not founded. No French & Co. stock sheet in archive, no stock number Related Works: Panels in set: GCPA 0237467-0237468, 0241990

Hunter bringing catch of birds to lady. unknown c. 1770-1790 Tapestry Dimensions: H 9'2" x W 4'2" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: French Weaving Center: Aubusson Ownership History: French & Co. purchased from Jacques Seligmann & Co., received 6/15/1920; sold to Karl Bock () 6/10/1960 SS 22709. French & Co. received from Aliata, Inc. Louis P. Brown sale, Parke-Bernet, 5/12/1967, Lot 32, 6/2/1967; returned 6/13/1968 SS K-270-x. Bow-suspended medallion with hunter bringing catch of birds to lady holding a lap dog (ALENTOUR) arabesque with garlands & bouquet of flowers, & eagle at top 18th century Aubusson weavings of this type show much of the hardness of late 19th century revivals theme. However without color or texture to work from, is is difficult to evaluate in this case. as drawing. Jacques Seligmann & Co. stock sheet in archive, 8102 old stock no. 7054 French & Co. stock sheet in archive, 22709-c French & Co. stock sheet in archive, K-270-x Related Works: Panels in s

Swing. unknown c. 1780-1810 Tapestry Dimensions: H 7'9" x W 8'2" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: French Weaving Center: Aubusson Ownership History: French & Co. received from Mrs. Louis Nixon 11/11/1941; returned 1/4/1945. In landscape with trees & plants, 2 young men each holding rope flank a lady on a swing; another woman sits on ground with basket, surrounded by 2 children, 1 of them playing with a dog & a sheep (R) (BRD) garland of flowers & leaves with spiraling tied ribbons There are variants to this scene, with the woman with children & animals to the right not always included. Similarly, the composition of this panel can be seen enlarged with the inclusion of a group of people with children looking at a sun dial, near cattle. French & Co. stock sheet in archive, 75749 Related Works: Compositionally similar tapestries: GCPA 0243104, 0243108; compositionally similar tapestries (with variations), GCPA 0243110-0243111, 0243113-0243114, 0184439 (similar border); comp

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

Pan and Syrinx. unknown c. 1700-1750 Tapestry Dimensions: H 9'9" x W 14' 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 river landscape, Pan pursues Syrinx across stream (BRD) garland with flowers, foliage & intertwined ribbon French & Co. stock sheet in archive, 52289-b Related Works: Panels in set: GCPA 0241939-0241942

Diana between the giants Otus and Ephialtes. Dubreuil, Toussaint (French, 1561-1602) (author of design) painter c. 1630-1650 Tapestry Dimensions: H 11'9" x W 12'10" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: French Weaving Center: Paris Ownership History: French & Co. purchased from Sol Mindlin, received 1/4/1961; sold to Service des Monuments Historiques 6/7/1963. In clearing, man caresses woman holding spear on R as youth behind them with bound hands watches & another man kneeling in front of them holds dog (UPR BRD) cartouche with wreath flanked by putti & festoons; (LWR BRD) dog's head resting on oval cartouche with unidentified scene, flanked by festoons; (L & R BRD) animal head & torch flanked by fruit & flowers overlying crossed spears with standing hunter at top & crouching hunter at bottom There are 5 panels in this set. French & Co. stock sheet in archive, D-312-x Fénaille, Gobelins 1 (1903-1923), 231-240 Related Works: Panels in set: GCPA 0245149-0245153; compositionall

Landscape with pond and birds. unknown c. 1675-1700 Tapestry Dimensions: H 9'1" x W 13'10" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: Flemish Weaving Center: unknown Ownership History: French & Co. purchased from Henri Bendel, invoiced 12/7/1928; sold to Sedgwick 12/17/1940. Related Works: Panels in set, 0236557, 0242495

Daphne prevents Aminta from killing himself. Tayer, Hans (Flemish, act. ca.1619) (workshop) weaver 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: Weaver mark on right guard, bottom: "H" with superimposed 3-pronged "T" Inscriptions: city mark on right guard, bottom: P Aminta, seated, about to plunge knife into his chest (L), is restrained by Daphne as men behind them watches & woman approaches from R (UPR & LWR BRD) centered by strapwork cartouche with bow, quiver & crossed torches (& pair

Landscape with musicians and pagodas. Vigne, Charles (German, d.1751) (workshop, attr.) weaver c. 1735-1750 Tapestry Dimensions: H 11'7" x W 17'7" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: German Weaving Center: Berlin Ownership History: French & Co. purchased from Mrs. George F. Baker 5/1/1950; sold to "Verwaltung Ehem Staatlichen Schlösser und Gärten" Verwaltung der Staatlichen Schlösser und Gärten 7/16/1968. Germany, Berlin, Verwaltung der staatlichen Schlösser und Gärten. Musicians in pagoda (L); figure on horseback approaching figure in pagoda (R) (BRD) picture-frame border with pole with acanthus leaf spiral; (UPR & LWR BRD) headed by masks; (L & R BRD) centered by rectangular cabochons; oval cabochons in corners Borders are pieced & restored. French & Co. stock sheet in archive, 81151-c Related Works: Panels in set: GCPA 0184765, 0188312, 0188314-0188315, 0188340, 0244619, 0244839, 0244842, 0244844, 0244846-0244849; similar border: GCPA 0244831

Landscape with pagodas in distance. Pillement, Jean (French, 1728-1808) (designed after) painter c. 1780-1800 Tapestry Dimensions: H 9'5" x W 7'4" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: French Weaving Center: Aubusson Ownership History: French & Co. purchased from Daniel Taradash, received 8/7/1963; sold to American Foreign Trade Development 12/9/1963. Birds in foreground with pair of leafy, flowering trees; pagodas in background (BRD) picture-frame border with floral, half-lozenge pattern, framed by bead-&-reel & guilloche bands According to the stock sheet, the two panels in this set were originally one tapestry. The composition seems to flow from one panel to the next. French & Co. stock sheet in archive, G-87-x-a Related Works: Panels in set: GCPA 0243428, 0243448

Hunters and people at leisure. Béhagle, Philippe I (French, b.1641-d.1705) (workshop) weaver c. 1675-1700 Tapestry Dimensions: H 10' x W 14'3" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: French Weaving Center: Beauvais Ownership History: French & Co. purchased from American Art Association (Fletcher & Williamson coll.), 1/25/1918; sold to Tiffany Studios 7/25/1919. Landscape with 3 hunters on horseback on R, woman carrying basket on head & holding hand of small child in center, to L of her are 3 men running towards 2 seated men on L, man standing apart from seated men, & 2 men on far L looking towards R (BRD) strapwork with fruit, flowers, scrolling acanthus leaves, baskets of flowers, & crossed arrow quivers French & Co. stock sheet in archive, 4576

Diana kills Chione. 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 11'2 x W 8'4" 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. Chione, shot by Diana for comparing her own beauty with that of the goddess, on ground after Diana has shot her attended by 2 youths as older man (=Daedalion) holds up arrow & looks towards Diana standing on rock outcrop above river (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 pu

False Dulcinea. Coypel, Charles-Antoine (French, 1694-1752) (author of design) painter Perrot, Pierre-Josse (French, act.1724-1735) (designed after, alentour) painter Cozette, Pierre-François (French, b.1714-d.1801) (workshop) weaver 1752-1753 Tapestry Dimensions: H 144" x W 108" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: wool & silk Culture: French Weaving Center: Paris Ownership History: Garde-meuble (1758-). Château de Marly (ca.1789). Empress Eugénie coll., Farnsborough House, London; sold at Christie's (London), 7/7/1927, lot 76; purchased by Henry Symons, New York. French & Co. United States, Virginia, Richmond, Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, accno. 64-48-1/6. Inscriptions: Woven inscription in cartouche in center field: DOM QUICHOTTE TROMPÉ / PAR SANCHO PREND UNE / PAYSANNE POUR DULCINÉE In landscape, don Quixote kneels before young woman on donkey & grasps her knee as she raises her arm to hit him with a stick; scene enclosed by picture-frame cartouche (ALENTOUR) patterned background with f

Adoration of golden calf. Giulio Romano (Italian, 1492/99-1546) (author of design) painter c. 1545 Tapestry Dimensions: H 415 x W 563 cm Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: Flemish Ownership History: Austria, Vienna, Vienna, Kunsthistorisches Museum, accno. I/7. Inscriptions: Unidentified weaver mark on right guard, top Inscriptions: Inscription in upper border cartouche: FECERVNTQVE SIBI VITVLVM ... In landscape, Aaron makes golden calf, builds altar & offers sacrifice to golden calf, while kneeling figures surround; in upper R corner, on seeing idolaters Moses breaks tables of law (Exodus 32:1-19) (L & R BRD) segmented border with figures in architectural niches, coats of arms at top; (UPR BRD) headed by cartouche with inscription, flanked by garlands of flowers & fruit, & 2 miniature masks; (LWR BRD) standing & seated male & female figures interspersed with swags & vases terminating in cornucopias Photographs in Photo Study Collection are details only; see Mahl's article

Final assault on the boar. Orley, Bernart van (Netherlandish (before 1600) - Flanders, ca.1492-1542) (author of design, attr.) painter Lacroix, Jean de II (French, ca.1640-d.1714) (workshop) weaver Mozin, Jean-Baptiste (French, act. 1667-d. 1693) (workshop) weaver 1692-1693 Tapestry Dimensions: H 14'2" x W 17'2" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: wool & silk (warp: 19-21/inch) Culture: French Weaving Center: Paris Ownership History: Garde Meuble (1693-ca. 1789). Château de Fontainebleau (ca. 1789). Probably in Mme. d'Houdemare coll. (bef. 1903). A. Doucet, Paris (1909). Mrs. Whitelaw Reid coll., Ophir Hall, Purchase, New York; sold at American Art Association--Anderson Galleries (New York), 5/14/1935, lot 950. French & Co. United States, New York, New York, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, accno. 35.74.1. Hunter or horseback prepares to spear boar, as hunting dogs attack boar (center); other hunters rush to scene (L & R); set in wooded landscape (UPR BRD) band of fruit, foliage & flowers ce

Landscape with cock and parrot. unknown c. 1680-1700 Tapestry Dimensions: H 9'7" x W 10' Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: French Weaving Center: Aubusson Ownership History: French & Co. Cock by a river amongst flowering plants & trees; parrot perched high on branch (R) (BRD) border incorporating acanthus leaves, other floral & decorative elements No French & Co. stock sheet in archive, no stock number

Harvesting pineapples. Vernansal, Guy-Louis (French, 1648-1729) (author of design, attr.) painter Monnoyer, Jean-Baptiste (French, 1636-1699) (author of design) painter Belin, Jean-Baptiste I (French, 1653-1715) (author of design) painter Béhagle, Philippe I (French, b.1641-d.1705) (workshop) weaver c. 1697-1705 Tapestry Dimensions: H 13'7.5" x W 8'5.5" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: wool & silk Culture: French Weaving Center: Beauvais Ownership History: Made for the Louis-Alexandre de Bourbon, comte de Toulouse & duc de Penthièvre. Louis-Jean-Marie de Bourbon, duc de Penthièvre (son of the above). Louise Marie-Adélaïde de Bourbon (daughter of the above). Louis-Philippe d'Orléans (son of the above). Sold Domaine de Monceaux, 1/25-27/1852, no.8; purchased by the duc d'Uzès & placed in the Château de Bonnelles, Seine-et-Oise. Georges Haardt & Company, Inc., New York, 1925. French & Co., New York. John Thompson Dorrance, Sr., Newport, Rhode Island. John Thompson Dorrance Jr. Rosenberg & S

Landscape with bird. unknown c. 1650-1725 Tapestry Dimensions: H 8'5" x W 4'7" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: French Weaving Center: Aubusson Ownership History: French & Co. purchased from Mr. Walter Sewisolm, received 2/28/1920; sold to Arthur Lehman 5/21/1920; returned by Mrs. A Lehman 10/09/1929 (); sold to J. N. Nalher (or G. N. Walker ) 2/26/1943. Bird in the foreground amongst plants & trees; smaller bird perched on branch; buildings on hills in background (BRD) foliated border with flowers & ribbons; fleur-de-lys in corners The border & the central field were cut down & all sides were pieced. Yet, the border & the central field may belong together. The border is Aubusson style & the field could be French or Flemish. French & Co. stock sheet in archive, 22157-d

Heron with classical ruins and waterfall. Oudry, Jean-Baptiste (French, 1686-1755) (designed after) painter c. 1700-1750 Tapestry Dimensions: H 8'8" x W 15'4" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: French Weaving Center: Aubusson Ownership History: French & Co. purchased from Henry Symons, invoiced 3/18/1926; sold to Julian Goldman 03/20/1933 SS 14089. French & Co. purchased from Julian Goldman, invoiced 10/7/1938; sold to Perser Jeppich Voigtmann & Co. 7/21/1964 SS 19257. Heron near classical ruins, among flowering plants & trees in foreground; river with waterfall & town in background; parrot on branch (L) & additional bird in tree (R) (BRD) cross-banded border enclosing fans; large, scrolled acanthus leaves in corners French & Co. stock sheet in archive, 14089 also lists 34570 French & Co. stock sheet in archive, 19257 also lists 41566 Related Works: Compositionally similar tapestry (same cartoon, R2/3 of composition): GCPA 0243488; similar borders: GCPA 0243441, 0244271

Landscape with building perched on hill. Pillement, Jean (French, 1728-1808) (designed after) painter c. 1770-1800 Tapestry Dimensions: H 8'8"x W 5'2" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: French Weaving Center: Aubusson Ownership History: French & Co. purchased from Mr. Lancashire, received 6/5/1920; sold to Ricon de Arts 6/10/1965. Inscriptions: City mark on lower outer guard, right: MRD () Bird looking towards smaller bird in foliated, flowering tree; river running in middle ground; circular building in chinese taste on cliff in background (BRD) picture-frame border with running band of flowers & fruits; acanthus leaves enclosing flower heads in corners French & Co. stock sheet in archive, 23154-b

Wolf hunt. Béhagle, Philippe I (French, b.1641-d.1705) (workshop, style of) weaver c. 1690-1700 Tapestry Dimensions: H 10' x W 11' Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: French Weaving Center: Beauvais Ownership History: French & Co. purchased from Estate of Mary Brewster Jennings 11/13/1964; sold to Ricon de Arts 1/22/1965. Wolf, lying on its back, is attacked by 3 dogs as another is chased by 2 dogs, 3 men approach on horseback on R followed by man on foot carrying gun over his shoulder; river & town in background, parrot in tree on L (BRD) acanthus spiral around core, fleur-de-lys in corners French & Co. stock sheet in archive, H-243 Standen, Tapestries in the Metropolitan 2 (1985), 473-474, cat. 68 Related Works: Compositionally similar tapestry (same cartoon, larger composition): "Chasse au loup" sold at Paris, Palais Galleria, 3/9/1972; stylistically similar tapestry (with same border): "Stag hunt"," Metropolitan Museum of Art (Standen, no. 68)

Swing. unknown c. 1780-1810 Tapestry Dimensions: H 8'5" x W 7'8" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: French Weaving Center: Aubusson Ownership History: French & Co. purchased from Henry Symons, invoiced 9/13/1926; sold to J. P. Donohue /2/1928 SS 14337. French & Co. purchased from Mrs James P. Donohue, received 1/11/1951; sold to Mr. Frederick Sheldon 6/30/1960 SS 50411-x. In landscape with trees, plants & animals, 2 young men each holding rope flank a lady on a swing (BRD) pole with spiraling garland alternating with spiraling acanthus leaves; acanthus leaves framing shaped bosse motif in corners There is a variant to this scene, with the presence to the right of a woman with children & animals. Similarly, the composition can be seen enlarged, with the inclusion of a group of people with children looking at a sun dial, near cattle, on the left (Soustelle). The right & left borders were pieced; it may partly be restoration (Cavallo). French & Co. stock sheet in archive, 143

St. Jerome as penitent. unknown c. 1515 Tapestry Dimensions: H 290 x W 270 cm Tapestry Materials/Techniques: wool & silk; metallic thread (gold) Culture: Southern Netherlands Ownership History: Inventory of Carlos II (1701-1703). Inventory of Carlos III (1788). Inventory of Fernando VII (1834). Spain, Segovia, Segovia, Palacio de San Ildefonso, accno. A.244-6762. In landscape (=desert), St. Jerome kneeling before image of crucifix hung from tree & holding stone in his hand to beat his breast; owl, lion, hat & rope nearby; riverscape & church in background (BRD) floral motif within compartmentalized rectangles & squares Possibly woven in Brussels. Junquera de Vega, Catalogo de Tapices, Vol. I (1986), 33

Pastoral scene. Teniers, David II (Flemish, 1610-1690) (designed after) painter Borcht, Gaspard van der (Flemish, 1700-d.1742) (workshop) weaver c. 1700-1740 Tapestry Dimensions: H 13'4" x W 12'3" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: Flemish Weaving Center: Brussels Ownership History: Earl of Crawford & Balcames coll. French & Co. received from C. McCormack 3/20/1931; returned 6/23/1936. Inscriptions: City mark on lower guard, left of center Inscriptions: Inscription in central field, lower right corner: D. TENIERS Inscriptions: Woven signature in lower guard, right of center: IVR BORCHT A CASTRO In landscape, shepherd playing pipe, reclines against woman who wreaths his head with flowers (R, foreground); flock of cows & sheep (L, middle ground); castle on wooded hill (background) (BRD) oversize acanthus leaves interspersed with flower bouquets, framed by inner narrow band of rope entwined round rod, masks, in corners; (UPR BRD) coat of arms surmounted by crown, male figure

Cat attacking cock. unknown c. 1700-1750 Tapestry Dimensions: H 7' x W 15'2" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: French Weaving Center: Aubusson Ownership History: French & Co. purchased from Arthur Lehman, invoiced 6/15/1929; sold to Mrs. H. Markoe 6/27/1931. Cat attacking cock (R) near stream, amongst flowering plants & trees in foreground; bird on opposite bank, villa with balustrade enclosure gate topped by vases of flowers with formal garden centered by fountain; additional buildings in background & on hills in distance (BRD) swirling acanthus leaves entwined with flowers & birds; acanthus leaves framing shaped medallion centered by leaf in corners; (UPR BRD) centered by coat-of-arms featured on cartouche with acanthus leaves & topped by crown, impinging on field The coat-of-arms centered on the upper border features a duke's coronet. French & Co. stock sheet in archive, 34371

Vertumnus and Pomona. Houasse, René-Antoine (French, 1645-1710) (author of design) painter 1690-1720 Tapestry Dimensions: H 10'2" x W 10'8" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: French Weaving Center: Beauvais Ownership History: French & Co. received from Alice Boney 4/2/1941; returned 2/24/1945. Vertumnus, in guise of old woman, wooing Pomona (BRD) oak leaves in rectangular settings alternating with paired leaf links The upper left corner of the border is patched, & the side borders do not correspond precisely; is this the original border See Metamorphoses (Set I) for typical Beauvais borders of this period (eg. GCPA 0243663). French & Co. stock sheet in archive, 75175 Standen, Tapestries in the Metropolitan 2 (1985), 467-472 Related Works: Compositionally similar tapestries: GCPA 0243663, 0243661

Swing, Harvest, and Cherry picking. Huet, Jean-Baptiste (French, 1745-1811) (author of design) painter De Menou (French, act. 1780-1793) (workshop) weaver c. 1782-1790 Tapestry Dimensions: H 11'8" x W 19'3" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: wool (warp: 8/cm); wool & silk (weft) Culture: French Weaving Center: Beauvais Ownership History: French & Co. purchased from Jacques Seligmann et fils 6/5/1920; sold to Thelma Foy 8/21/1939. Exhibited at Toledo Museum of Art 1933. Given to the Metropolitan Museum of Art by Mrs. Byron C. Foy, 1953. United States, New York, New York, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, accno. 53.211. Swing: boy on swing with tree on L, girl on R holds rope attached to swing, boy with lamb sits at her feet, girl seated on ground on L looks towards figures. Harvest: girl running from boy holding shepherd's crook, 3 sheep to L of girl, in L foreground is spraling child holding goat on ribbon with darker goat in front, in R middle ground is a woman reaping with a sicle in a fie

A hunter stands with a rifle and a hunting horn in front of a seated woman holding a bag and a shot bird Around the scene an ornamented frame, Hunter and woman Figures in landscapes 14me Livre O Morceaux de Caprice a divers usages , print maker: Carl Albert von Lespilliez, (mentioned on object), François de Cuvilliés (Sr.), (mentioned on object), François de Cuvilliés (Sr.), Germany, Paris, 1745, paper, etching, engraving, h 358 mm × w 231 mm

Young man and girl kneeling before woman in farmyard. unknown c. 1780-1800 Tapestry Dimensions: H 7'x W 6'8" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: French Weaving Center: Aubusson Ownership History: French & Co. purchased from Henry Symons 9/13/1926; sold to Mrs. Lehman 9/17/1927 SS 14338-b. French & Co. purchased from Mrs. I. Howard Lehman, received 3/2/1950; returned 12/15/1952 SS 81033. In landscape with farmhouse, trees & flowering plants, man & girl kneel before a woman in courtyard, amongst dog & chickens; additional woman to the left; buildings in distance (BRD) floral garland entwined with spiraling ribbon The subject is not identified; probably a contemporary pastoral story or poem with prints as illustrations. French & Co. stock sheet in archive, 14338-b French & Co. stock sheet in archive, 81033 Related Works: Panels in set: GCPA 0243176-0243177, 0240691, 0243180

Toilet of Venus (Aphrodite). Orley, Jan van (Flemish, 1665-1735) (author of design) draughtsman Hecke, Peter van den (Flemish, act.1711-1752) (workshop) weaver c. 1720-1750 Tapestry Dimensions: H 12'10" x W 10'2.5" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: Flemish Weaving Center: Brussels Ownership History: French & Co. Given to Prince Ernest Augustus of Hanover in 1815; remained with the Hanoverian king until 1918. Acquired by Waite & Genevieve Phillips in 1929, on the New York art market. Other tapestries from the set were known to be in Munich in 1935. Gift of Waite & Genevieve Phillips to the Philbrook Museum of Art, 1944. United States, Oklahoma, Tulsa, Philbrook Museum of Art, accno. 1944.Acc.44.8.13. Related Works: Panels in set: GCPA 0240893-0240897; stylistically similar sets (designed by Jan van Orley & with same border design) GCPA 0238729-0238730, 0240898-0240899 (Set B); GCPA 0238731-0238734 (Set C); & GCPA 0240904-0240906 (Set D)

Rape of Europa. unknown c. 1700-1720 Tapestry Dimensions: H 11' x W 16'9" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: Flemish Weaving Center: Brussels Ownership History: French & Co. purchased from Kent Costikyan, invoiced 6/28/1928. Europa seated on bull (=Jupiter/Zeus) & surrounded by maidens (BRD) acanthus leaves spiraling around rod French & Co. stock sheet in archive, 32296

Piece. Culture: British. Dimensions: L. 41 1/2 x W. 28 1/2 inches105.4 x 72.4 cm. Date: ca. 1790. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

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 15'8.5" x W 9'2" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: wool, silk & metallic thread (gold & silver) Culture: French Weaving Center: Beauvais Ownership History: Commissioned by Louis XIV as a gift to Count Buhl. Lord Amherst of Hackney coll., Didlington Hall, Norfolk, England. French & Co. purchased from Spanish Art Gallery 3/29/1920; sold to Dr. Preston Pope Satterwhite (probably) 2/27/1929. Gift of Susan Barr Satterwhite to the J. B. Speed Art Museum. United States, Kentucky, Louisville, J.B. Speed Art Museum, accno. 47.28. Inscriptions: City mark on lower guard, right (for Tournai) Inscriptions: Woven signature in lower guard, right: BEHAGLE

Banquet of Judith and Holofernes. Leyniers, Everaert (Netherlandish (before 1600) - Flanders, 1597-1680) (workshop) weaver c. 1640-1670 Tapestry Dimensions: H 13'6" x W 15'2" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: wool & silk Culture: Flemish Weaving Center: Brussels Ownership History: Barberini coll., Rome. Charles M. Ffoulke coll., Washington, D.C. (1889). French & Co. received from The Radnor Corporation, c/o H. Harrison Smith, 3/25/1944; returned, n.d. Inscriptions: City mark on lower guard, left Inscriptions: Inscription in upper border cartouche not legible in photograph Inscriptions: Woven signature in lower guard, right of center: E LEYNIERS Within architectural setting, while feasting, Holofernes drinks too much; R background, Holofernes falls asleep on bed, & is beheaded by Judith with his own sword; Judith & her maidservant put Holofernes' head in sack (Judith 8-16) (BRD) stylized shell & acanthus brackets, & other architectural elements, interspersed with bunches of flowers & fruit

Alexander and the Family of Darius from a set of The Story of Alexander. Culture: Flemish, probably Brussels. Designer: Designed by Charles Le Brun (French, Paris 1619-1690 Paris). Dimensions: H. 105 x W. 149 inches (266.7 x 378.5 cm). Date: ca. 1700-1735. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Juno (Hera). 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. Juno sits on cloud with cherubim; figures set within garlanded portico decorated with instruments, musical trophies & peacocks; at bottom, 2 cherubim play musical instruments; at top, medallion with bear; damask background Borders missing, possibly removed while tapestry was at Gobelins during the French Revolution. No French & Co. stock sheet in archive, no stock

Hunters resting. Teniers, David II (Flemish, 1610-1690) (designed after) painter Borcht, Gaspard van der (Flemish, 1700-d.1742) (workshop) weaver c. 1700-1740 Tapestry Dimensions: H 13' x W 13'10" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: Flemish Weaving Center: Brussels Ownership History: Earl of Crawford & Balcames coll. French & Co. Inscriptions: City mark on lower guard, right of center Inscriptions: Woven signature in lower guard, right: I V BORCAT A CASTRO In wooded landscape before inn, hunters seated around table drinking; attendant stands nearby with hounds (BRD) scrolling foliage interspersed with garland of flowers; (UPR BRD) coat of arms in center French & Co. stock sheet missing from archive, 16582-d Marillier, Teniers Tapestries (1932), 25, pl.10

Saint Jerome Beneath an Arch of Rock. Artist: Benedetto Montagna (Italian, ca. 1480-1555/58). Dimensions: plate: 11 x 8 7/8 in. (28 x 22.5 cm) trimmed to plate. Date: ca. 1504-6. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

La Danse Bachique Jacques Gabriel Huguier (French, 1695-1772). La Danse Bachique. Etching, Sheet: 19 3/4 x 14 3/8 in. (50.2 x 36.5 cm). European Art

Landscape with Jupiter. unknown c. 1720 Tapestry Dimensions: H 11'4" x W 19'7" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: Flemish Weaving Center: Brussels Ownership History: French & Co. Jupiter enthroned on pedestal beneath canopy & surrounded by gods () & goddesses () (BRD) picture-frame border; (UPR BRD) centered by wreath; (LWR BRD) centered by wreath enclosing 2 tambourines & crown; (L & R BRD) centered by lamps French & Co. stock sheet missing from archive, 4847 French & Co. stock sheet missing from archive, 9764 Related Works: Compositionally similar tapestries, GCPA 0238627-0238628; compositionally similar tapestries (borders), GCPA 0238623, 0238626; after Lodewijk van Schoor

Fishing. Boucher, François (French, 1703-1770) (designed after) painter Dumons, Jean-Joseph (French, 1687-1779) (author of design, after Boucher) painter c. 1750-1780 Tapestry Dimensions: H 10' x W 7'3" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: French Weaving Center: Aubusson Ownership History: French & Co. 2 fishermen in river landscape, including an old man holding large net next to young boy showing him an eel; pagoda in background (BRD) picture-frame border with acanthus leaves & peacock feathers framing cabochons of precious stones, alternating with shaped reserves of trellis pattern headed with rosettes; cabochon framed by acanthus leaves & topped by scallop in corners This is an abbreviated version of the right half of the complete composition, with the same left-right orientation as the Boucher sketch, held at the Musée des Beaux Arts et d'Archéologie, Besançon, France (Cavallo/Soustelle). Jean-Joseph Dumons had painted in 1742 & 1743 the cartoons of the Tenture chinoise,

Landscape with shepherd, shepherdesses and fortune-teller. Boucher, François (French, 1703-1770) (designed after) painter c. 1750-1800 Tapestry Dimensions: H 4'9" x W 11'2" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: French Weaving Center: Aubusson Ownership History: French & Co. purchased from Mrs. H. H. Windsor, received 9/7/1965; sold to Charles Sternberg 2/7/1966. In garden park landscape, a shepherd reclining (L) while shepherdess converses with fortune-teller alongside children, one on her back, & as another shepherdess sits on ground with basket, amidst flock of sheep & a bull (R) (BRD) pole with spiral floral garland & acanthus leaves framing flowers in corners The upper field of the tapestry has been lowered; a section of the panel is therefore missing. French & Co. stock sheet in archive, J-103-x Related Works: Compositionally similar tapestries: GCPA 0240607, 0243140, 0240632, 0240633 (smaller composition)

Landscape with alley of trees and buildings. unknown c. 1675-1725 Tapestry Dimensions: H 9'6" x W 8' Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: Flemish Weaving Center: unknown Ownership History: French & Co. purchased from Mrs. Richard K. Hexter, received 1/9/1947; sold to Mr. Frederick Sheldon 8/15/1960.

Garden park with couple in boat. unknown c. 1680 Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: Flemish Weaving Center: unknown Ownership History: French & Co. Garden park with couple & oarsman in boat in waterway, male figure on L plays lyre; figure on L bank gestures towards boat; 2 figures on R bank behind fountain (BRD) floral garland; (UPR & LWR BRD) centered by classical busts No French & Co. stock sheet in archive, no stock number

Pedlar. Boucher, François (French, 1703-1770) (author of design, 1734-46) painter Besnier, Nicolas (French, b.1686-d.1754) (workshop) weaver c. 1750 Tapestry Dimensions: H 10' x W 6'7" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: wool (warp); wool & silk (weft) Culture: French Weaving Center: Beauvais Ownership History: Comte Henri de Greffuhle coll., until 1937. Sold at Sotheby's, London (Comte Greffuhle sale), 7/23/1937, lot.62. Pedlar with cabinet shows ribbons & other wares to 2 young women as other man looks on; wide flight of steps leading to building in background (BRD) picture-frame border with oak leaf within acanthus guilloche This panel was once part of a larger tapestry measuring H 12' x W 22' & incorporating the Gardener, the Dance & the Pedlar (left to right), as described in the Sotheby's sale catalog of the 1937 Count Greffuhle sale. Apparently the tapestry was cut into 3 parts at some point after the sale. The source of the typescript that accompanies these photographs is unknown. S

Lazio Roma Rome Palazzo Venezia, Museo1. Hutzel, Max 1960-1990 Post-medieval: Tapestry collection in the "Sala Regia" Object Notes: Occupying the rooms of the Balbo apartment, where Paul II lived and gathered together his collections. German and French tapestries of the 16th century, all manufactured at Brussels, and five Italian tapestries by Riviera after cartoon drawings by Giov. Franc. Romanelli in 1637-42. 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.

Bird catching. Leprince, Jean Baptiste (French, 1734-1781) (author of design) painter Charron, André-Charlemagne (French, fl.1754-1780) (workshop) weaver De Menou (French, act. 1780-1793) (workshop) weaver c. 1771-1793 Tapestry Dimensions: H 10'6" x W 12'3" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: French Weaving Center: Beauvais Ownership History: Sold at Christie, Manson & Woods, 6/28/1923, lot 134. French & Co. purchased from Arnold Seligmann, Rey & Co., Inc. 5/3/1927; sold to Mrs. John W. Kiser 9/18/1935 SS 14803. French & Co. received from Mr. John W. Kiser; returned 9/14/1959 SS 80955. Young man in tree holding bird in R hand & resting L hand on bird cage on tree branch looks down towards young woman; 2 women seated on ground to R of tree, 1 resting her arm on bird cage, face towards young man seated opposite them & showing them bird in his hand; bird nets & basket in center L foreground, rustic building on L (BRD) picture-frame border with alternating palmettes & curling p

Lazio Roma Poli Palazzo dei Conti2. Hutzel, Max 1960-1990 Exterior views of 12th. c. palace, completely redone in 16th. c., including flank, palace chapel and long portal leading to courtyard. Several views of courtyard fountain and loggia, including ceiling frescoes. Many views of the salon and its frescoes. Views of private chapel, with altar painting by Cavaliere d'Arpino and alabaster statues. Many views of entrance hall and its frescoes. Antiquities: Two views of Roman sarcophagus used as water basin. 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,

Landscape with horn-player and farm girl. Teniers, David II (Flemish, 1610-1690) (style of, figures) painter Béhagle, Philippe I (French, b.1641-d.1705) (workshop) weaver c. 1680-1700 Tapestry Dimensions: H 10'2" x W 15'4" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: French Weaving Center: Beauvais Ownership History: French & Co. purchased from Mr. R. L. Hall 4/9/1962; sold to Señora Dona Josefa de Gonzalez Blanco 4/9/1964. Seated man playing horn, man conversing with woman carrying jug on her head & boy with dog in R foreground, farm girl next to man on horseback in L background, structure in L distance, classical ruin in R distance (UPR & LWR BRD) centered by shell flanked by arrow quivers, strapwork with rinceau & festoons; (L & R BRD) metalwork with volute finials, crossed torches & rinceau, supported by animal hooves at base French & Co. stock sheet in archive, E-462

Picnic scene. unknown c. 1575-1625 Tapestry Dimensions: H 5'3" x W 4'4" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: Flemish Weaving Center: unknown Ownership History: French & Co. purchased from Mrs. George Hirschland 10/19/1943. In forest, gentlemen & ladies picnicking; peasants () dancing at edge of village (BRD) bunches of flowers & fruit with grotesques compartmentalized within rectangles; (L & R BRD) standing female figures in center Border has been cut down to fit & may not belong with this central field. French & Co. stock sheet in archive, 76670

Four children playing games. unknown c. 1720 Tapestry Dimensions: H 9'2" x W 10'4" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: French Weaving Center: Aubusson Ownership History: French & Co. purchased from Mrs. Robert Hawkins, received 11/9/1940; sold to Jean Mikaeloff 1/16/1962. In landscape, near river & with buildings in distance (BRD) pole with floral bouquets, & acanthus leaves framing flower head topped by scallop shell in corners French & Co. stock sheet in archive, 19916-d Chevalier, Aubusson (1988), 79 Related Works: Panels in set: 0243028-0243031, 0184433; same borders: GCPA 0243026 (panel in set), "Le Saute-mouton" Musée du Petit Palais, Paris (Chevalier, p. 79)

Actaeon the Hunter. Spierincx, Frans (Flemish, 1551-1630) (workshop) weaver c. 1610 Tapestry Dimensions: H 11'4" x W 13'2" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: Dutch Weaving Center: Delft Inscriptions: City mark on lower guard, left not visible in photograph; weaver mark on right guard, bottom not visible in photograph Inscriptions: Woven signature in lower inner guard, center: FRANCISCVS SPIRINGIVUS FECIT Inscriptions: Below pairs of figures in border corners: (L) VLXSSES ET CIRCE, (R) IVPITER ET CALISTO Diana & Actaeon (foreground); lion hunt (background) (BRD) figures with vases of flowers & fruit; (UPR & LWR BRD) 4 horses with cupid; (LWR BRD) corners: (L) Ulysses & Circe, (R) Jupiter (Zeus) & Callisto This is 1 panel in a set of 6 that was once owned by Charles T. Barney. The set was later in the Duveen Brothers' collection in which typed descriptions of the Story of Diana series accompany the photographs. Notation by Duveen Brothers' document describing the Story of Di

Tea party. Boucher, François (French, 1703-1770) (designed after) painter Dumons, Jean-Joseph (French, 1687-1779) (author of design, after Boucher) painter Picon family (French, 1700/89-act. ca.1750) weaver c. 1755-1780 Tapestry Dimensions: H 2.60 x W 1.80 m Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: French Weaving Center: Aubusson Ownership History: Jacques Seligmann & Co. Inscriptions: City mark on lower guard, center-right: M.R.D. (inverted R) Manufacture Royale d'Aubusson. Inscriptions: Woven signature in lower guard, center-right: PICON. In landscape, chinese man seated at table leans towards lady & converses with her; the couple seated & attended by servants, one holding parasol in background & the other serving tea (L); bird on percher hung from pagoda-shaped wooden shack (R), & basket of flowers in foreground Borders missing; fragment (Campbell). This scene is the central part of the complete composition, & is based on a sketch by François Boucher, but not one of those use

Hunters resting. unknown c. 1755-1775 Tapestry Dimensions: H 6'1" x W 14' Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: French Weaving Center: Aubusson Ownership History: French & Co. purchased from Henry Symons, invoiced 10/8/1926; sold to Martin Cohen 12/14/1929 SS 14453. French & Co. purchased from Mrs. Martin M. Cohen, invoiced 4/27/1937; sold to Bartos 12/26/1939 SS 18889. French & Co. purchased from Bartos, invoiced 12/26/1939; sold to Miss Renee Verne 6/30/1950 () SS 19612. In country-side landscape with trees & wild plants, a hunter aiming at bird with his shotgun while woman on ground with child collects plants; groom with horse watches scene as woman holding basket & child cross a bridge in center; hunter standing with his shotgun converses with woman laying on ground with child as another hunter dozes off on rock with his hands clasped over his shotgun (R); both hunters flank hound dog drinking from stream; towns & river with bridge in background (L) Borders missing. Frenc

Sancho's cowardice during hunt. unknown c. 1710-1730 Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: Flemish Weaving Center: Brussels Ownership History: French & Co. In landscape, pack of hunting dogs attack wild boar, as Sancho climbs tree trunk (Part II, Chap.34) (BRD) picture-frame border with abstracted acanthus-leaf motif with foliage moldings in each corner Unknown designer & weaver. No French & Co. stock sheet in archive, no stock number Bremer-David, French tapestries & textiles (1997), 40-42

Moses' mother brings him to Pharaoh's daughter, who adopts him. unknown c. 1575-1600 Tapestry Dimensions: H 9' x W 10'6" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: Flemish Weaving Center: unknown Ownership History: French & Co. received from Mrs. E. A. Clark, invoiced 6/16/1933; returned, 10/6/1938. Before architectural setting, seated woman suckling child, as 3 standing women look on; in R middle ground, Pharaoh's daughter comes to bathe with her maidens in river & discovers child floating on water (Exodus 2:1-10); Pharaoh () with 2 attendants (R, middle ground); landscape with army in background (BRD) garlands of flowers interspersed with strapwork & grotesques, with seated female figures in corners French & Co. stock sheet in archive, 17883-a Related Works: Compositionally similar tapestry (same borders), GCPA: 0236342-0236343

Girls with grapes. 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 2.35 x W 2.30 m Tapestry Materials/Techniques: wool (warp); wool & silk (weft) Culture: French Weaving Center: Beauvais Ownership History: French & Co. . Italy, Lazio, Roma, Rome, Palazzo Venezia (). 2 girls on bank of earth, one seated & one reclining & holding stick with grapevine twisted around it, face crouching woman with basket of grapes who extends her hand towards the pair; stream in foreground; single tree & path leading to arched bridge with building on stilts (L), another bridge (center) & ruined building (R) in distance (BRD) picture-frame border with oak leaf within acanthus guilloche, fleur-de-lys in corners This scene, shown alone in this panel, is usually shown with the Hunters. The subjects of the panels in the set be

scene. unknown c. 1675-1725 Tapestry Dimensions: H 10'4" x W 4'2" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: Flemish Weaving Center: unknown Ownership History: French & Co. In wooded setting, hunter & nymph incline towards each other; formal garden with fountain, statue in niche & arcade in distance (UPR, L & R BRD) ribbon twisted around rod; (LWR BRD) foliage & fruit tied with ribbon, flanked by rods with twisting ribbons French & Co. stock sheet missing from archive, 16445b Related Works: Panels in set: GCPA 0184401, 0241932

Spring. Mignard, Pierre I (French, 1612-1695) (author of design) painter Belin, Jean-Baptiste I (French, d. 1687 ()) (author of design, borders) painter Monnoyer, Jean-Baptiste (French, 1636-1699) (cartoon creator) painter Souet, Jean (French, act.1653-1724) (workshop) weaver 1714-1717 Tapestry Dimensions: H 3.27 x W 5.56 Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: French Weaving Center: Paris Ownership History: Woven for Louvois. Garde-meuble (1722). Château de Versailles (ca. 1789). Magasin des Gobelins (ca. 1808). Jeanne d'Albret coll., Château de Pau (1849). Mobilier National, placed at the Château de Pau (ca. 1900). France, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Pau, Musée national du château de Pau. Flora (Chloris) reclines on bed, attended by Zephyrus as winged woman scatters flowers over Flora; cherubim & women pick flowers; in background, satyrs carry wine barrel & blow horn (L) (UPR & LWR BRD) narrow guilloche band; (L & R BRD) band with winged female head, floral garlands, rural trophies

December. Master of the Months of Lucas (Netherlandish (before 1600), 1535) (author of design) painter 1731-1743 Tapestry Dimensions: H 11'3" x W 11'7" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: French Weaving Center: Paris Ownership History: Lord Winborne coll., Winborne Castle. Marquis da Foz coll., Lisbon. Peter A. B. Widener & Joseph E. Widener coll., Lynnewood Hall, Elkins Park Pennsylvania; sold at Samuel T. Freeman (Philadelphia), 6/20/1944-6/24/1944, lot 489. French & Co. purchased from Jack Linsky 6/20/1944 or 6/21/1944; sold to Aliata, Inc. 1/18/1963. In winter landscape, gentleman hands fruit to child seated next to woman (L); seated couple watches people ice skate on frozen pond (center); courtly couple strolls (R); palace & village in background (BRD) picture-frame border, garlanded rosette cartouche in corners; (UPR BRD) centered cartouche with Capricorn Version of 3rd border. French & Co. stock sheet in archive, 77063 Fénaille, Gobelins 2 (1903-1923), 337-70 Standen

Swing. 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 Materials/Techniques: wool & silk Culture: English Weaving Center: London Ownership History: Earl of Dysart. French & Co. England, Greater London, Ham, Ham House. Inscriptions: Woven signature in lower guard, right not visible in photograph: BRADSHAW Couple talking (R, foreground), urn on pedestal (L, middle ground), group playing games (center, middle ground), woman on swing, pushed by man (L of center, background) (BRD) frame-like string of quatrefoils within discs, interspersed with 3 cartouches on each side & each corner 4th Earl of Dysart (Lyonel Tollemache) made payment for tapestry set in May 1744 to George Smith Bradshaw. French & Flemish tapestries of similar subject are based on the "Italian Comedy" or "Fêtes Venitiennes". However, Bradshaw produced

Landscape with ducks. unknown c. 1650-1700 Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: French Weaving Center: Aubusson Ownership History: French & Co. 2 ducks swimming in pond amongst flowering plants & trees; on opposite bank, trees & pathway leading to buildings; additional buildings on hills in distance (BRD) variety of flowers, tied acanthus-leaf bunches; flattened, oval-shaped motif featuring small geometric elements in corners The tapestry may have been made in another Marches workshop. The side borders were pieced near the bottom. It is possible that the entire border may not belong with the field. French & Co. stock sheet missing from archive, M-298

Juno (Hera). 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 Perrot, Pierre-Josse (French, act.1724-1750) (author of design, borders) painter c. 1740-1760 Tapestry Dimensions: H 11'9" x W 8'10" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: wool & silk Culture: French Weaving Center: Paris Ownership History: French & Co.. Gift of Flora Whitney Miller (1942). United States, Ohio, Cleveland, Cleveland Museum of Art, accno. 42.465. Juno sits on cloud with cherubim, figures set within garlanded portico decorated with instruments, musical trophies & peacocks; at bottom, 2 cherubim play flutes (BRD) picture-frame border with trellis pattern, shell cartouche in corners 3rd border. 2nd composition. No French & Co. stock sheet in archive, no stock numb

Portico with central urn of flowers in landscape setting. unknown c. 1650 Tapestry Dimensions: H 315 x W 520 m Tapestry Materials/Techniques: wool & silk Culture: Flemish Ownership History: Spain, Madrid, Palacio de El Pardo, accno. A.245-6825. Related Works: Panels in set, GCPA 0237341, & 9 additional panels belonging to the Patrimonio Nacional, Madrid, series 68.

Soldiers on a wild boar-hunt. unknown c. 1700-1730 Tapestry Dimensions: H 11' x W 15'9" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: wool & silk Culture: Flemish Weaving Center: Brussels Ownership History: Potsdam, Royal coll. French & Co. purchased from Henry Symons 9/14/1927. Hunters on horseback or on foot carry lances & approach boar attacked by hounds, wooded landscape (BRD) garland of stylized foliage interspersed with flowers This panel is part of a set of 6 tapestries. Right 1/4 of field has been added; it may belong to the main portion - a section having been cut out - or it may come from another hanging in the set. Border also shows the joint. French & Co. stock sheet in archive, 15185-f Related Works: Panels in set: GCPA 0237454-0237466, 0184340

Game park with lady and gentleman attending an ox hunt. unknown c. 1625-1650 Tapestry Dimensions: H 6'10" x W 15'3" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: Flemish Weaving Center: unknown Ownership History: French & Co. received from Wm. Odom, 7/9/1918; returned.

Curtain ca. 1785 British. Curtain 13661

Commerce. Leyniers, Daniel III (Flemish, 1705-1770) (workshop) weaver c. 1735-1750 Tapestry Dimensions: H 15'3"x W 19' Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: Flemish Weaving Center: Brussels Ownership History: Stanford White, sold in 1907 to Robert Goelet. Inscriptions: Woven signature in lower right corner not visible in photograph: D. LEYNIERS Group of female figures (center) look through various goods that are being unloaded from ship (R) while figures bring other goods toward ship (L), figure of Hermes Mercury in sky, wears winged hat & holds caduceus with intertwining snakes, cherub next to him (center), bears coat of arms of Prince of Orange (BRD) entrelats with flowers Photograph of tapestry is taken in a room display. Thomson, History of Tapestry (1930), 478 Hunter, Tapestries History (1913), 21 Hunter, Practical book of Tapestries (1925), 157 New York (AmerArt), Stanford White Sale (1907), lot 223 Göbel, Wandteppiche I:1 (1923), 354 Göbel, Wandteppiche I:2 (1923), fig

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