Flemish Tapestries Featuring Vintners

Tapestries illustrating vineyard activities, detailed scenes of wine production, and laborers engaged in seasonal harvest.

Triumph of Flora. unknown c. 1685-1700 Tapestry Dimensions: H 10'9" x W 13'9" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: Flemish Weaving Center: Brussels Ownership History: French & Co. purchased from Moot, Sprague & Gulick 1/18/1952. In garden beneath canopy, Flora attended by 3 maidens bringing flowers; 5 maidens converse at fountain with statue of Neptune (Poseidon) (BRD) picture-frame border; (UPR BRD) centered by mask with horns & acanthus ornament; (LWR BRD) centered by foliate ornament with horn; (L & R BRD) centered by lamps suspended from crowns Exhibited, Cleveland Museum of Art, 1918, #22; lent by Baumgarten & Co. French & Co. stock sheet in archive, 51728-x

October. Wauters, Michel (Netherlandish (after 1600), act. b.1651-d.1679) (workshop) weaver c. 1650-1675 Tapestry Dimensions: H 14' x W 17'3" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: Flemish Weaving Center: Antwerp Ownership History: Sold at American Art Association, New York, 2/13/1926, lot 17 (Emile Jellinek Mercedes coll.). French & Co. purchased from G.S. Jacobson 2/11/1936. Inscriptions: Woven signature in right guard, bottom: M.WAVTERS Inscriptions: Inscription in central field on panel attached to tree: MAAND OCTOBER In vineyard, peasant loading grapes into basket (center, foreground), couple dancing beneath tree (L), man seated near goat & stack of hay cutting bread (R), maid carrying basket on head (R, middle ground), workers picking grapes (R, background (UPR BRD) central cartouche with Noah's ark in sea, flanked by sheaves, flowers & vessels; (LWR BRD) 4 lambs in center flanked by garland of flowers & foliage, goose & palmette-shell; (L & R BRD) vines springing from v

Vintners gathering and pressing grapes and working at casks. unknown c. 1665-1700 Tapestry Dimensions: H 9'9" x W 11'9" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: Flemish Weaving Center: unknown Ownership History: French & Co. Ex. William Randolph Hearst coll. .

Priam, king of Troy with generals ; Judgement of Paris. Aerts, Nicaise (the Younger) (Netherlandish (after 1600), act.1613-d. ca.1629) (workshop) weaver c. 1600-1620 Tapestry Dimensions: H 10'10" x W 8'8" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: wool & silk Culture: Flemish Weaving Center: Brussels Ownership History: Given by King Louis XIII of France to Francesco Barberini, Papal legate to the French Court, for his uncle, Urban XVIII; recorded in the Barberini Palace inventory made by Cardinal Carlo Barberini in Rome on 10/25/1695. Ffoulke coll., 1889. French & Co. purchased from C. M. F. Charles M. Ffoulke, n.d. SS 11513. French & Co. purchased from J. ... Foulke, invoiced 4/28/1926 (date crossed out on stock sheet), inventoried 9/21/1938 (panels a & b only) SS 14144. French & Co. purchased from A la vieille Russie, Inc., 1/19/1967 SS K-171. United States, New York, New York, Sotheby's, May 30, 1987, lot 247. Inscriptions: City mark on lower guard, right; weaver mark on right guard, bottom Pri

Rinaldo prevents Armida from killing herself. Vouet, Simon (French, 1590-1649) (designed after) painter La Planche, Raphael de (French, act. ca.1627-1690) (workshop, attr.) weaver c. 1635-1650 Tapestry Dimensions: H 14'8" x W 10'4" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: French Weaving Center: Paris Ownership History: Barberini family (Rome). Charles M. Ffoulke coll. (Washington, D.C.). Hamilton Mark Twombley coll. Sold at Sotheby's (New York), 1/6/1955 (Ruth Vanderbilt Twombly sale), lots 493-502. French & Co. purchased from Antiquities Inc. (Central Casino: Robert Larsen), n.d.; inventoried 3/31/1956; sold to Mrs. E. L. Bray 12/16/1956. United States, California, San Diego, Timken Art Gallery. Inscriptions: City mark on lower guard, right: fleur-de-lys Inscriptions: weaver mark on right guard, bottom: R Armida is prevented from plunging an arrow into her chest by Rinaldo, who stops her hand; putto hovers above (BRD) rinceau ornament; (UPR BRD) centered by classical figure in

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

Cleopatra Dissolving the Pearl from a set of The Story of Antony and Cleopatra designed ca. 1650, woven 1650-77 Designed by Justus van Egmont Flemish. Cleopatra Dissolving the Pearl from a set of The Story of Antony and Cleopatra. Flemish, Brussels. designed ca. 1650, woven 1650-77. Wool, silk, silver and silver-gilt thread (20-22 warps per inch, 8-9 per cm.). Textiles-Tapestries

Triumph of Flora. unknown c. 1685-1700 Tapestry Dimensions: H 10'9" x W 13'9" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: Flemish Weaving Center: Brussels Ownership History: French & Co. purchased from Moot, Sprague & Gulick 1/18/1952. In garden beneath canopy, Flora attended by 3 maidens bringing flowers; 5 maidens converse at fountain with statue of Neptune (Poseidon) (BRD) picture-frame border; (UPR BRD) centered by mask with horns & acanthus ornament; (LWR BRD) centered by foliate ornament with horn; (L & R BRD) centered by lamps suspended from crowns Exhibited, Cleveland Museum of Art, 1918, #22; lent by Baumgarten & Co. French & Co. stock sheet in archive, 51728-x

Toilet 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 11' 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. Psyche, seated at end of canopied bed, combs her hair as 3 nymphs, 2 with butterfly wings, assist her; nymph on L brings pitcher on platter & nymph on R holds mirror; flowers strewn on floor (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

Carlo and Ubaldo at the fountain of laughter. Vouet, Simon (French, 1590-1649) (designed after) painter Comans, Alexandre de (French, d.1650) (workshop) weaver La Planche, Raphael de (French, act. ca.1627-1690) (workshop, attr.) weaver c. 1630-1638 Tapestry Dimensions: H 10' x 11'4" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: French Weaving Center: Paris Ownership History: French & Co. purchased from Mrs. Garbisch (Jack Chrysler), received 9/26/1940; sold to National Gallery of Victoria 11/3/1964. Australia, Victoria, Melbourne, National Gallery of Victoria. Inscriptions: Weaver mark on right guard, bottom: AC (superimposed) Inscriptions: unidentified weaver mark on right guard, bottom During their search for Rinaldo in the gardens of Armida, Carlo & Ubaldo encounter 2 sirens bathing in fountain; Ubaldo holds his wand over heads of sirens as Carlo raises the diamond shield in defense against their charms (BRD) rinceau ornament; (UPR BRD) centered by coat of arms in strapwork cartou

Landscape with pagodas on a hill. Pillement, Jean (French, 1728-1808) (designed after) painter c. 1780-1800 Tapestry Dimensions: H 8'6"x W 8'10" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: French Weaving Center: Aubusson Ownership History: French & Co. purchased from Mrs. Miriam R. Weisberg, received 10/6/1966; sold to American Foreign Development 1/25/1967. Amongst lush & flowering trees, bird spreading its wings near parrot (R); river & pagodas on hill on the opposite bank (BRD) picture-frame border with acanthus leaves at corners; twisted-ribbon inner band & bell-flower outer band framing band of palmettes centered by floral motifs French & Co. stock sheet in archive, K-86-x-b Boccara, Ames de laine (1988), 265 Related Works: Panels in set: GCPA 0243451-0243452; similar border: GCPA 0244214, 0244227; compositionally similar tapestry (same cartoon): "Verdure exotique", private coll. (Boccara, p.265)

Garden park with two ladies in classical dress next to fountain with sculpture. unknown c. 1690 Tapestry Dimensions: H 9'10" x W 4'6" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: Flemish Weaving Center: unknown Ownership History: French & Co. purchased from Mrs. Harrison Williams 5/22/1950; sold to Mrs. Roy Hunt 10/25/1961. 1 lady leans over cauldron, dog enters from lower L corner (BRD) garland of fruit & flowers with dog heads () in upper corners, & lion heads in lower corners The 2 panels of this set may have been cut from a single panel; the entire composition may be seen in the tapestry represented in GCPA 0236467 (French & Co. stock number 7957). French & Co. stock sheet in archive, 81197-a also lists: 50087 Related Works: Panels in set: GCPA 0236737-0236738; compositionally similar tapestry (same cartoon): GCPA 0236467

Vertumnus and Pomona. Houasse, René-Antoine (French, 1645-1710) (author of design) painter 1690-1720 Tapestry Dimensions: H 11'6" x W 13' Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: French Weaving Center: Beauvais Ownership History: French & Co. purchased from Sotheby Parke Bernet 5/16/1939 (Lewisohn sale); sold to A. H. Hamilton Rice 2/5/191. Vertumnus, in guise of old woman, wooing Pomona (BRD) oak leaves in rectangular settings alternating with paired leaf links French & Co. stock sheet in archive, 41543 Standen, Tapestries in the Metropolitan 2 (1985), 467-472 Related Works: Compositionally similar tapestries: GCPA 0243663, 0243660

scene. Borcht, Jacques van der (the elder) (Flemish, act.1676-1710) (workshop) weaver c. 1680 Tapestry Dimensions: H 11'3" x W 12'11" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: Flemish Weaving Center: Brussels Ownership History: French & Co. purchased from Mrs. J. P. Donahue (L. C. Haynes), n.d. Inscriptions: City mark on lower guard, near right end Inscriptions: weaver mark on lower guard, right end: I.V.D.B In landscape setting, man & woman hold spear between them as dog watches; another spear behind woman (BRD) floral garland; (LWR BRD) vase of flowers in center French & Co. stock sheet in archive, 18821-a Thomson, History of Tapestry (1930), 480 Related Works: Panels in set: GCPA 0238663-0238674; another version of set series in Brussels, Musées Royaux d'Art et d'Histoire

Swing. unknown c. 1780-1810 Tapestry Dimensions: H 7'8" x W 8'7" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: French Weaving Center: Aubusson Ownership History: French & Co. received from Mr. Hofer 4/21/1920; returned 4/28/1920 SS 10778. French & Co. received from Alice B. Kleykamp 5/27/1940; returned 2/24/1945 SS 19778. 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) picture-frame border with spiraling ribbons & flowers around rod; acanthus leaves framing decorative element in corners There are variants to this scene, with the composition lacking the woman with the children & the animals to the right. Other times, the woman with children can also be replaced by a man playing the flute to a woman & flanked by 2 animals, as illustrated in Göbel Vol. 2 Part 2, Illus. 283-84. The mention "Warwick House" can be read on stock sheet

Fall of Troy: Helen boarding ship to return to Sparta. unknown c. 1675-1700 Tapestry Dimensions: H 9'6" x W 15'6" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: French Weaving Center: Aubusson Ownership History: French & Co. received from Raymond Luber, n.d.; returned 2/18/1957. Helen helped on board departing Greek ship to Sparta, as man (Paris ) with dagger & holding her hand says his farewell; man gathering looted treasures (L) & another sounding the horn at the bow of the ship (R); town burning & soldiers rushing people out of city walls in background (L) (BRD) acanthus leaves supported by & entwined with decorative brackets, rosettes & reversed palmettes French & Co. stock sheet in archive, 78000 Related Works: Compositionally similar tapestries: GCPA 0243309, 0243311

Judgement of Paris. unknown c. 1675-1725 Tapestry Dimensions: H 10'5" x W 11'10" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: French Weaving Center: Aubusson Ownership History: French & Co. In landscape by river, Mercury (Hermes) stands behind Paris who, with Cupid, gives apple to Venus (Aphrodite); Juno (Hera) & Minerva (Athena) watch scene (R) (BRD) floral garland; centered by crossed scepters headed with fleur-de-lys; (LWR BRD) vases in corners; (UPR BRD) armor helmet topped with feathers & with acanthus leaves in corners; outer guard with decorative motifs The side borders have been seamed in several places, & the 4 outermost guards of the border may not be original. No French & Co. stock sheet in archive, no stock number Related Works: Compositionally similar tapestry: GCPA 0243314

King and bloodhound. Oudry, Jean-Baptiste (French, 1686-1755) (author of design) painter 1735-1750 Tapestry Dimensions: H 7'9" x W 6'9" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: oil on canvas Culture: French Weaving Center: Paris Ownership History: French & Co. Louis XV holds leash of bloodhound, which leads hunting party towards trees; riders approach & gentlemen converse in background (BRD) picture-frame border with shell pattern, cartouche with monogram "IDP" for Infante Don Philippe in corners, with palm fronds (UPR BRD) centered by winged cartouche with arms of Infante Don Philippe Painting copied after GCPA 0244344-0244345 French & Co. stock sheet missing from archive, F-608 Fénaille, Gobelins 3 (1903-1923), 345-59 Göbel, Wandteppiche II:1 (1928), 175-76 Related Works: Panels in set: 0244346, 0244348-0244349; compositionally similar sets: GCPA 0244335-0244339, 0244341-0244345, 0244347, 0244350-0244351, 0244353-0244354 (Uffizi set); 0244340, 0244352 (Compiègne set)

Cephalus and Procris. Boulogne, Louis (the Younger) (French, 1654-1733) (designed after, attr.) painter Oudry, Jean-Baptiste (French, 1686-1755) (designed after, attr.) painter Besnier, Nicolas (French, b.1686-d.1754) (workshop, attr.) weaver c. 1700-1720 Tapestry Dimensions: H 10'5" x W 9'1" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: French Weaving Center: Paris Ownership History: French & Co. purchased from Mitchell Samuels, Robert Samuels & Milton Samuels, invoiced 4/30/1942; sold to Alberto Reyna 11/14/1955. Inscriptions: Woven signature in upper guard: BESNIER.ET.OUDRY.A Procris gives seated Cephalus the magic spear & the dog Laelaps, in landscape with ruins (BRD) picture-frame border, shell & flower ornament in corners; (UPR & LWR BRD) wreath with crossed arrow quivers at midpoints; (L & R BRD) wreath with torch & arrow at midpoints The artist inscription is not original to this earlier tapestry. French & Co. stock sheet in archive, 75969 also lists: 42245 Fenaille, Gobelins

Phaethon is buried by nymphs while Heliades turn into trees. Coecke van Aelst, Pieter (the Elder) (Netherlandish (before 1600) - Flanders, 1502-1550) (style of) painter c. 1535-1550 Tapestry Dimensions: H 13'6" x W 19'7" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: Flemish Weaving Center: Brussels Ownership History: French & Co. purchased from Mr. Desider de Toperczer, invoiced, 12/19/1952. France, Val-d'Oise, Ecouen, Musée de la renaissance. Grouped around Phaethon's grave, marked by obelisk, Heliades are changed into poplar-trees while weeping over Phaethon's grave (BRD) garland of flowers, fruit & cornucopia inhabited by birds & putti French & Co. stock sheet in archive, 52734-d Delmarcel, Flemish Tapestry (1999), 112-113, 128 Crick-Kuntziger, Revue Belg 20 (1951), 127-137 Related Works: Panels in set: GCPA 0238692-0238700; GCPA: 0236979-0236982, 0238276 (Story of Vertumnus & Pomona, Set A)

Abundance. Schoor, Lodewijk van (Flemish, 1666-1726) (author of design, attr.) painter c. 1680-1700 Tapestry Dimensions: H 12' x W 12'5" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: Flemish Weaving Center: Brussels Ownership History: French & Co. purchased from E.J. Stotesbury 11/14/1925; sold to Horace Hano 7/6/1926. Offered as a gift to the Art Institute of Chicago by B. E. Bensinger III in 1965. United States, Illinois, Chicago, Art Institute of Chicago, accno. 1962.462. Inscriptions: Inscription in central field partially visible in photograph: L VAN SCHOOR INVT PINXT Inscriptions: Inscription in central field not visible in photograph: A AVWERC Inscriptions: Inscription in upper border central cartouche partially visible in photograph:.. NDANT Abundantia Abundance seated at terrace with right foot on vessel filled with coins, surrounded by 3 attendants, 1 (L, foreground) kneeling & holding basket of flowers, 1 carrying cornucopia (L of center, middle ground), other with feathe

Joseph sold into slavery and taken to Egypt. unknown c. 1600-1625 Tapestry Dimensions: H 10'8" x W 11'3" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: Flemish Weaving Center: unknown Ownership History: French & CO. purchased from Jordan, invoiced 5/25/1926. While Joseph's brothers are eating, caravan of Ishmaelite (Midianite) merchants passes by, & Joseph is sold for 20 pieces of silver (Genesis 37:12-35); in background, Potiphar's wife, trying to seduce Joseph, catches him by his robe, & as he escapes, he leaves his cloak behind in her hands (Genesis 37:36, 39:1-20) (BRD) segmented border with figural landscape vignettes framed by pairs of columns, interspersed with grotesques, putto, birds & vases of flowers French & Co. stock sheet in archive, 14206 also lists: 37846 French & Co. stock sheet missing from archive, 28820 ()

Conference between Scipio and Hannibal before Battle of Zama. unknown c. 1600-1620 Tapestry Dimensions: H 11'5" x W 10'6" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: Flemish Weaving Center: Brussels Ownership History: French & Co. Hannibal mounted on horseback, stands with his army at bank of river (L, foreground); Scipio also mounted on horseback, waits with his army across river (R, foreground); Hannibal's army & elephants (L, middle & background); Scipio's army & tents (R, middle & background); landscape (center, background) (L & R BRD) from top to bottom, standing figures under canopy, medallion with figural scene flanked by bunches of flowers, seated female figures under architectural framework; (UPR BRD) garlands of flowers & fruit tied with ribbons, 2 putti near center hold up ribbon; (LWR BRD) central cartouche with figural scene flanked by grotesques, flowers, fruit & birds This tapestry is not based on the series of Scipio Africanus that was designed by Giulio Romano. The

Harvesting hay. Stella, Jacques (French, 1596-1657) (designed after) painter c. 1665-1700 Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: Flemish Weaving Center: unknown Ownership History: French & Co. William Randolph Hearst coll. (). Related Works: Panels in set: GCPA 0241517-0241520

Country folk dancing to a violinist's tune. Teniers, David II (Flemish, 1610-1690) (designed after) painter Teniers, David III (Flemish, 1638-1685) (designed after) painter c. 1750-1800 Tapestry Dimensions: H 10' x W 7'4" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: French Weaving Center: Aubusson Ownership History: French & Co. purchased from Mrs. Henry Stockgold, received 12/8/1947; sold to Mr. H. Kalaidjian, 7/14/1963. In landscape with inn amongst trees & wild plants, musician standing on table plays the violin while couple dances (R); man carrying food watches the scene (L) as dog is captivated by the food on his tray (BRD) garland of flowers entwined with spiraling & bow-tied ribbons; tied ribbons in corners This scene is based on the left half of a larger, original composition by David Teniers III, as seen in Göbel. French & Co. stock sheet in archive, 79504 also lists: 45951 Göbel, Wandteppiche II:2 (1928), pl. 281-82 Related Works: Compositionally similar tapestry: GCPA 024

Bird landscape. unknown c. 1680-1720 Tapestry Dimensions: H 7'11" x W 3'8" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: French Weaving Center: Aubusson Ownership History: French & Co. purchased from Miss Anne Shafer, received 11/24/1942; sold to Mr. David E. Popper 11/2/1962. 2 birds on branches facing towards the right, 1 above the other, amongst plants & trees; buildings in distance (BRD) garland of flowers & acanthus leaves; bundles of acanthus leaves in corners; (UPR BRD) centered by coat-of-arms of a Viscount impinging on the field, featuring 2 roundels with arms between scrolled acanthus leaves & topped by crown with geometric motifs French & Co. stock sheet in archive, 76289-c

Julius Caesar adopts Octavian. Mander, Karel van II (Flemish, ca.1579-1623) (author of design, attr.) painter c. 1560 Tapestry Dimensions: H 410 x W 548 cm Tapestry Materials/Techniques: wool & silk Culture: Flemish Weaving Center: Brussels Ownership History: Inventory of Carlos III (1788). Inventory of Fernando VII (1834). Inventory of "Las Tapicerías de la Corona" (1880). Spain, Madrid, Palacio Real de Madrid, accno. A.364-12324. Enthroned Julius Caesar (R, foreground); young Octavian Augustus received by Caesar & given sword (center, foreground); several male figures surround scene, including 2 lictors (R, foreground); crowd before senate (L, background); city gate, crowd of men (center, background) (BRD) 4 elements represented (UPR BRD) various birds; (LWR BRD) various birds & ducks in marsh; (L & R BRD) various birds & animals (lions, rabbits, lizards) in landscape, cityscape near top 10 panels in set; not all represented in the Photo Study Collection. Junquera de Vega, Catalogo d

Chinoiserie landscape. Pillement, Jean (French, 1728-1808) (designed after) painter c. 1780-1800 Tapestry Dimensions: H 9'2" x W 16'2" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: French Weaving Center: Aubusson Ownership History: French & Co. purchased from Henry Symons, invoiced 9/13/1926; sold to Señor Alberto Cruz Eyzaguirre 8/20/1957. Inscriptions: Woven monogram on lower guard, center: F.G. Inscriptions: City mark on lower guard, center: M.R DAUBUSSON 2 birds in conversation flanked by shelter with drapery forming canopy partially suspended from fruit tree (L) & large peacock perched in tree (R); staircase leading to large rock with arch under which a river flows; two-tiered pagoda with downswept roof supporting bells on top of rock; fantastic birds flying & additional multi-tiered pagoda (R) (BRD) picture-frame border with flower head pattern The pagoda may be based on an engraving in Fischer von Erlach's Entwurff einer historischen Architectur, 1721 (Cavallo). The woven mono

Joseph in Potiphar's house. unknown c. 1575-1600 Tapestry Dimensions: H 8'2" x W 10'8" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: Flemish Weaving Center: unknown Ownership History: French & Co. received from Mrs. E. A. Clark, invoiced 6/16/1933; returned, 9/18/1935. Within outdoor architectural setting, Joseph honored by Potiphar, as he is entrusted with management of household which becomes very prosperous (Genesis 37:36, 39:1-20) (BRD) garlands of flowers interspersed with strapwork & grotesques, with seated female figures in corners French & Co. stock sheet in archive, 17883-a Related Works: Stylistically similar tapestry (same borders), GCPA 0237196

January and February. unknown c. 1700-1725 Tapestry Dimensions: H 9'8" x W 11'8" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: Flemish Weaving Center: unknown Ownership History: French & Co. purchased from H. S. de Souhami 10/28/1919 also lists: 10/9/1929; sold to Raimundo Ruiz 5/24/1946. Inscriptions: Inscription in upper border cartouche: IANUARIUS / FEBRUARIUS In landscape, 2 hunters with spears & dogs, dog attacking lamb (center & R, foreground); maid with basket selling fish by frozen lake, group of figures ice-skating, man in horse-drawn sleigh (L, middle ground); before farmhouse, various figures, including working & conversing men, & playing children (R) (BRD) garland with flowers, fruits & foliage; (UPR BRD) central cartouche with inscription French & Co. stock sheet in archive, 21425-c Related Works: Panels in set: GCPA 0184569; 0237071-0237073; 0237077: 0237078

Landscape with peasants holding baskets. unknown c. 1625-1650 Tapestry Dimensions: H 5'1" X W 5'10.5" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: Flemish Weaving Center: unknown Ownership History: French & Co. purchased from American Art Association, Anderson Galleries (New York), 10/17/1930 (John R. Herter sale); sold to John H. Maguier, 12/18/1931. Related Works: Panels in set, GCPA 0236678-0236679, 0184695-0184696

Ascension. Coxie, Michiel (the Elder) (Netherlandish (before 1600) - Flanders, 1499-1592) (designed after) painter c. 1540-1545 Tapestry Dimensions: H 10' x W 9'7" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: wool (warp: 18/19/in.; 7-8/cm); silk; metallic thread (silver); metallic thread (silver-gilt) Culture: Flemish Weaving Center: Brussels Ownership History: Electors of Saxony coll. (as early as 1554 until c.1928); sold by Prince Ernst Heinrich. French & Co. purchased from Prince Ernst Heinrich, invoiced 4/19/1928; sold to the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, 6/7/1944. United States, New York, New York, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, accno. 44.63.5. Inscriptions: City mark on lower guard, left; unidentified weaver mark on right guard, bottom Christ, holding banner & surrounded by radiant light, ascends into heaven while kneeling apostles look up into sky with arms raised (Mark 16:14-19) (BRD) bunches of flowers & fruit twisting around central palm tree motif rod; (LWR BRD) birds & vases in

Bird in landscape. unknown c. 1680-1720 Tapestry Dimensions: H 9' x W 4'10" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: French Weaving Center: Aubusson Ownership History: French & Co. purchased from E. S. Bayer, invoiced 12/12/1928; sold to Jean Mikaeloff 1/16/1962. Bird in foreground amongst plants & trees; river in background with additional trees & building on hill-top (BRD) acanthus leaves & floral elements combined with tied ribbons The lower border features visible patching or restoration (Soustelle). French & Co. stock sheet in archive, 16474-a also lists 33100

Venus mourning Adonis. unknown c. 1580-1600 Tapestry Dimensions: H 5'8" x W 6'3" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: Flemish Weaving Center: unknown Ownership History: French & Co. purchased from Henry Symons, Inc., received 9/15/1927 sold to A. V. Davis 2/7/1929 SS 15197. French & Co. purchased from Symons ex. Arthur V. Davis coll. 7/28/1937 SS 40610. French & Co. purchased from Mrs. John C. Vroman, received 3/25/1948 SS 79713. In garden, beneath arch springing from pair of vases with flowers on high pedestals, grieving Venus & Cupid hold dead body of Adonis after being killed by boar; horn, spear & shield on ground (center foreground); hunters with dogs chasing & killing boar (center middle ground); mountainous landscape with farm houses (background) (BRD) central conjoined pair of shields with flowers, flanked by festoons of flowers; medallions with lion's masks at corners French & Co. stock sheet in archive, 15197 French & Co. stock sheet in archive, 40610 French & Co.

Cupid with hounds. Béhagle, Philippe I (French, b.1641-d.1705) (workshop) weaver c. 1690-1700 Tapestry Dimensions: H 9'9" x W 9'6" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: French Weaving Center: Beauvais Ownership History: French & Co. purchased from Henry Symons, invoiced 7/11/1927; sold to V. & C. Vigo & Charles Sternberg 5/24/1963. In landscape setting, Cupid holds leash of hound in 1 hand & torch in other hand, accompanied by 3 additional dogs (L), another dog chases ducks in pond (R) (UPR & LWR BRD) strapwork with flowers & foliage; (L & R BRD) grotesque ornament French & Co. stock sheet in archive, 15149-c also lists: 40711 Related Works: Panels in set: GCPA 0243670-0243673

Achilles recognized by Ulysses ca. 1825 French, Nantes. Achilles recognized by Ulysses 221974

Triumph of Hope. unknown c. 1530-1540 Tapestry Dimensions: H 14'8" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: Flemish Weaving Center: Brussels Ownership History: French & Co. purchased from Henry Symons, Inc. 1927; sold to William Randolph Hearst 10/24/1928. United States, Pennsylvania, Pittsburgh, Carnegie Museum of Art. Inscriptions: City mark on lower guard, left; weaver mark on lower guard, right partially legible in photograph Inscriptions: Inscriptions identifying figures in central field some include: AQVIIO, BORGAS, VVLTRVRN, MANSSES & DANIEL Inscriptions: Inscription in upper border banderole: Irruat horribilis quamquam presentia mortis / Tuta tamen spes est in bonitate dei Personification of Hope sits at stern of ship & bird cage hangs behind her (top, L); personifications of winds (Vvltvrnvs, Southwest Wind & Borcas, or Boreas, North Wind) blow bellows of ship apart (top, center); Old Testament figures pray (foreground) to figure of God (upper R); King Manasseh in stock

False Dulcinea. Coypel, Charles-Antoine (French, 1694-1752) (author of design) painter Belin, Jean-Baptiste II (French, 1688-1730) (author of design, alentour) painter Audran, Claude III (French, 1658-1734) (author of design, alentour) painter Desportes, Alexandre-François (French, 1661-1743) (author of design, alentour) painter Jacques, Maurice (French, 1712-1784) (author of design, alentour) painter Boizot, Antoine (French, 1702-1782) (cartoon creator) painter 1771-1773 Tapestry Dimensions: H 12' x W 15' Tapestry Materials/Techniques: wool & silk Culture: French Weaving Center: Paris Ownership History: Given to Cardinal de la Roche-Aymon, Archbishop of Reims by Louis XVI (1774). Don Francisco of Assisi coll., Château d'Epinay, France (1882-). John Pierpont Morgan coll., New York. French & Co. received from the Morgan coll. 4/22/1917; sold to Mrs. F. Fitz E. Eugene Dixon, returned 1/17/1923 7007. French & Co. received from Mrs. Eleanor Widener Dixon, invoiced 6/13/1939, returned 12/18

Game park with musical gentlemen and ladies, and falconers beyond. unknown c. 1575-1625 Tapestry Dimensions: H 9'5" x W 16'9" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: Flemish Weaving Center: unknown Ownership History: French & Co.

scene from Pastor Fido. unknown c. 1720 Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: Flemish Weaving Center: Brussels Ownership History: French & Co. In landscape, woman blind-folded walking with open arms toward couple, as seated woman plays tambourine (BRD) scrolling ribbon interspersed with small flowers No French & Co. stock sheet in archive, no stock number

Preparation and setting up of Tabernacle. unknown c. 1530 Tapestry Dimensions: Left: H 324 x W 327 cm Tapestry Materials/Techniques: wool & silk Culture: Flemish Weaving Center: Brussels Ownership History: Inventory of Carlos II (1701-1703). Inventory of Carlos III (1788). Inventory of Fernando VII (1834). Spain, Madrid, Palacio Real de Madrid, accno. left: A.271-8133. 2 separate panels; left, in landscape, Moses appoints Bezaleel, Aholiab & other craftsmen to construct Tabernacle, being made in background; right, in landscape, people bring their offerings (fine objects, jewelry, linen, gold & silver) for the Tabernacle (Exodus 35-40) (BRD) bunches of flowers & fruit against palm tree trunk motif interspersed with birds GCPA 0239119 shows two separate panels, numbers IV (left) & I (right) in the Junquera de Vega cat. (Dimitrova). The order of these 2 panels should be reversed (Kraak). Junquera de Vega, Catalogo de Tapices, Vol. I (1986), 171-175, series 25, nos.IV & I Related Works: Pa

Thetis and Achilles before Oracle. Jordaens, Jacob (Flemish, 1593-1678) (designed after) painter Hecke, Frans van den I (Flemish, 1630-1665) (workshop) weaver c. 1650-1675 Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: Flemish Weaving Center: Brussels Ownership History: French & Co. Italy, Piedmont, Torino, Turin, Palazzo reale. Inscriptions: City mark on lower guard, right of center; woven monogram in lower guard, right: F. V. H. Thetis enters temple with her young son, Achilles, who walks naked in front of her (R, foreground); bearded priest wearing long robe stands before niche & reaches out to Thetis & Achilles, acolyte stands next to him holding flame (L, foreground); altar with dead sacrificial lamb, vessels & basins (center, foreground) (BRD) This cartoon designed to supplement Rubens' series. French & Co. stock sheet missing from archive, 18671 Haverkamp Begemann, CorpRub 10 (1975), 77, pl. 86 Related Works: Compositionally similar tapestry: GCPA 0237860 (Boston, Museum of Fin

Judith and her maidservant before Holofernes. unknown c. 1600 Tapestry Dimensions: H 7'3" x W 12'4" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: Flemish Weaving Center: Oudenaarde Ownership History: French & Co. purchased from Courtard, Israel & Wessels, n.d. (per our letter 12/8/1922); sold to Louis Koons 3/27/1923. Within outdoor architectural setting, Judith & her maidservant are led to Holofernes' tent by soldier (Judith 8-16); soldiers peeking from behind curtain (L, middle ground); Holofernes' camp (R, background) (BRD) twisting garland of oversize flowers & fruit; (L & R BRD) brackets with female herm-like figures French & Co. stock sheet in archive, 10954-b Related Works: Panels in set, GCPA-0237186-0237187

Marches Ancona Sassoferrato S. Croce. Hutzel, Max 1960-1990 In the medieval core collection, views of the exterior with emphasis on the facade portal sculpture and pier capitals (12th century). Hutzel prints include views of the main altar and polyptych, side altar frescoes by di Nuzio, and various altarpieces. Antiquities: Lion fragment from the Roman site of Sentinum. Object Notes: Hutzel photo campaign date: March 14, 1983 General Notes: No negatives exist for the pier capitals, architectural sculpture, and altarpieces along the nave. 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 i

Confrontation between David and Absalom. unknown c. 1535-1540 Tapestry Dimensions: H 11'6" x W 10'4" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: Flemish Weaving Center: unknown Ownership History: French & Co. Absalom is cast into pit & great heap of stones is put over his body; soldier throwing stone as group of figures, including King David, look on (2 Samuel 13-20; 1 Kings 1) (BRD) ribbon-tied bunches of oversize flowers & fruit on central rod, interspersed with putti No French & Co. stock sheet in archive, no stock number Related Works: Panels in set: GCPA 0238997-023900, 0236321

Aeneas leaves Troy carrying his father Anchises and leading his son Ascanius. unknown c. 1675-1700 Tapestry Dimensions: H 11'2" X W 11'2" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: French Weaving Center: Aubusson Ownership History: French & Co. Aeneas, leading Ascanius, escapes from burning Troy, carrying his father Anchises with the Penates; his wife Creusa, who sets out with them, is lost on the way (BRD) ribbon tied around & interspersed with laurel leaves & various decorative elements: (UPR BRD) centered by floral wreaths & 2 swans framing crown enclosing crossed scepters & heart; paired dolphins in corners; (L & R BRD) centered by crossed sheaths with swords, arrow-filled quivers & bows, floral wreaths framing plumed helmets; (LWR BRD) floral wreaths & arrow-filled quivers framing a large double-headed eagle, & acanthus leaves hanging with laurel leaves & fruit in corners Based on a cartoon from the Hearst Aeneid series. French & Co. stock sheet missing from archive, 42032-b

Minerva and other goddess. unknown c. 1770-1790 Tapestry Dimensions: H 2.60 x W 1.80 m Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: French Weaving Center: Aubusson Ownership History: Jacques Seligmann & Co. sold to Otti Petschek, Prague, 8/1927. Ribbon-suspended medallion with Minerva & other goddess & with Muses in river landscape (ALENTOUR) framed by garland, & with festoon ornament Jacques Seligmann & Co. stock sheet in archive, 11285-b Related Works: Panels in set: 0240393-0240396; compositionally similar tapestry (medallion scene only): GCPA 0243363

Game park with female figures and fox hunt. unknown c. 1580-1600 Tapestry Dimensions: H 9' x W 5'2" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: Flemish Weaving Center: Brussels Ownership History: French & Co. purchased from American Art Association (Fletcher & Williamson sale) 1/25/1918; sold to H. W. Munn 9/4/1918. Related Works: Panels in set: GCPA 0241004, 0241222

Solomon and queen of Sheba. unknown c. 1480-1490 Tapestry Dimensions: H 13'8" x W 11'3" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: wool & silk Culture: Southern Netherlands Ownership History: J. Pierpont Morgan coll., New York (in 1913). French & Co. Gift of James Sibley Watson (12/1/1966). United States, New York, Rochester, Memorial Art Gallery of the University of Rochester, accno. 30.1. Within court setting, queen of Sheba, accompanied by female attendants, standing before enthroned Solomon (or, Emperor Otto III of Saxony) (1 Kings 10:1-3; 2 Chronicles 9:1-9); courtiers surround (BRD) twisting vine with flowers No French & Co. stock sheet in archive, no stock number Rochester, Memorial Art Gallery (1988), 75 Ricci, Twenty Renaissance Tapestries (1913), 10, 11, no. III

Telemachus arrives at temple of Venus (Aphrodite) at Cythera, on island of Cyprus. Orley, Jan van (Flemish, 1665-1735) (author of design) draughtsman Leyniers, Urbanus (Flemish, 1674-1747) (workshop) weaver Leyniers, Daniel II (Flemish, 1669-1728) (workshop) weaver c. 1724-1728 Tapestry Dimensions: H 12'10" x W 14'7" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: Flemish Weaving Center: Brussels Ownership History: French & Co. purchased from Henry Symons, invoiced 12/28/1922. William Randolph Hearst purchased from French & Co., 7/14/1927. Gift of the Hearst Foundation to the Brooklyn Museum, 1/1954. United States, New York, Brooklyn, Brooklyn Museum, accno. 54.4-2A. Inscriptions: City mark in central field at bottom, right Inscriptions: Woven signature in central field at bottom, right: V.LEYNIERS.D.L. Related Works: Panels in set: GCPA 0237471-0237472, 0240907, 0240909

Bridal Chamber of Herse. Pannemaker, Wilhelm de (Netherlandish (before 1600) - Flanders, act. 1535-1578) (workshop) weaver c. 1550 Tapestry Dimensions: H 14'.5" x W 17'1.5" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: wool & silk; silk; metallic thread (silver); metallic thread (silver-gilt) Culture: Flemish Weaving Center: Brussels Ownership History: La Cerda family, dukes of Medinaceli, Spain (complete set in their possession, possibly since the sixteenth century). Duchess of Denia, widow of the duke (in her possession until her death in 1903, when the tapestry passed to the duke's heirs). French & Co. Heilbronner, said to have been acquired by. Jacques Seligmann, said to have been sold by Heilbronner. George Blumenthal coll., before 1909; bequeathed to museum in 1941. United States, New York, New York, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, accno. 41.190.135. Inscriptions: City mark on lower guard, left; weaver mark on right guard, bottom not visible in photograph Related Works: Panels in set: GCPA 0238

Landscape with Jupiter. Reydams, Heinrich II (Flemish, act.1665-1719) (workshop) weaver c. 1720 Tapestry Dimensions: H 12' x W 19'6" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: Flemish Weaving Center: Brussels Ownership History: French & Co. Inscriptions: City mark in lower guard, right of center Inscriptions: Woven signature in lower guard, right corner not visible in photograph Jupiter enthroned on pedestal beneath canopy & surrounded by gods () & goddesses () (BRD) acanthus leaf ornament with floral bouquet in center of each border & in each corner French & Co. stock sheet missing from archive, 55222 French & Co. stock sheet missing from archive, 31447 () Related Works: Compositionally similar tapestry, GCPA 0238627, 0238630; designed after Lodewijk can Schoor

Anger of Achilles against Agamemnon. Rubens, Peter Paul (Flemish, 1577-1640) (cartoon creator) painter Leefdael, Jan van (Flemish, act.1647-1677) (workshop) weaver c. 1650-1675 Tapestry Dimensions: H 13'7" x W 12'10" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: wool (undyed, warp: 8/cm); wool (dyed, weft); silk (dyed, weft); metallic thread (silver-gilt yarn) Culture: Flemish Weaving Center: Brussels Ownership History: Unidentified dealer, Munich (acquired from a "Royal House"). Charles M. Ffoulke coll., Washington, D.C. (c.1896-1913). French & Co. George Robert White coll., Boston. Mrs. Harriet J. Bradbury coll., Boston; bequest to museum, 7/3/1930. United States, Massachusetts, Boston, Museum of Fine Arts, accno. 30.483. Inscriptions: City mark in lower guard, right of center Inscriptions: Inscription in central field, top partially legible in photograph: ABSTINET A / FERRO AE ACIDES.. / RETINENTE / MINERVA Inscriptions: Woven signature on lower guard, right: I.V. LEEFDAEL Agamemnon enthroned abou

Tea party. Boucher, François (French, 1703-1770) (designed after) painter Dumons, Jean-Joseph (French, 1687-1779) (author of design, after Boucher) painter c. 1750-1780 Tapestry Dimensions: H 9'11" x W 9'8" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: French Weaving Center: Aubusson Ownership History: French & Co. In landscape, chinese man seated at table leans towards lady & converses with her; the couple seated & attended by servant holding parasol above them in background; bird on percher hung from pagoda-like wooden shack, & children, one drinking from bowl near basket of flowers in foreground (BRD) picture-frame border with acanthus leaves & peacock feathers framing cabochons of precious stones, alternating with shaped reserves of trellis pattern headed with rosettes; cabochon framed by acanthus leaves & topped by scallop in corners This composition is the central part only of The Tea-Party, a larger composition, & is probably based on a sketch by François Boucher, held at the

Judgement of Paris. unknown c. 1675-1725 Tapestry Dimensions: H 12' x W 15' Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: French Weaving Center: Aubusson Ownership History: French & Co. Mercury (Hermes) stands behind Paris who, with Cupid, gives apple to Venus (Aphrodite); Juno (Hera) & Minerva (Athena) watch scene (R) (BRD) oak leaf () garland entwined with spiraling drapery; (LWR BRD) military trophies alternating with turnips pierced with arrows; (L & R BRD) helmets topped with eagles, ribbon-tied torches, vases & centered with medallions depicting a male soldier & female figure; (UPR BRD) centered by crown, armor hands & winged magic wands with 2 snakes (attributes of Mercury) The 3 elements in the outermost border (mitred at corners) are not original to the tapestry, but were added. French & Co. stock sheet missing from archive (), G-298 Related Works: Compositionally similar tapestry: GCPA 0243316; similar borders: GCPA 0243309, 0243303

The hunters meet. unknown c. 1760 Tapestry Dimensions: H 8'3" x W 9'3" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: French Weaving Center: Aubusson Ownership History: French & Co. purchased from Mrs. James P. Donohue, received 1/11/1951; sold to Henri Van Hove 3/31/1956. In landscape with trees & flowering plants, staircase (R) leads to building & pavilion with people overlooking the scene: gathering of elegantly dressed horsewomen & horsemen, one sounding the horn (L), another one drinking toast with unmounted hunter near groom holding horse (R), footmen & pack of hound dogs (BRD) picture-frame border with spiral garland around guilloche band enclosing decorative elements; acanthus leaves on outer edge & with flowers in corners Possible set. French & Co. stock sheet in archive, 50410 Related Works: Panels in set: GCPA 0240451-0240252, 0240470-0240471, 0240473-0240474; compositionally similar tapestries: GCPA 0240453 (with variations), 0240454 (central scene only)

Summer. Schoor, Lodewijk van (Flemish, 1666-1726) (author of design, attr.) painter c. 1690-1710 Tapestry Dimensions: H 9'1" x W 7'9" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: Flemish Weaving Center: Brussels Ownership History: French & Co. purchased from Felix Gouled, received 4/10/1951; sold to Mr. Louis Heymann Haras 6/20/1963. 2 female figures, 1 stands while gathering flowers, other reclines, surrounded by trees & bushes (center, foreground), parterre, lined with trees & buildings (background) (BRD) garland of flowers, fruits & birds This tapestry represents the left 2/3rds of the complete composition. For full view of complete composition, see Göbel. Notice the border is a little different & that there is a male figure at the right side of the tapestry that is not featured in this abbreviated version of the same subject. French & Co. stock sheet in archive, 50658-a Göbel, Wandteppiche I:2 (1923), fig. 166 Related Works: Compositionally similar tapestry: GCPA 0238215

Rebecca at the Well. Culture: British. Dimensions: H. 21 1/2 x W. 26 1/4 inches (54.6 x 66.7 cm);Framed: H. 29 1/4 x W. 34 x D. 2 1/4 inches (74.3 x 86.4 x 5.7 cm). Date: ca. 1700. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Neptune raising James Cook to immortality and fame, late 18th century. Artist: Unknown

Shepherdesses with shepherds and sheep at a fountain. 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 trees & flowering plants, a group of shepherds & shepherdesses rest with flock of sheep near an architectural fountain; a shepherd tying a floral garland on nearby tree as shepherdess at edge of fountain washes clothes & a shepherd leaning on opposite side of the fountain watches her Borders missing. Jacques Seligmann & Co. stock sheet in archive, 12484 old stock no. 9428 Chevalier, Aubusson (1988), 146 Related Works: Panels in set: GCPA 0240606-0240611; compositionally similar tapestry (with differences): GCPA 0240680; compositionally similar tapestries (larger composition): GCPA 0240614, 0240683, "Les Lavandières" private coll. (Chevalier, p

Cyrus receives message from Harpagos. unknown c. 1535-1550 Tapestry Dimensions: H 13'6" x W 15'2" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: Flemish Weaving Center: Brussels Ownership History: French & Co. received from Joseph Brummer, invoiced 5/25/1929; returned 5/3/1932 SS 16594. French & Co. received from Mrs. Edith Strauss 10/29/1947; returned 10/21/1963 SS 79357. Cyrus stands with arms extended (R of center); 2 courtiers stand nearby (R, foreground); Harpagos' messenger approaches holding dead hare in which there is concealed message inside (L of center, foreground); man behind messenger (L, foreground); couple stand near tree, lady-in-waiting sits nearby (L, middle ground); hunt with hounds, grand house (center, background) (BRD) bunches of flowers & fruit on central rod, flowers in corners with oversize balls of fruit; (LWR BRD) 2 birds flank bouquet in center Both stock sheets identify the series of this tapestry as the "History of Archduke Albert & Isabella" & the subjec

Young Cyrus brought before Astyages. unknown c. 1630 Tapestry Dimensions: H 11'6" x W 10'10" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: Flemish Weaving Center: Brussels Ownership History: French & Co. purchased from Lionel Harris 5/14/1918, invoiced 8/1/1919. Inscriptions: City mark on lower guard, right; weaver mark on right guard, bottom partially visible in photograph Inscriptions: Inscription in lower border cartouche: ROBVR ET VIS / PRVDENTIE IVNCTA / OMNIA SVPERANT Female figure with young boy, possibly Cyrus (R of center, foreground); approaching messenger kneels & holds out inscribed message (L of center, foreground); Astyages () wears turban & looks down to young Cyrus (R, foreground); figures surround central scene, army (center, background) (L & R BRD) carved molding with male figure holding bunch of fruit, eagle, mask; (UPR BRD) abstract garland of flowers & fruit with reclining female, birds & snakes, empty cartouche in center; (LWR BRD) abstract garland of flowers &

Landscape with hunter aiming rifle at hare. unknown c. 1675-1725 Tapestry Dimensions: H 7'6" x W 13' Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: Flemish Weaving Center: unknown Ownership History: French & Co. purchased from Alfred Villoresi or Villorese, 7/14/1919; sold to L. M. Stettenheim, 11/1/1921. French & Co. received from the Stettenheim Art Trust, 3/7/1950; returned 12/5/1950. 2 foreground birds watch as kneeling hunter aims gun at hare; stream with bridge & structures visible in distance (BRD) floral garland with acanthus leaves & bell-shaped ornamental brackets French & Co. stock sheet in archive, 21123 French & Co. stock sheet in archive, 81047

Bacchus (Dionysus). 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 8'1" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: French Weaving Center: Paris Ownership History: French & Co.. Gift of Flora Whitney Miller (1942). United States, Ohio, Cleveland, Cleveland Museum of Art, accno. 42.469. Bacchus holds staff & cup of wine, & sits on cloud with putto; figures set within garlanded portico decorated with trophies & small animals; at bottom, fountain flanked by 2 faun-cherubim; at top, medallion with Scorpio (BRD) picture-frame border with trellis pattern, shell cartouche in corners 3rd border. 2nd compos

Allegorical naval/victory figure. Wauters, Michel (Netherlandish (after 1600), act.1651-d.1679) (workshop) weaver c. 1660-1680 Tapestry Dimensions: H 8'6" x W 13'9" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: Flemish Weaving Center: Antwerp Ownership History: French & Co. purchased from Ffoulke Estate (Charles M. Ffoulke) 9/1/1916. Inscriptions: Woven monogram in central field at bottom of plinth, right: M.W. Seated female allegorical figure holds 2 framed coats of arms; ships on water; portière with 2 putti suspend from garlands of flowers & fruit (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 Additional subject designed by a different (probably Flemish) artist as a dedicatory or memorial hanging (Cavallo). Romanelli's cartoons have been dated c.1655-1662. 8 out of 6 of the original cartoo

Hawking party and shepherds at work. unknown c. 1500-1525 Tapestry Dimensions: H 8'6" x W 9'4" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: Southern Netherlands Weaving Center: unknown Ownership History: De Zolte coll. French & Co. purchased from Mr. Louis Levy 10/25/1948. In landscape, nobleman, ladies & attendants hunting with hawk pass by group of shepherds & shepherdesses resting, shearing sheep & playing bagpipes; farmhouses in background Tapestry fragment & borders missing. French & Co. stock sheet in archive, 80094 also lists: 46925 Related Works: Compositionally similar tapestry (same cartoon): GCPA 0241593

Game park with stag and bird hunt. unknown c. 1580-1600 Tapestry Dimensions: H 6'6" x W 4'6" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: Flemish Weaving Center: Brussels Ownership History: French & Co. received from John H. Brunswick 3/29/1946; returned 10/28/1948. Hunters approaching pond (foreground); stag hunt; castle garden with balustrade & fountain (middle ground); châteaux in wooded hills (background) Fragment of tapestry; borders missing. French & Co. stock sheet in archive, 77995

Mercury dining with Cecrops and his daughters; Envy infecting Aglauros. Pannemaker, Wilhelm de (Netherlandish (before 1600) - Flanders, act. 1535-1578) (workshop) weaver c. 1550 Tapestry Dimensions: H 14'.5" x W 23'1" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: wool & silk; metallic thread (silver); metallic thread (silver-gilt) Culture: Flemish Weaving Center: Brussels Ownership History: La Cerda family, dukes of Medinaceli, Spain (complete set in their possession, possibly since the sixteenth century). Duchess of Denia, widow of the duke (in her possession until her death in 1903, when the tapestry passed to the duke's heirs). French & Co. Spain, Duchess of Cardona collection. Related Works: Panels in set: GCPA 0238609-0238617

Large-leaf proscenium-verdure with birds. unknown c. 1550-1600 Tapestry Dimensions: H 10'10" x W 8'5" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: Flemish Weaving Center: unknown Ownership History: French & Co. purchased from Sangorgi Gallery 3/31/1917; sold to Luigi Orselli 1/25/1932. Proscenium incorporated into border; greenery composed of wispy flowering plants amidst scrolling acanthus-like leaves inhabited by birds (BRD) foliage impinging on central field; (L & R BRD) columns ornamented by foliage, fruit & flowers; (UPR BRD) central mask flanked by festoons; (LWR BRD) central urn with foliage flanked by bunches of fruit French & Co. stock sheet in archive, 6397 Related Works: Compositionally similar tapestry (same cartoon): GCPA 0244440

Landscape with three male figures. unknown c. 1640-1660 Tapestry Dimensions: H 11'4" x W 12'2" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: Flemish Weaving Center: Brussels Ownership History: French & Co.

Toilet of Psyche. Boucher, François (French, 1703-1770) (cartoon creator) painter Oudry, Jean-Baptiste (French, 1686-1755) (workshop) painter Besnier, Nicolas (French, b.1686-d.1754) (workshop) weaver 1741-1742 Tapestry Dimensions: H 9'11" x W 18'2" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: wool & silk Culture: French Weaving Center: Beauvais Ownership History: The intact set of the Philadelphia Museum of Art is thought to be the set made for the city of Marseille. 4th Marquess of Hertford, 19th century; inherited successively by: Sir Richard & Lady Wallace, Sir John Murray Scott, & Lady Sackville. Jacques Seligmann purchased from Lady Sackville 1914. French & Co. Mrs. Hamilton Rice coll. Given to the Philadelphia Museum of Art by Mrs. Alexander Hamilton Rice, 1939. United States, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Philadelphia Museum of Art, accno. 39.41.30a. On outdoor stone terrace Psyche, seated in golden chair, is groomed by attendants in preparation for her first night with her husband, Cupid; 2 a

Hunters at a Stream Riza `Abbasi (Persian, active 1585-1635). Hunters at a Stream, ca. 1625. Ink, opaque watercolor and gold on polished rag paper, 13 3/8 x 8 7/8 in. (33.9 x 22.5 cm). Arts of the Islamic World ca. 1625

Moses on Mt. Sinai with tables of law. Giulio Romano (Italian, 1492/99-1546) (author of design) painter c. 1545 Tapestry Dimensions: H 417 x W 520 cm Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: Flemish Ownership History: Austria, Vienna, Vienna, Kunsthistorisches Museum, accno. I/8. Inscriptions: Unidentified weaver mark on right guard, top Inscriptions: Inscription in upper border cartouche: DIXIT DOMINVS AD.. In landscape, Moses receives tables of law from God descending from sky, surrounded by angels (Exodus 24:9-18, 31:18); Israelites in camp (R, background) (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) figures in various activities Photographs in Photo Study Collection are details only; see Mahl's article for full view of composition. Mahl JbKhistWien 63 (1967), 7-38, fig.8 Brown (et al.), Tapestries of Ercole & Gonza

Freeing of Croesus . unknown c. 1630-1650 Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: Flemish Weaving Center: Brussels On balcony, Croesus is released from his shackles (R, foreground); man with hammer releases prisoner (center, foreground); 2 men & boy stand by & look on (L, foreground); sea port (center, background) (L & R BRD) putti support cornucopias filled with fruit; (UPR BRD) cherubim in corners flank garland of foliage, empty cartouche in center Herodotus, Histories (Penguin, 1983), 77, verse 89

The Arrival at the Hunting Lodge, or April from a set of the Hunts of Maximilian designed ca. 1531, woven 1692-93 Bernard van Orley Netherlandish. The Arrival at the Hunting Lodge, or April from a set of the Hunts of Maximilian 223048

Samson and Delilah. unknown c. 1580 Tapestry Dimensions: H 8'10" x W 8'7" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: Flemish Weaving Center: Brussels Ownership History: French & Co. received from Estate of D. Samuel Gottesman, 6/30/1956; returned, 2/25/1960. Within landscape, Samson's hairlocks are cut off by Delilah (Judges 16:4-21); soldiers & female figures look on (BRD) segmented border with vases of flowers & ferronerie interspersed with birds & grotesques; (L, UPR & R BRD) centered by oval medallions with landscapes Original outer guard either missing or covered with modern strip; missing along bottom. French & Co. stock sheet in archive, 56998-x

Exotic chinoiserie landscape. Pillement, Jean (French, 1728-1808) (designed after) painter c. 1780-1800 Tapestry Dimensions: H 8'9" x W 14'5" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: French Weaving Center: Aubusson Ownership History: French & Co. received on consignment from Herman Jaffe, invoiced 11/1/1926; sold to Mrs. Geo. George McFadden 2/16/1927. Scene divided by 3 leafy, flowering trees with fruits; a heron & other birds in foreground; long staircase leading to pagoda outcrop overhanging a river with a junk; building on hill (R) (BRD) picture-frame border with trellis-like pattern enclosing shells; acanthus leaf & shell ornaments at corners; (UPR BRD) centered by coat-of arms Coat of arms of a viscount in center of upper border. French & Co. stock sheet in archive, 12930 also lists: 29156 Related Works: Compositionally similar tapestries: GCPA 0243435-0243437, 0243445-0243447, 0243443-0243444, 0243424; similar border: GCPA 0244271, 0244189

Landscape with bird, and buildings in distance. unknown c. 1675-1725 Tapestry Dimensions: H 9' x W 8'5" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: Flemish Weaving Center: unknown Ownership History: French & Co. received from H. V. Wilson 6/1/1945; returned 4/13/1946.

Lazio Roma Rome Episcopal Complex (S. Giovanni in Laterano, Baptistery, Cathedral, Cloister)88. Hutzel, Max 1960-1990 Exterior views of 5th c. baptistery, restored in the 17th c. Interior views of baptismal urn (16th c.), carved walls, ceiling and wall painting; of mosaics and bronze doors in Cappella del Battista; of altar and mosaics in Cappella di S. Venanzio; of mosaic and statue in Cappella di S. Giovanni Evangelista. Architecture, architectural sculpture, sculpture, sculptural fragments, fresco painting, painting, coffering, tiling, stucco. Views 756-886 are of the cathedral. Medieval: Architecture, architectural sculpture, sculptural fragments, architectural fragments, tombstones, mosaics, sculpture, fresco painting, sculptural relief. Object Notes: Hutzel includes guidebook in German on the site. prints matched to negs General Notes: Views 756 thru 886 are of the Baptistery. German-born photographer and scholar Max Hutzel (1911-1988) photographed in Italy from the early 1960s u

Landscape with female allegorical figure of "Assiduité". unknown c. 1675-1750 Tapestry Dimensions: H 3' x W 4'5" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: Flemish Weaving Center: unknown Ownership History: French & Co. purchased from Souhami, 11/23/1921; sold to Jules Bo Inc., 7/1/1929. Inscriptions: Inscription in central field, below figure: ASSIDVITE "Assiduité" holds hourglass in R hand & staff or sickle in L hand; inscription below figure Borders missing. French & Co. stock sheet in archive, 23970

Lazio Viterbo Caprarola Palazzo Farnese69. Hutzel, Max 1960-1990 German-born photographer and scholar Max Hutzel (1911-1988) photographed in Italy from the early 1960s until his death. The result of this project, referred to by Hutzel as Foto Arte Minore, is thorough documentation of art historical development in Italy up to the 18th century, including objects of the Etruscans and the Romans, as well as early Medieval, Romanesque, Gothic, Renaissance and Baroque monuments. Images are organized by geographic region in Italy, then by province, city, site complex and monument.

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 Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: French Weaving Center: Aubusson Ownership History: French & Co. 2 fishermen in river landscape, one an old man holding large net next to young boy showing him an eel; pagoda in background (BRD) floral border interspersed with acanthus leaves & C-scrolled scallops; (UPR BRD) centered by baron's coat of arms impinging on field This is the right half only 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, from Boucher's sketches, for the Beauvais manufactory. Aubusson, interested in having its own series of Tenture chinoise, in turn employed Dumons, before 1754, to adapt

Chair seat and back. Culture: French. Dimensions: a. seat: W. 27 x D. 26 inches (68.6 x 66 cm)b. back: H. 33 x W. 25 inches (83.8 x 63.5 cm). Date: late 17th-early 18th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Samson in conflict with Philistines . Guebels, François (Netherlandish (before 1600) - Flanders, act.1545-1577) (workshop, attr.) weaver c. 1570-1600 Tapestry Dimensions: H 9'2" x W 12'10" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: Flemish Weaving Center: Brussels Ownership History: French & Co. purchased from Spanish Art Gallery (L. Lionel Harris), invoiced 8/18/1930; sold to Transglobal Mercantile Export Co. 2/6/1962. Inscriptions: Weaver mark on right guard, bottom In landscape, Samson avenges himself on Philistines & smites them 'hip & thigh with great slaughter' (Judges 15:1-8) (BRD) segmented border with ferronerie, flowers, grotesques, birds & other decorative elements; (UPR & LWR BRD) centered by landscape scenes French & Co. stock sheet in archive, 37765-a Thomson, History of Tapestry (1930), 205, 503, no.73 Related Works: Panels inset, GCPA 0239157, 0239168, 0239170

Pergola with wild boar hunt in game park. unknown c. 1620 Tapestry Dimensions: H 11'6" x W 8'6" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: Flemish Weaving Center: Brussels Ownership History: French & Co. Foreground animals include ape, leopard, jackal (most likely), serpent, mallard duck, wild cat with fish, & kid goat (probable) (BRD) segmented border with allegorical figures & vases of fruit & flowers No French & Co. stock sheet in archive, no stock number

Landscape with shepherd and shepherdesses resting. unknown c. 1750-1800 Tapestry Dimensions: H 7'5" x W 5'3" 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 Opportunists Inc. 10/21/1941 SS 39966. French & Co. purchased from Opportunists Inc., received 12/10/1943; sold to Mr. Jean Mikaeloff 6/24/1961 SS 42677. In landscape with trees & flowering plants, a shepherd sits, resting against tree with 2 shepherdesses on his side; river with bridge & buildings in background (BRD) pole entwined with alternating spiraling acanthus leaves & floral garland; cabochon framed by acanthus leaves & topped by palmette in corners French & Co. stock sheet in archive, 39966-c also lists: 75630 French & Co. stock sheet in archive, 42677 Related Works: Panels in set: GCPA 0240637, 0240675, 0184451; compositionally similar tapes

Apollo / Sol (Helios). Strecken, Geraert van der (Flemish, act.1647-d.1677) (workshop) weaver c. 1650-1675 Tapestry Dimensions: H 4' 10" x W 6' Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: Flemish Weaving Center: Brussels Ownership History: French & Co. purchased from Mrs. C. B. Bradley, Estate of, (Mrs. Cranford Madiera, Jr.; Mr. Charles Bradley, Jr.; Newcastle, ME) 9/26/1960. Inscriptions: City mark no lower guard, right Inscriptions: weaver monogram on lower guard, right: G.V.D.S. backwards S Inscriptions: Inscription in central field, in cartouche above figure: SOL Half-length portrait of Apollo with laurel garland on head, rays emanating from back of head, in 1 hand holding lyre, in the other a bow, surrounded by flowers, grapes & other fruit (BRD) stylized foliate ornament French & Co. stock sheet in archive, E-150

Perseus kills sea monster to release Andromeda. unknown c. 1710-1720 Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: Flemish Weaving Center: Brussels Ownership History: France, Marne, Châlons-sur-Marne, Musée municipal. Perseus riding Pegasus above sea monster Fragment of tapestry; borders missing. Owner identified in note, in French, written on back of photograph.

April from a set of The Months of Lucas designed ca. 1535, woven 1732-37 Master of the Months of Lucas Netherlandish This tapestry was part of a set of twelve celebrating courtly pastimes, each dedicated to a month of the year. Here, courtiers enjoy the mild mid-spring weather of April; they venture out of the castle to go boating, gather flowers, and make music with a recorder, a lute and a dulcimer. In contrast with these leisurely dalliances, a shepherd leading his flock to the fields and a maid milking toward the left hint at busy agricultural life reawakening after atrophied winter. October, from the same series, is on display nearby.Though woven in eighteenth-century Paris, these hangings were designed after a sixteenth-century Netherlandish tapestry set (now lost) in the French royal collection. The resulting works winningly combine a Renaissance sensibility in subject matter, compositional style, and clothing fashions with a lush Rococo border, a rainbow palette, and virtuosi w

Landscape with fisherman and shepherdess near a watermill. Boucher, François (French, 1703-1770) (designed after) painter Concey, François (French, act. ca.1730) weaver c. 1780-1810 Tapestry Dimensions: H 8'9" x W 11'5" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: French Weaving Center: Aubusson Ownership History: French & Co. purchased from Mr. G. B. Sherwell, received 5/28/1957; sold to American African Export Co. 7/20/1959. Inscriptions: City mark in lower guard, center-right: M.R.DAUBUSSO Manufacture Royale d'Aubusson Inscriptions: Woven signature in lower guard, center-right: C.CONCEAIX. In landscape with trees, flowering plants & farmhouses, a fisherman standing with fishing pole on his shoulder & with dog, hands a fish to shepherdess seated with basket & near sheep in foreground; a woman with child at threshold of farmhouse on edge of river with watermill in background; animals & bridge in distance (BRD) pole entwined with spiraling acanthus leaves & floral garland; acanthus

Prodigal son in midst of five prostitutes. unknown c. 1515-1525 Tapestry Dimensions: H 9'8" x W 10'6" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: Southern Netherlands Ownership History: Sold, Galerie Georges Petit, Paris, 3/8/1920, lot. 93. French & Co. purchased from Charles 4/15/1920; sold to Felix Warburg 2/7/1925. United States, Massachusetts, Cambridge, Fogg Art Museum. On millefleurs ground headed by intertwining vines surmounted by crown; prodigal son in midst of 5 prostitutes, is then chased away by harlots, 1 of whom holds up broom (Luke 15:11-32); rabbit & cheetah at bottom Borders missing. French & Co. stock sheet in archive, 23394 Asselberghs, Tapisseries flamandes (1974), 16,30, fig.18 Georges Petit, Objets d'Art (8 Mars 1920), lot 93 Related Works: Panels in set: GCPA 0242715-0242716

Le Sacrifice à l'Amour (Offrande à l'Amour) (Furnishing Fabric) Made 1795-1800 France. Cotton, plain weave; copperplate printed . Jean Baptiste Huet (Designer)

Lazio Roma Rome S. Maria in Vallicella38. Hutzel, Max 1960-1990 Views of 16th church's facade by Fausto Rughesi(1605). Views of interior nave, altars, sacristy, and collection in private rooms. Extensive coverage of frescoes and paintings. Three views of an embroidery with a depiction of the Assumption of the Virgin. General Notes: Views of Oratorio dei Filippini are filed separately, but retain H-numbers within this monument's numerical sequence. 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.

palace scene. unknown c. 1670-1700 Tapestry Dimensions: H 2.95 x W 4.40 m Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: French Weaving Center: Aubusson Enthroned woman flanked by 2 female attendants, 1 pouring wine into her cup (L), & elderly man gesturing towards architectural illustration; large foreground urn (BRD) floral garland with acanthus leaves

Scenes with Vespasian (Tiberius). unknown c. 1460-1470 Tapestry Dimensions: H 12' x W 10'2" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: wool & silk Culture: Southern Netherlands Ownership History: Raoul Heilbronner coll., Paris. French & Co. purchased from Raoul Heilbronner, invoiced 7/11/1927. French & co. sold left side of tapestry to Cardinal Spellman. Belgium, Hainaut, Tournai, Musée d'histoire et d'archéologie. St. Veronica with her veil with image of Christ ('Sudarium') healing emperor Vespasian; right, Vespasian receiving permission to march against Jerusalem GCPA 0240077 shows 1 panel that was later cut into 2. The left 1/3 of the panel ("St. Veronica visiting Vespasian & curing him") does not belong with the right 2/3 (scene with Titus/Vespasian). GCPA 0245526 shows the left side of the panel & GCPA 0182021 shows the right side of the panel after it was cut. The present location is unknown for the left side of the tapestry. The right side is in the in Tournai (Cavallo). GCPA 0242961 is a p

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)

Judgement of Paris. unknown c. 1575-1600 Tapestry Dimensions: H 9' x W 8'5" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: Flemish Weaving Center: unknown Ownership History: French & Co. received from the estate of Flora P. Kempner (Murray Levine), 2/29/1944; returned, 10/26/1951. In landscape bisected by tree, Paris awards Venus (Aphrodite) golden apple, as Mercury (Hermes), Juno (Hera) & Minerva (Athena) look on (BRD) allegorical figures & scenes interspersed with vases of flowers & fruit, masks, busts & grotesques Bottom border has been patched in several places & does not match sides or top. French & Co. stock sheet in archive, 76905

Wolf-hunt. Raes, Frans (Flemish, act.mid 17th century) (workshop) weaver c. 1625-1650 Tapestry Dimensions: H 11' x W 11'2" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: wool & silk Culture: Flemish Weaving Center: Brussels Ownership History: Sold at auction house, Paris, 5/17/1907 (see Göbel, I:1). French & Co. purchased from Estate of Mary W. Harriman 3/2/1934. Inscriptions: City mark on lower guard, left of center Inscriptions: Weaver mark woven in lower guard, right of center not legible Gentleman & attendant on horseback aiming lances at wolf (L, foreground), man with hat holding hound back (R, middle ground), landscape (background, R) (BRD) stylized foliage interspersed with fruits, birds & squirrels; (UPR BRD, center) cartouche ornated with star & held by 2 cherubim, eagle in corners; (LWR BRD, center) cartouche ornated with landscape & held by 2 eagles, coat of arms surmounted by lion in corners; framed by 2 narrow bands: bead-&-reel molding (inner) & stylized leaves (outer) This panel is part

Constantine enters Rome. Rubens, Peter Paul (Flemish, 1577-1640) (author of design, cartoon creator) painter Maecht, Philipp de (Flemish, act. 1605-1652, d. bef.1655) (workshop) weaver c. 1623-1625 Tapestry Dimensions: H 15'11.75" x W 17'10.25" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: Linen (warp: 29/in.); wool, silk with silver & gold metallic thread (weft) Culture: French Weaving Center: Paris Ownership History: Barberini coll. (Rome). Corsini coll., 1907. Private coll. (London), 1924. French & Co. purchased from the estate of Rosa Lewis, received 4/23/1956; sold to the Kress Foundation 6/20/1956. Given to the Philadelphia Museum of Art by the Samuel H. Kress Foundation. United States, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Philadelphia Museum of Art, accno. 59.78.1. Inscriptions: City mark on lower guard, right: P fleur-de-lys Inscriptions: weaver mark on right guard, bottom: ("F" resting within "M") Constantine on horseback & accompanied by imperial guards approaches gate of Rome from L as winged Victo

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