Narrative Tapestries

Intricately woven tapestries depicting mythological and pastoral scenes enriched with flora and fauna, showcasing craftsmanship.

Sylvia shot by Aminta . Abeloos, Daniel (Netherlandish (after 1600), act.1663) (workshop) weaver c. 1680 Tapestry Dimensions: H 11'5" x W 8'5" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: Flemish Weaving Center: Brussels Ownership History: French & Co. purchased from Mrs. J. P. Donahue (L. C. Haynes), n.d. SS 18821. French & Co. purchased from Mrs. James P. Donahue 12/04/1948 SS 80225. Related Works: Panels in set: GCPA 0238663-0238674; another version of set series in Brussels, Musées Royaux d'Art et d'Histoire

Orpheus and Eurydice. unknown c. 1700-1750 Tapestry Dimensions: H 10' x W 9' Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: Flemish Weaving Center: unknown Ownership History: French & Co. purchased from Mrs. Henry E. Huntington 3/28/1917. In wooded setting, Orpheus wanders; as he looks back he loses Eurydice, retained by Hades () & 2 attendants at cave, entrance to underworld (BRD) garland with flowers, acanthus leaves & foliage The border has been altered or made up from several pieces; it may not belong to this field (Cavallo). Monteverdi's or Gluck's opera libretti could be a source for the imagery of the 3 figures who take Eurydice back to Hades (Kraak). French & Co. stock sheet in archive, 4086 French & Co. stock sheet missing from archive, 36350

September. Master of the Months of Lucas (Netherlandish (before 1600), 1494-1533) (author of design, attr.) painter Kempener, Willem I (Netherlandish (before 1600) - Flanders, 1535) (workshop) weaver c. 1540 Tapestry Dimensions: H 11' x W 11'10" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: Flemish Weaving Center: Brussels Ownership History: Barberini coll. (purchased about 1625). Charles M. Ffoulke coll., 1889. Mrs. E. H. Edward Henry Harriman coll. French & Co. United States, Oregon, Portland, Portland Art Museum. Inscriptions: Weaver mark in right guard, bottom Inscriptions: Inscription in upper border, center medallion: SEPTEMBER Woman empties grain from sack that man holds, child buries hands in another sack of grain (center, foreground), seated man gestures approaching woman who holds basket, vessel & pot (L, middle ground), woman stands beneath tree (L of center, middle ground), kneeling woman with basket (R, middle ground), man sows (R, background), sowing scenes (background)

Farm girls with children and basket of grapes. Boucher, François (French, 1703-1770) (designed after) painter Vitract family (French, act. ca.1750) (workshop) weaver c. 1750-1800 Tapestry Dimensions: H 9' x W 7'7" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: French Weaving Center: Aubusson Ownership History: French & Co. received from Mrs. F. A. Korty, invoiced 11/20/1935; returned 8/2/1939. Inscriptions: City mark mispelled in lower guard, center: M.R.D'AUIUSSON Inscriptions: Woven signature in lower guard, center-left: VITRA In landscape with farmhouse & large stack of harvested hay, trees & wild plants, a farm-girl laying on ground with children while another with basket of grapes stands with bunch of grapes in her hand (BRD) pole with spiral garland of flowers & acanthus leaves in corners French & Co. stock sheet in archive, 18498

Landscape with birds. unknown c. 1700-1750 Tapestry Dimensions: H 8'7" x W 6'6" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: French Weaving Center: Aubusson Ownership History: French & Co. 2 birds, 1 on branch (R), amongst flowering plants & trees in foreground; pathway leading to building (R); additional buildings in the distance (L & R BRD) picture-frame border featuring pole with spiral guilloche band alternating with spiral acanthus leaves; (UPR & LWR BRD) stylized shells with spiral acanthus leaves in corners The border of this tapestry is modern (Cavallo). The modern borders found on this tapestry, along with GCPA 0184470 & GCPA 0243561 0184469, suggest that it may be part of a set that was made up (Soustelle). No French & Co. stock sheet in archive, No stock no. Related Works: Panels in set, GCPA 0244191, 0184470, 0243561 0184469

Exotic chinoiserie landscape. Pillement, Jean (French, 1728-1808) (designed after) painter c. 1770-1800 Tapestry Dimensions: H 15'7" x W 8'8" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: French Weaving Center: Aubusson Ownership History: French & Co. purchased from Henry Symons, received 4/2/1920; sold to P. Preston P. Pope Satterwhite 4/26/1920 SS 22371. French & Co. purchased from P.P. Satterwhite 2/10/1921; sold to B. N. Duke 6/28/1921 SS 23244. Scene divided by 3 leafy, flowering trees with fruits; a heron with other birds in foreground; long staircase leading to pagoda on outcrop overhanging a river with a junk; building on hill (R) (BRD) picture-frame border with stylized alternating half-piastres superimposed on cross-hatched background with flower heads; acanthus leaves at corners This panel was photographed by French & Co. (see GCPA 0243435); the negative was then manipulated to create 2 additional photographs which make it look as though the tapestry was cut to create 2 ta

Blindman's bluff. Huet, Jean-Baptiste (French, 1745-1811) (designed after) painter c. 1780-1810 Tapestry Dimensions: H 9'3" x W 7' Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: French Weaving Center: Aubusson Ownership History: French & Co. In landscape with trees & flowering plants, youths & maidens playing at blindman's bluff; young man standing blind-folded & flanked by 2 ladies teasing him; others seated, watching the scene; river with waterfall & buildings in distance (BRD) pole decorated with cabochons framed by acanthus leaves & peacock feather-like decorative elements, alternating with flowers & rectangular-shaped shields with diaper pattern headed by rosettes; acanthus leaves framing cabochons in corners Part of the center of the field is missing; a strip of field was restored across the full width near the top; the center section of the right border was also restored (Cavallo). A similar tapestry with the same border, albeit composition reversed, is illustrated in Göbel (So

Game park with hunters and lovers before before large château. Guebels, François (Netherlandish (before 1600) - Flanders, act.1545-1577) (workshop, attr.) weaver c. 1590-1600 Tapestry Dimensions: H 5'6.5" x W 5'8" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: Flemish Weaving Center: Brussels Ownership History: French & Co. Inscriptions: City mark on lower guard, left; weaver mark on right guard, bottom

Armida and one of her suite carry the sleeping Rinaldo to a chariot. 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 10'3" x W 14'4" 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 Cummer Gallery of Art 7/5/1962. United States, Florida, Jacksonville, Cummer Gallery of Art. Inscriptions: Weaver mark on right guard, bottom: AC (superimposed) Inscriptions: unidentified weaver mark on right guard, bottom In wooded setting with chariot visible behind tree on R (BRD) rinceau ornament; (UPR BRD) centered by coat of arms in strapwork cartouche supported by putti; (LWR BRD) centered by strapwork cartouche with putto seated on shell dangling 2 lobsters on ribbons above 2 sea creatures; (L

Sylvia shot by Aminta . Abeloos, Daniel (Netherlandish (after 1600), act.1663) (workshop) weaver c. 1680 Tapestry Dimensions: H 11'5" x W 8'5" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: Flemish Weaving Center: Brussels Ownership History: French & Co. purchased from Mrs. J. P. Donahue (L. C. Haynes), n.d. SS 18821. French & Co. purchased from Mrs. James P. Donahue 12/04/1948 SS 80225. Related Works: Panels in set: GCPA 0238663-0238674; another version of set series in Brussels, Musées Royaux d'Art et d'Histoire

Joseph goes to Goshen to meet his father. unknown c. 1640-1660 Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: Flemish Weaving Center: unknown Ownership History: French & Co. Inscriptions: Inscription in upper border cartouche: HISTORIA / IACOB ET IOESEP / ET PHARAONIS In landscape, Jacob & Joseph embracing (Genesis 46:28-34, 47:1-12); group of figures approaching; Joseph () arriving in horse-drawn chariot (L, middle ground) (BRD) twisting garlands of flowers; (L & R BRD) ribbon-tied garlands hang before pilaster topped by cherubim; (UPR BRD) headed by cartouche with inscription No French & Co. stock sheet in archive, no stock number Related Works: Panels in set: GCPA 0236345-0236349, 0184662

Four children formally dressed. unknown c. 1720 Tapestry Dimensions: H 7'7" x W 12'2" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: French Weaving Center: Aubusson Ownership History: French & Co. received from G. R. Rogers, invoiced 12/1/1924; sold to Mrs. R. E. Miller 1/2/1925. Some with hats & one mounted on goat, playing in landscape with buildings in background (BRD) garland of acanthus & inverted acanthus leaves with rosette in corners French & Co. stock sheet in archive, 25930

Landscape with chickens and river. unknown c. 1725-1775 Tapestry Dimensions: H 9'2" x W 9'8" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: French Weaving Center: Aubusson Ownership History: French & Co. purchased from American Art Association, Anderson Galleries (New York), invoiced 10/26/1929; sold to Fred. V. Gerstel 11/30/1953. 2 chickens amongst flowering plants & trees, near farmhouse in foreground (L); river cascading from rocky promontory topped by building in background (R); additional buildings in distance (BRD) pole with spiral garland; acanthus leaves framing roundel centered with rosette in corners The border has been cut down to fit; it does not belong to the field. The field may also have been cut down. The border may well be 25-50 years later than the field. French & Co. stock sheet in archive, 34877 Related Works: Similar border: GCPA 0244213

Autumn from a set of the Four Seasons. Culture: Flemish, Brussels. Designer: Designed by Lodewijk van Schoor (Flemish, 1666-1702). Dimensions: H. 127 x W. 169 inches (322.6 x 429.3 cm). Maker: Weaving workshop possibly directed by Jan Frans van den Hecke (Flemish, active after 1660, died 1695); Weaving workshop possibly directed by Pieter van den Hecke (Flemish, active 1703-52). Date: 1690-1720. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Large-leaf verdure (feuille de choux) with game park. unknown c. 1550-1600 Tapestry Dimensions: H 12' x W 14'2" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: Flemish Weaving Center: unknown Ownership History: French & Co. received from Louis M. Josepthal 1/18/1921; returned 4/18/1922 SS 10978. French & Co. purchased from Louis M. Josepthal; not found in inventory fo 11/6/1929 SS 22542. Stag, does & peacocks in clearing (foreground); in enclosure behind picket fence, leopard, snake, birds & other exotic animals against ground of large, scrolling acanthus-like leaves; castle in distance (R) French & Co. stock sheet in archive, 10978 French & Co. stock sheet in archive, 22542

School of Socrates. Vanderbank, John (British, act. 1689-1727) (workshop, attr.) weaver c. 1700-1720 Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: English Weaving Center: London Ownership History: French & Co. Landscape scene, 5 men looking down from bank (R) over stream where man drinks (L of center) (BRD) stylized floral motif There are numerous sets & partial sets of this series. There seems to be at least four variations on the borders. First is the acanthus border, another one with hallowed-out pillars (resembling sandstone), the third with simple floral borders (seen here) & last is the simple frame-like border. French & Co. stock sheet missing from archive, 20077 Marillier, English Tapestries (1930), 39, 40 Related Works: Panels in set: GCPA 0181915-0181916; compositionally similar tapestry (similar cartoon), GCPA: 0181912

Abraham in Egypt: Sarah returned to Abraham by Egyptians. Kempener, Willem I (Netherlandish (before 1600) - Flanders, act.1534-1548) (workshop) weaver c. 1535-1540 Tapestry Dimensions: H 485 x W 923 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. A.361-12167. Inscriptions: Inscription in upper border cartouche: SARA RAPTA AB /.. Inscriptions: Inscriptions in left, lower & right borders identifying allegorical figures some include: LVXVS, CARISITA, RAPTVS In landscape, Sarah & Abraham honored with gifts by Pharaoh upon Sarah's return to Abraham by Egyptians (Genesis 12:10-20) (L & R BRD) 3 standing allegorical figures in architectural niches; (UPR BRD) scrolling foliage interspersed with grotesques, headed by central cartouche with inscription; (LWR BRD) arcade interspersed with seat

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

Marriage of Cupid and Psyche. 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.44.8.14. Related Works: Panels in set: GCPA 0240893-0240897; stylisitcally similar sets (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)

Landscape with birds, and river in distance. unknown c. 1675-1725 Tapestry Dimensions: H 10' x W 8'7" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: Flemish Weaving Center: unknown Ownership History: French & Co. purchased from Mr. Alfred Koch, received 7/8/1964; sold to Riconde Arts 1/18/1965.

Game park with falconers, Diana (Artemis) and nymphs in foreground. unknown c. 1590-1620 Tapestry Dimensions: H 8'9" x W 13'3" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: Flemish Weaving Center: Brussels Ownership History: French & Co. received from Edwin H. Stern, 2/4/1941; returned 1/26/1951.

Landscape with classical bucolic figures. unknown c. 1750-1800 Tapestry Dimensions: H 6'5" x W 13'9" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: French Weaving Center: Aubusson Ownership History: Count Montesquieu coll., Paris () note on verso of stock sheet. French & Co. received from Georges Haardt & Co., invoiced 10/6/1931; returned from consignment 11/11/1931. In italianate landscape with classical architecture & trees, group of mythological figures with shepherd (R) & old man standing in center, next to seated man playing flute; dog in foreground & flock of sheep scattered on nearby hill (L) Borders missing. French & Co. stock sheet in archive, 17237-b Related Works: Compositionally similar tapestry: GCPA 0240514

Scene. unknown c. 1700 Tapestry Dimensions: H 6'10" x W 10'10" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: Flemish Weaving Center: unknown Ownership History: Alice, Countess of Stafford coll. French & Co. purchased from R. W. Lehna, invoiced 5/19/1930; sold to Franz Meyer 6/7/1946 (). In wooded setting, group of ladies & noblemen, courting couple (center, foreground), seated Lady holding glass & turning towards onlooker (L), couple dancing next to lute player (L of center, middle ground), peasant with calf (R) accompanied by maid carrying vessel on head (R); more maids & peasants going on about their tasks at edge of lake, surrounded by farmhouses (background) (BRD) bead-&-reel molding French & Co. stock sheet in archive, 16842-b also lists: 37848-b

Children wearing plumed hats, playing in landscape. unknown c. 1700 Tapestry Dimensions: H 8'8" x W 12'9" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: French Weaving Center: Aubusson Ownership History: French & Co. purchased from the Estate of Hazel Jacobson, received 1/18/1962; sold to Jean Mikaeloff 6/25/1963.

scene. unknown c. 1620-1640 Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: Flemish Weaving Center: Brussels Inscriptions: City mark on lower guard, L Ceres seated next to tree (L) as male figure brings her basket of produce; arcaded structure in background (BRD) garland with fruits & flowers

Aeneas and Dido take shelter in cave. Romanelli, Giovanni Francesco (Italian, 1610-1662) (cartoon creator) painter Wauters, Michel (Netherlandish (after 1600), act.1651-d.1679) (workshop) weaver c. 1660-1680 Tapestry Dimensions: H 13'1" x W 10'9" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: Flemish Weaving Center: Antwerp Ownership History: French & Co. purchased from Ffoulke Estate (Charles M. Ffoulke) 9/1/1916. Hunting party in forest, cherub in sky hovers above (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 Right-half of the complete composition see GCPA: 0238117 for left-half (Cavallo). Romanelli's cartoons have been dated c.1655-1662. 8 out of 6 of the original cartoons survive at the Norton Simon Museum in Pasadena (Dimitrova). French & Co. stock sheet in archive, 46335 Delmarcel, Flem

Landscape with Deianira or, Deianeira and Nessus. unknown c. 1570 Tapestry Dimensions: H 10'4" x W 6'5" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: Flemish Ownership History: French & Co. purchased from Charles 11/2/1918. Italy, Tuscany, Firenze, Florence, Palazzo Davanzati. Deianira alone with dying centaur, Nessus, who advises her to keep some of his blood (BRD) bunches of flowers & fruit; (L & R BRD) seated & standing allegorical figures French & Co. stock sheet in archive, 20547

Blindman's bluff. unknown c. 1780-1810 Tapestry Dimensions: H 9'6" x W 8'7" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: French Weaving Center: Aubusson Ownership History: French & Co. received from Mrs. John G. Luke, invoiced 10/28/1931; returned 11/9/1938. In landscape with trees, flowering plants & architectural fountain, youths & maidens playing at blindman's bluff; some watch the scene while young lady fills hat with water from the fountain (L) (BRD) acanthus leaves framing shell motif & alternating with other decorative elements GCPA 0243086 is a larger version of the Blindman's bluff theme, with a scene which includes, to the left, a lady filling a hat with water from the fountain. French & Co. stock sheet in archive, 17386 also lists: 9967 Related Works: Compositionally similar tapestries (abbreviated version), GCPA 0243088, 0243090-0243097, 0243089 (composition reversed)

Children playing in garden park. unknown c. 1700 Tapestry Dimensions: H 8'11" x W 16'8" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: Flemish Weaving Center: unknown Ownership History: French & Co. received from Mrs. Shirley Ford, received 3/20/1946; returned 9/24/1957. Children dancing as 1 plays horns next to architectural ruin with herm; classical structure in distance (BRD) picture-frame border repeating volute motif French & Co. stock sheet in archive, 77999

Jupiter (Zeus) or Bacchus changed into a grape. Boucher, François (French, 1703-1770) (author of design) painter Besnier, Nicolas (French, b.1686-d.1754) (workshop) weaver Oudry, Jean-Baptiste (French, 1686-1755) (workshop) painter Charron, André-Charlemagne (French, fl.1754-1780) (workshop) weaver c. 1749-1770 Tapestry Dimensions: H 11'7" x W 10'5" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: wool & silk Culture: French Weaving Center: Beauvais Ownership History: French & Co. Related Works: Panels in set: GCPA 0243641-0243650; compositionally similar tapestry (same cartoon): GCPA 0243623 (Quirinale); compositionally similar tapestries (together with "Bacchus & Ariadne): 0243631 (Getty Museum), 0243630 (Set C), 0243638, (Sotheby's 6/4/1971); see also Bremer-David, p. 125-126

Atalanta and Meleager attack Calydonian boar. 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 8'5" x W 18'4" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: Flemish Weaving Center: Brussels Ownership History: French & Co. purchased from Henry Symons 12/12/1921. , French & Co. purchased from Orselli, invoiced 09/07/32, Owner unknown. Inscriptions: City mark at bottom of central field, right Inscriptions: Woven signature at bottom of field, far right: V.LEYNIERS.D.L

Family of Darius before Alexander. Le Brun, Charles (French, 1619-1690) (designed after) painter c. 1700-1725 Tapestry Dimensions: H 8' x W 10'8" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: Flemish Weaving Center: unknown Ownership History: French & Co. purchased from Spanish Art Gallery 9/25/1916. Alexander & Hephaestion, both in armor with plumed helmets console women in Darius' family; army & army tents (BRD) abstracted acanthus-leaf motif with foliage moldings in each corner Variant composition with extended ends. French & Co. stock sheet in archive, 6067 Related Works: Compositionally similar tapestries: GCPA 0237555, 0241859-0241862, 0241864, 0241871, 0243265-0243267

Shepherdesses with shepherds and sheep at a fountain. Boucher, François (French, 1703-1770) (designed after) painter Huet, Jean-Baptiste (French, 1745-1811) (designed after) painter c. 1750-1800 Tapestry Dimensions: H 10'1" x W 12' 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, a group of shepherds & shepherdesses rest with flock of sheep near an architectural fountain; a shepherd tying a floral garland on nearby tree while shepherdess washes clothes on edge of fountain & as shepherd on opposite side of fountain watches her (BRD) pole with spiral floral garland, & acanthus leaves enclosing flowers in corners French & Co. stock sheet in archive, 18461-a Chevalier, Aubusson (1988), 146 Related Works: Panels in set: GCPA 0240680, 0240706, 0240678; compositionally similar tapestry (with differences)

November. Le Brun, Charles (French, 1619-1690) (designed after) painter Meulen, François van der (French, 1632-1690) (cartoon creator) painter Monmerqué, Mathieu (French, bef.1725-d.1749) (workshop) weaver c. 1730-1735 Tapestry Dimensions: H 11'6" x W 16'5" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: French Weaving Center: Paris Ownership History: French & Co. received from Countess Szechenyi 8/3/1953; returned 7/9/1963. Countess Szechenyi coll.; sold at Sotheby's (New York) 11/29/1975, lot 166. United States, New York, New York, Sotheby's, November 29, 1975, lot 166. Inscriptions: Woven signature in lower guard, right: GOBsfleur-de-lysMONMERQUE Inscriptions: Inscription on cartouche, center: CHASTEAV / DE / BLOIS Château de Blois set in winter landscape, with procession of carriages; in foreground, balustrade with oriental carpet, birds & small animals; columns hung with winter garlands & cartouche with Sagittarius; behind balustrade, woman runs in fear & wolf snarls (BRD) floral

Christ healing man born blind. Reymbouts, Martin II (Netherlandish (before 1600) - Flanders, b.1570-d.1619) (workshop) weaver c. 1590-1600 Tapestry Dimensions: H 9'1" x W 7'6" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: Flemish Weaving Center: Brussels Ownership History: French & Co. purchased from Henry Symons, invoiced, 3/29/1930. Inscriptions: Weaver mark on right guard, bottom In landscape, Christ touches his eyes with 'ointment' of dust & spittle (John 9); surrounded by group of figures (BRD) grotesques & scrolling acanthus leaves with medallions with figural scenes in each corner; (L, LWR, R BRD) central medallions with figural scenes; (UPR BRD) central coat of arms of Cardinal Giannettino di Giovanni Andrea Doria French & Co. stock sheet in archive, 16798-b Related Works: Panels in set, GCPA-0238556-0238561, 0239344, 0239251-0239254, 0184354, 0242482

Kermesse and game of ninepins. Teniers, David II (Flemish, 1610-1690) (designed after) painter Teniers, David III (Flemish, 1638-1685) (designed after) painter Werniers, Willem (Flemish, act.1700-d.1738) (workshop, attr.) draughtsman c. 1700-1740 Tapestry Dimensions: H 11'5" x W 24'9" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: Flemish Weaving Center: Lille Ownership History: French & Co. purchased from Henry Symons (Le Roy White sale), 2/1924 SS 12824. French & Co. purchased from Symons (Blackmere sale), 3/4/1924; sold to Mrs. Alvin T. Hert 7/10/1931 SS 12824; stock sheets says: "void" same 12935. French & Co. purchased from Estate of Mrs. Alvin T. Hert 6/29/1949 SS 80584. Before inn, group of figures seated at table, feasting & dancing; couple dance next to bagpiper standing on inverted tub; figure playing ninepins while groups of figures feast, drink, smoke pipes & watch game (BRD) garlands of flowers & fruit interspersed with baskets & musical instruments; (L & R BRD) gathering

Landscape with rabbit. unknown c. 1740 Tapestry Dimensions: H 7' x W 8'8" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: French Weaving Center: Aubusson Ownership History: French & Co. received from Mrs. Frank Close 11/3/1958; returned 11/5/1962 SS B-149-x. French & Co. received from Mrs. Robert Loughborough, 10/6/1964; returned 10/26/1965 SS H-184-x. Rabbit nibbling leaves on branch in foreground while bird flies in its direction; rocky outcrop with natural arch, cascading waterfall pouring into river in background; multi-tiered building on hill in distance (BRD) continuous band of spiraling acanthus leaves French & Co. stock sheet in archive, B-149-x French & Co. stock sheet in archive, H-184-x

Dogs chasing hare. unknown c. 1750-1800 Tapestry Dimensions: H 8'8" x W 8'3" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: French Weaving Center: Aubusson Ownership History: French & Co. received from Chas. E. Goodrich 2/5/1931; returned 1/15/1951. Trees frame the composition: 2 hound dogs amongst flowering plants, chasing a hare in foreground; path leading to river with walled building on opposite bank in background; palm tree behind section of garden wall topped by large vase (R) (BRD) elaborate picture-frame border incorporating a stylized C-scrolled guilloche band enclosing decorative motifs with bundles of flowers; sheafs of flowers enclosed by acanthus leaves & drapery in corners The related tapestry (mentioned below), GCPA:0244252, despite having different borders, features an expanded version of the same composition: an altar topped with a large vase & surrounded by classical columns can be seen on the right half of the panel. French & Co. stock sheet in archive, 17062-c Rela

Africa. Schoor, Lodewijk van (Flemish, 1666-1726) (author of design, attr.) painter Peemans, Gerard (Flemish, c.1675-1700) (workshop) weaver c. 1680-1700 Tapestry Dimensions: H 12'10" x W 6'5" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: Flemish Weaving Center: Brussels Ownership History: Sold at Christie's, London, 4/3/1924. French & Co. purchased from Henry Symons, received 4/16/1924. Inscriptions: Brussels city mark on lower guard, left of center Inscriptions: Inscription in central field: AFRICA Inscriptions: noven in lower guard, right: G. PEEMANS Personification of Africa wearing elephant headpiece, carrying bundle of fruit, scorpion, & standing by lion (center, middle ground), cartouche with inscription adorned with floating ribbons & fruit garlands held by 2 cupids (top), oversize fruits flanked by 3 putti with feather headdresses, 1 holds parrot on fist, other smokes pipe (foreground), hunters on horseback chasing tiger (background) This set was probably woven without borde

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 10'10" x W 8'7" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: wool (warp); wool & silk (weft) Culture: French Weaving Center: Beauvais Ownership History: French & Co. received from Baron Louis de Rothschild 6/18/1954; returned 3/9/1955. 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 bunch of grapes suspended by ribbon resting on his L shoulder (R); classical ruin with relief with 3 putti on L, rustic fence in middle ground on R (BRD) picture-frame border with curling parsley leaves French & Co. stock sheet in archive, 54933-x Wark, Huntington (1961), 68-

Copper engraving depicting the control of the apostle Paul, created by Philippe Thomassin in 1597, showing Paul restrained in a biblical scene.

Landscape with natural arch, with bird and bridge on. unknown c. 1675-1725 Tapestry Dimensions: H 8'8" x W 9'2" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: Flemish Weaving Center: unknown Ownership History: French & Co. purchased from Klein & Jackson, invoiced 3/31/1922.

Triumph of Neptune (Poseidon). unknown c. 1700-1720 Tapestry Dimensions: H 3.44 x W 4.35 m Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: Flemish Weaving Center: Brussels

Hunters resting. unknown c. 1750-1800 Tapestry Dimensions: H 6'7" x W 6'7" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: French Weaving Center: Aubusson Ownership History: French & Co. purchased from Parish Watson & Co. (half interest), received 12/31/1919; sold to Jos. E. Widener 12/26/1924. In landscape with buildings, trees & wild plants, hunter standing with his fowling-piece converses with woman laying on ground with child (L); another hunter dozes off on grass mound with his hands clasped over his shotgun (R); hound dog flanked by both hunters drinks from stream (BRD) picture-frame border with cabochons & flowers This panel is the right half of a full design including a bird shooter next to a woman with child & groom attending his horse (Campbell/Soustelle). French & Co. stock sheet in archive, 7480-96-a also lists: 24412 Related Works: Panels in set: GCPA 0240440, 0240655, 0243121; compositionally similar tapestries (with variations): GCPA 0240445-0240446, 0240490

Bliżej Kultury unknown

Gypsy fortune-teller. Boucher, François (French, 1703-1770) (author of design, 1734-46) painter Charron, André-Charlemagne (French, fl.1754-1780) (workshop) weaver 1762 Tapestry Dimensions: H 9'7" x W 6'7.5" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: wool (warp: 8-9/cm); wool & silk weft Culture: French Weaving Center: Beauvais Ownership History: Commissioned by M. Boulard de Gatellier for his Château de Gatellier (Loire) in 1762. Acquired by Joel Duveen, 1898. Borders woven at this time under the direction of Georges Pluyette. Acquired by R. W. Hudson, Great Marlow, England, 1900. Acquired by George Blumenthal, about 1928. Repaired by French & Co., 1954. Given to the Metropolitan Museum of Art by Blumenthal's widow, Mary Ann Robertson, 1964. United States, New York, New York, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, accno. 64.145.I-8. Shepherdess having her fortune told by gypsy fortune-teller carrying infant on her back, as woman on her R watches, couple reclines on L as the man raises a wreath above the

Rinaldo sees his reflection in the diamond shield. 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 14'11" x W 12'8" 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 lower guard, right: R Renaud, reclining against tree, sees his reflection in the diamond shield (BRD) rinceau ornament; (UPR BRD) centered by classical figure in strapwork cartouche supported

scene Monarchia . Schoor, Lodewijk van (Flemish, 1666-1726) (author of design, attr.) painter c. 1690-1710 Tapestry Dimensions: H 11'2" x W 8'5" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: Flemish Weaving Center: Brussels Ownership History: French & Co. purchased from American Art Assocation (Belmont Oakes Sale) lot 1147, 1/31/1928; sold to Messrs. Parish-Watson & Co. 8/28/1928. Female figure standing in wooded landscape, wearing billowing draperies & pointing finger towards sky (R, foreground), seated attendant carrying scepters, crown & sword (R), seated female figure & boy carrying bow next to river (L, middle ground) (BRD) acanthus leaves, musical instruments violin, oboe or shawm, cello, flute & music scores in center French & Co. stock sheet in archive, 31572

Hunt of the wild goat in the Alps. Straet, Jan van der (Netherlandish (before 1600) - Flanders, 1523-1605) (cartoon creator) painter Sconditi, Giovanni Bastiano (Italian, act.1552-d.1568) (workshop) weaver 1568 Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: Italian Weaving Center: , TuscanyFlorence Ownership History: Italy, Tuscany, Siena, Siena, Palazzo prefettura e dell'amministrazione provincale, accno. Inv.n.61. In mountain landscape: hunter arriving on horseback from behind pine tree, hunter approaching from lower ground & hunter flanked by dogs & facing away from viewer (L to R in foreground); hunters & dogs (background) (LWR BRD) centered by wild goat's head in front of crossed hunting rifles & hunting horns, flanked by hunters & slain wild goats Upper & side borders missing, fragment of tapestry. Meoni, Arazzi musei fiorentini (1998), 210-213, 211 (ill.) Related Works: Panels in set: GCPA: 0242435-0242445, 0209568; & other dispersed panels

Autumn. unknown c. 1700-1750 Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: French Weaving Center: Aubusson Ownership History: French & Co. Pomona & vintager children (BRD) guilloche-like spiraling acanthus leaves, enclosing flowers; (UPR BRD) centered with coat of arms of viscount No French & Co. stock sheet in archive, no stock number Related Works: Panels in set: GCPA 0238797-0238800

Woodsman discovering the couch of Cupid and Psyche. unknown c. 1775-1800 Tapestry Dimensions: H 7'6" x W 5'2" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: French Weaving Center: Aubusson Ownership History: French & Co. purchased from M. Driecer, received 5/1/1914; sold to V. & C. Vigo & Charles Sternberg 5/24/1963. In wooded landscape, under canopy with floral garland & hanging quiver, Cupid & Psyche recline on couch, next to putto; woodsman watches scene from behind tree (R) Borders missing. French & Co. stock sheet in archive, 7127-b also lists: 24441

Landscape with lady, gentleman, horse and steward. Beveren, Boudewijn van (Flemish, act.ca.1650) (workshop) weaver c. 1650-1675 Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: Flemish Weaving Center: Brussels Ownership History: French & Co. purchased from Martin van Straaten 11/8/1916; sold to I. Isidore Friedman 12/21/1929. Inscriptions: Woven signature woven in lower guard, right: B V BEVEREN backwards N Related Works: Panels in set: GCPA 0236922-0236924

Triumph of Bacchus (Dionysos, Dionysus-Zagreus). unknown c. 1710-1730 Tapestry Dimensions: H 11'4" x W 15'4" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: Flemish Weaving Center: Brussels Ownership History: French & Co. purchased from Moot, Sprague & Gulick 1/18/1952. In wooded setting, Bacchus & Ariadne seated beneath canopy as maidens play music & serve wine; 2 resting leopards attached to chariot (R) (BRD) picture-frame border; (UPR & LWR BRD) centered by horn & foliage ornament; (L & R BRD) centered by lamps suspended from crowns French & Co. stock sheet in archive, 51729-x

scene with Cyrus receiving keys. unknown c. 1575-1600 Tapestry Dimensions: H 10'10" x W 18'9" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: Flemish Weaving Center: Brussels Ownership History: French & Co. purchased from H. S. De Souhami 11/9/1917; sold to Mr. Fred L. Lanenburg (or Sanenburg) 8/26/1918. Kneeling soldier (L) looks at Cyrus the Great & points towards two kneeling male figures, 1 of whom holds out keys to Cyrus (R); dog in center foreground; soldiers in background (BRD) vignettes with personifications of Virtues, divided by foliage with vases, masks, heads & ribbons; (LWR BRD) seated female figures, in corners; (L & R BRD) standing female figures at top French & Co. stock sheet in archive, 4490 Related Works: Panels in set: GCPA 0240844, 0237491

Landscape with shepherdess approaching a hunter resting by a funerary monument. Oudry, Jean-Baptiste (French, 1686-1755) (designed after) painter c. 1780-1810 Tapestry Dimensions: H 6'7" x W 6'7" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: French Weaving Center: Aubusson Ownership History: French & Co. purchased from C. O. Miniger, invoiced 5/28/1927; sold to Louis J. Grumbach 2/14/1928 SS 30398. French & Co. purchased from Mrs. L. J. Grumbach, received 2/10/1949 SS 80398. In landscape with trees & flowering plants, a shepherdess with sheep on a leash approaches a hunter sitting with fowling piece on the side of funerary monument; river with small boat & building in background (BRD) pole with spiral floral garland alternating with spiral of acanthus leaves centered with cabochons; acanthus leaves framing cabochon in corners This scene was initially created in 1726 by J. B Oudry for the Beauvais manufactory. French & Co. stock sheet in archive, 30398 French & Co. stock sheet in arch

Rape of Europa. unknown c. 1750-1775 Tapestry Dimensions: H 8'10" x W 9'6" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: French Weaving Center: Aubusson Ownership History: French & Co. received from E. S. Howe, 5/31/1949; returned 8/13/1952. In landscape, Europa with basket of flowers, seated on bull (=Jupiter/Zeus), accompanied by 4 maidens; 2 bulls (R); putti & cherub playing with garland of flowers, & cherub with eagle in sky above Europa (BRD) floral border interspersed with acanthus leaves & lozenge-shaped motifs framing rosettes & flower heads; acanthus leaves in corners The following note on stock sheet: "Transferred to storage 5/15/1951 in name Mrs. Arthur A. Houghton Jr." French & Co. stock sheet in archive, 80554 Related Works: Panels in set: GCPA 0243320, 0243323

Hunting dog. Oudry, Jean-Baptiste (French, 1686-1755) (designed after) painter c. 1750-1800 Tapestry Dimensions: H 8'10" x W 8'3" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: French Weaving Center: Aubusson Ownership History: French & Co. received from Chas. E. Goodrich 2/5/1931; returned 1/15/1951. Dog attacking large bird with open wings in stream with waterfall, amongst flowering plants & trees; parrot in tree (L) overlooking the scene; building in background with arcade & tower, entry framed by columns supporting pediment; additional buildings on top of hill in distance (R) (BRD) elaborate picture-frame border incorporating a stylized C-scrolled guilloche band enclosing decorative motifs with bundles of flowers; floral sheafs enclosed by acanthus leaves & drapery in corners French & Co. stock sheet in archive, 17062-b Chevalier, Aubusson (1988), 156 Related Works: Panels in set: GCPA 0244242, 0244250-0244251, 0244215-0244216; compositionally similar tapestries: GCPA 0244243, 024

Moses striking water from Rock. Poussin, Nicolas (French, 1594-1665) (author of design) painter Sève, Pierre de (French, 1623-1695) (cartoon creator) painter c. 1711-1720 Tapestry Dimensions: H 9'4" x W 14'8" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: French Weaving Center: Paris Ownership History: Set of 4 panels sold at Christie, Manson & Wood, 7/13/1927 (Sir George Lindsay Holford sale). French & Co. In landscape, Moses, next to priest to his right, strikes rock twice in front of assembled people who quench their thirst as water gushes out; woman on ground with 2 children (L) The original borders are missing, thus preventing an accurate reading of the date the tapestry was woven & from which workshop. The composition is reversed, which suggest that it was woven on low looms (Cavallo). French & Co. stock sheet missing from archive, 15202-d French & Co. stock sheet missing from archive, 32177-d Fénaille, Gobelins 2 (1903-1923), 186-199 Related Works: Panels in set: GCPA 0242149-0

Piece. Culture: French. Dimensions: L. 93 x W. 22 1/2 inches (loom width)236.2 x 57.2 cm. Date: ca. 1735. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Scenes from the life of Mary Queen of Scots 1820s French. Scenes from the life of Mary Queen of Scots 236783

Game park with falconers, other hunters and nobles. unknown c. 1575-1625 Tapestry Dimensions: H 8'3" x W 10'5" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: Flemish Weaving Center: unknown Ownership History: French & Co. purchased from Josephine Philip (K. Beshir) 11/6/1962; sold to Jean Mikaeloff 6/25/1963.

St. John the Baptist baptizing. unknown c. 1510 Tapestry Dimensions: H 387 x W 482 cm Tapestry Materials/Techniques: wool (warp, 6-7/cm); wool & silk (weft) Culture: Southern Netherlands Ownership History: Gift to Cathedral of Archbishop D. Alonso de Aragón (Inventory of 1521). French & Co. Spain, Zaragoza, Zaragoza, Cathedral of La Seo. Inscriptions: Inscriptions in central field, on banderoles held by figures (L & R) not legible in photograph In river Jordan, John the Baptist blessing 3 figures, as other figures emerge from forest; figures holding banderoles with inscriptions (L & R corners) (BRD) twisting vines of flowers Possibly woven in Brussels. No French & Co. stock sheet in archive, no stock number Torra, Tapices de la Seo de Zaragoza (1985), 206-218, series XIII, no.1 Related Works: Panels in set: GCPA 0238770-0238771, 0239297

Continence of Scipio. Reymbouts, Martin II (Netherlandish (before 1600) - Flanders, b.1570-d.1619) (workshop) weaver c. 1590-1610 Tapestry Dimensions: H 10'2" x W 8'9" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: Flemish Weaving Center: Brussels Ownership History: French & Co. purchased from Spanish Art Gallery 2/24/1916; sold to Dekker 4/1/1922. Inscriptions: City mark on lower guard, right; weaver mark on right guard, bottom Scipio, surrounded by his soldiers, restores captive woman to her bridegroom Allucius (R, foreground); woman bride, accompanied by 2 other women, kneels before Scipio (L, foreground); group of soldiers (L, middle ground); tents (R, middle ground); mountainous landscape (center, background) (BRD) "creation border"; (L & R BRD) landscapes & animals, seated figures at top & bottom corners; (UPR BRD) various birds, central scene with man riding eagle flanked by 2 figures in cloud-like formation; (LWR BRD) male figure in horse-drawn chariot driven emerging from sea

Psyche in the temple of Ceres (Demeter). 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 9' Tapestry Materials/Techniques: wool & silk Culture: French Weaving Center: Paris Ownership History: M. Duseigneur coll. (France). French & Co. received from J. Warburton (); returned 3/9/1946. United States, Connecticut, Hartford, Wadsworth Atheneum. In front of temple, Psyche kneels before Ceres, with cornucopia between them; agricultural implements on L; draped woman on R (UPR & LWR BRD) centered by cartouche with scene flanked by putti, birds & rinceau; (L 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 series initially created in Brussels for Fra

Riding in garden. Spierincx, Pieter (Flemish, 1635-1711) (cartoon creator) painter Wauters, Pierre (Netherlandish (after 1600), act.1677) (workshop, attr.) weaver c. 1650-1675 Tapestry Dimensions: H 11' x W 12'10" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: Flemish Weaving Center: unknown Ownership History: French & Co. purchased from Mrs. L. C. Iddings 11/20/1926. Inscriptions: Inscription in upper border cartouche: LE TRAVERS / A LA / GAVCHE Man rides horse through formal gardens with fountain, walking couple stand beneath arbor (BRD) garlands of flowers & fruit interspersed with brackets; (UPR BRD) central cartouche with inscription; (LWR BRD) cornucopias in corners French & Co. stock sheet in archive, 3881-b Duverger, De Rijschool (1959), 159-165 Related Works: Compositionally similar tapestry: GCPA 0241843, 0242492

The Meeting of Ulysses and Telemachus. The odyssey, greek mythology character. Ancient Greece History. Old 19th century engraved illustration from La Ilustración Artística 1882

Leopard hunt. Master of the Months of Lucas (Netherlandish (before 1600), 1535) (author of design, attr.) painter c. 1625-1650 Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: Flemish Weaving Center: unknown Ownership History: French & Co. In wooded landscape, 3 huntsmen with spears pursue group of leopards (BRD) spiraling motif interspersed with shells, grotesque masks in each corner; (L & R BRD) grotesques in central cartouches; (UPR & LWR BRD) scrolling foliage with cherubim in center Inspired by the so-called "Months of Lucas", woven in Flanders around 1530-1570. No French & Co. stock sheet in archive, no stock number DIA, Woven Splendor (1996), 50 Related Works: Panels in set, GCPA-0241571-0241574

Woodcutting. Teniers, David II (Flemish, 1610-1690) (designed after) painter Leyniers, Urbanus (Flemish, 1674-1747) (workshop) weaver c. 1700-1750 Tapestry Dimensions: H 10'2" x W 12' Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: Flemish Weaving Center: Brussels Ownership History: French & Co. Inscriptions: City mark on lower guard, left of center Inscriptions: Woven signature in central field, lower right: V. LEYNIERS In landscape, woman carrying wood while man chops logs in farmyard (foreground); church (L, middle ground), windmill (background) (BRD) acanthus & oak leaves interspersed with acorns & twisted around central rod, stylized foliage, in corners French & Co. stock sheet missing from archive, 20073 Related Works: Compositionally similar tapestry, see Marillier, pl. 21a

Pastoral scene. Teniers, David II (Flemish, 1610-1690) (designed after) painter Teniers, David III (Flemish, 1638-1685) (designed after) painter c. 1700-1750 Tapestry Dimensions: H 8'6" x W 9' Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: Flemish Weaving Center: unknown Ownership History: French & Co. In landscape, 2 milkmaids near cows; reclining shepherd surrounded by dogs & sheep; shepherd playing flute (BRD) scrolling foliage interspersed with moldings, vases, ribbons & grotesques; (UPR & LWR BRD) shells mounted in center on moldings French & Co. stock sheet missing from archive, 2713

Moses sends out twelve spies to explore land of Canaan (promised land). Orley, Bernart van (Netherlandish (before 1600) - Flanders, ca.1492-1542) (designed after, attr.) painter Coxie, Michiel (the Elder) (Netherlandish (before 1600) - Flanders, 1499-1592) (designed after, attr.) painter Floris, Cornelis (the Younger) (Netherlandish (before 1600) - Flanders, 1514-1575) (designed after, borders, attr.) draughtsman c. 1550-1560 Tapestry Dimensions: H 14'1" x W 17'4" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: wool (undyed, warp: 6-7/cm); wool & silk (dyed, weft) Culture: Flemish Weaving Center: Brussels Ownership History: Barberini coll. (possibly belonging to Cardinal Francesco Barberini), until 1898; sold to Charles M. Ffoulke. French & Co. received from C. M. F. Charles M. Ffoulke n.d.; returned 11/19/1920 SS 1068. French & Co. purchased from the Estate of C. M. Ffoulke, invoiced 8/4/1927; sold to the California Palace of the Legion of Honor 12/20/1929 SS 15162. United States, California, San Fran

Asia and Europe. Spierincx, Pieter (Flemish, 1666-1726) (author of design, landscape) painter Schoor, Lodewijk van (Flemish, act.1614-1647) (author of design, figures) painter c. 1690-1725 Tapestry Dimensions: H 10' x W 12'3" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: Flemish Weaving Center: Oudenaarde Ownership History: French & Co. purchased from Edgar Scott, Esq., invoiced 3/4/1938. In garden, personification of Asia holding censer & floral wreath, seated on plumed camel, crowned with floral wreath by attendant (L of center); female figure whose train is carried by boy, turning head towards onlooker (L); seated female figure with scepter (R of center) turning head towards Europe holding scepter & descending flights of steps of building, followed by other female figure (R, middle ground); oversize flower vase, vegetables & urns (R, foreground) (BRD) picture frame border with scrolling acanthus leaves Bottom border missing; top border present, but not shown in this photo. Variant

Umbria Terni Amelia Palazzo Petrignani7. Hutzel, Max 1960-1990 Post-medieval: 16th century frescoes, restored ; views of exterior. 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.

Feasting. Teniers, David II (Flemish, 1610-1690) (designed after) painter Teniers, David III (Flemish, 1638-1685) (designed after) painter c. 1700-1775 Tapestry Dimensions: H 5'7" x W 7'10" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: Flemish Weaving Center: unknown Ownership History: French & Co. purchased from Mrs. Robert W. Patterson 3/8/1922. In landscape, group of figures seated at table & feasting; dog sits nearby; river & hilly landscape in background Borders missing. French & Co. stock sheet in archive, 11448

Mark Antony taking leave of Cleopatra before the Battle of Actium. unknown c. 1670-1700 Tapestry Dimensions: H 10' x W 9'6" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: French Weaving Center: Aubusson Ownership History: French & Co. received from John G. Gottinger, 8/23/1963; returned 3/11/1965. Inscriptions: City mark on lower guard, right: fleur-de-lys AB Manufacture Royale d'Aubusson In landscape with trees & flowering plants, Mark Antony takes leave of Cleopatra, kneeling before him & next to her attendants (L); soldier with spears flank Mark Antony (R); additional soldiers & classical building with arches & tower in background (BRD) floral garland with flowers in vases & entwined with acanthus leaves; acanthus leaves in corners French & Co. stock sheet in archive, G-145-b Related Works: Panels in set: GCPA 0243284-0243287

Psyche, worshipped as goddess, incurs Venus' (Aphrodite) anger. 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 11'7" x W 17"5" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: Flemish Weaving Center: Brussels Ownership History: French & Co. , According to the Philbrook catalog, this panel was possibly in Munich in 1935., Owner unknown. Related Works: Panels in set: GCPA 0240893-0240897; stylistically similar set (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)

Landscape with birds and squirrel. unknown c. 1675-1725 Tapestry Dimensions: H 9'7" x W 8'5" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: Flemish Weaving Center: unknown Ownership History: French & Co. purchased from Eugene Glaenzer 1/15/1917; sold to H. Sanderson 4/12/1918. Related Works: Panels in set, 0236602-0236603, 0202551-0202552

Pygmalion carving statue of Venus (Aphrodite). unknown c. 1680-1710 Tapestry Dimensions: H 8' x W 8' Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: Flemish Weaving Center: Antwerp Ownership History: French & Co. On terrace, outside of palace, Pygmalion carves statue as Minerva () with spear, helmet & shield approaches (R foreground); in court garden, Pygmalion prays to Venus, seated in bird-drawn chariot in sky overhead (L middle ground) (BRD) criss-crossed ribbon spiraling around central rod French & Co. stock sheet missing from archive, H-167

The Gypsy Fortune-Teller from a set of the Italian Village Scenes designed 1734-36, woven 1762 Designed by François Boucher French 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 the eighteenth century, and a number of highly decorative landscape and garden series were produced in French and Netherlandish workshops during the second third of the eighteenth century. Among the most notable was the series of romantic pastorals that Boucher designed fo

River landscape with birds, and buildings in distance. unknown c. 1625-1650 Tapestry Dimensions: H 9'8" x W 16'7" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: Flemish Weaving Center: unknown Ownership History: French & Co. purchased from Eugene Glaenzer 1/15/1917; sold to J. N. Miller 11/22/1917 SS 4051.

scene. unknown c. 1700 Tapestry Dimensions: H 11'4" x W 6' Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: Flemish Weaving Center: Brussels Ownership History: French & Co. purchased from J. A. Stillman 12/7/1923 SS 12477. 2 women seated on ground in river landscape; 1 attends to hair of other; basket of clothing & adornments beside them (BRD) picture-frame border with acanthus ornament, crossed arrow quivers & crossed torches French & Co. stock sheet in archive, 12477c French & Co. stock sheet missing from archive, F474 Related Works: Panels in set: GCPA 0238675-0238678

Wool-spinning. Teniers, David II (Flemish, 1610-1690) (designed after) painter Teniers, David III (Flemish, 1638-1685) (designed after) painter c. 1725-1775 Tapestry Dimensions: H 9'1" x W 7'4" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: Flemish Weaving Center: Oudenaarde Ownership History: French & Co. In landscape, woman spinning wool is approached by male gardener holding shovel; woman washes dishes nearby; 2 young men in veranda; hilly landscape in background (BRD) picture-frame border with scrolling foliage French & Co. stock sheet missing from archive, 18376

Hunters resting. Teniers, David II (Flemish, 1610-1690) (designed after) painter Teniers, David III (Flemish, 1638-1685) (designed after) painter c. 1725-1750 Tapestry Dimensions: H 10'6" x W 5'6" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: Flemish Weaving Center: unknown Ownership History: French & Co. purchased from Henry Symons & Co. 4/14/1921 other date given: 3/23/1923. Before inn, hunter seated at table holding rifle, as another hunter plays with hunting dogs; peasants working in field in background (BRD) picture-frame border with abstracted floral & palmette-shell motif; palmette shells with female faces in every corner & in center of each side French & Co. stock sheet in archive, 11244-a Related Works: Panels in set: GCPA 0241627, 0241512; iconographically similar tapestry (same borders), GCPA 0241628, 0188295, 0242675, 0241848

Triumph of Flora. Orley, Jan van (Flemish, 1665-1735) (author of design) painter Coppens, Augustin (Flemish, 1668-1740) (author of design) draughtsman c. 1800 Tapestry Dimensions: H 8'7" x W 10'9" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: Flemish Weaving Center: unknown Ownership History: Made by the order of Louis XIV for Madame de Montespan. Marquis of Hertford coll. Richard Wallace coll. Sir Murray Scott coll. French & Co. purchased from Walter H. Weinstein, received 2/19/1962. In landscape park, Flora stands on terrace while being adorned with flower wreath by 3 cherubim, surrounded by 4 attendants & 2 farmers kneeling & holding baskets with fruit & garlands; flaming urn on pedestal & fountain next to Flora; cascading fountain & more figures in background (BRD) picture-frame border with guilloche & rosette-&-acanthus leaf ornament in corners The stock sheet provides provenance information (see below), including that this tapestry was made after a design by Antoine Coupel Coyp

Lazio Viterbo Caprarola Palazzo Farnese39. 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.

Pictorial print ca. 1830 French, Alsace. Pictorial print 219546

"The Tuileries Gardens" ca. 1785 Oberkampf Manufactory French. "The Tuileries Gardens" 221930

Harbor scene with fisherman and peasants bivouacking. Vernet, Claude Joseph (French, 1714-1789) (designed after) painter c. 1760 Tapestry Dimensions: H 8'7 x W 13'6' Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: French Weaving Center: Aubusson Ownership History: French & Co. purchased from Mrs. Charles A. Slater, received 3/24/1919; sold to S. Guggenheim 6/5/1925. Harbor landscape with peasant men & woman bivouacking, with man setting fire under pot, another reclining & others in conversation; fisherman sits with fishing pole on edge of grassy mound (R); castle on top of cliff (L), large vessels & smaller boats with sailors in background; town along coastline in distance Borders missing. French & Co. stock sheet in archive, 20827-b Related Works: Panels in set: GCPA 0243243, 0243234, 0243242, 0243246, 0184458

Game park. unknown c. 1500-1525 Tapestry Dimensions: H 7' x W 9' Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: Southern Netherlands Weaving Center: unknown Ownership History: French & Co. received from Park Antiques (Herman Blank), invoiced 2/1/1937; returned 10/20/1937 note from Mitchell Samuels, 10/17/1958: "These came in & were returned (in a trade)". Within game park, lord & lady surrounded by figures engaged in various activities including, hunters returning from falcon-hunt; seated lady with 2 dogs; hunters mounted on horseback Possibly woven in Tournai (Cavallo). Borders missing (Dimitrova). French & Co. stock sheet in archive, 40498-a Related Works: Panels in set: GCPA 0241541, 0245265

Orpheus playing his lyre to group of Muses. unknown c. 1660-1680 Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: Flemish Weaving Center: unknown Ownership History: French & Co. Inscriptions: Inscription in upper border cartouche above central figure not legible in photograph In mountainous setting, Orpheus plays lyre surrounded by standing & reclining Muses; mountain with waterfalls to left (BRD) ribbon-tied bunches of flowers spiraling around rod headed by central cartouche; (LWR BRD) flower wreath in center; (L & R BRD) arrows & bows in quivers in centers No French & Co. stock sheet in archive, no stock number

Couple dancing. Huet, Jean-Baptiste (French, 1745-1811) (author of design) painter De Menou (French, act. 1780-1793) (workshop) weaver c. 1780-1790 Tapestry Materials/Techniques: wool (warp); wool & silk (weft) Culture: French Weaving Center: Beauvais Ownership History: French & Co. Dancing woman with outstretched arms, holding basket of flowers in her R hand & wreath in her L hand, with dancing man behind her, seated woman with dog watches dancers & raises flower to her face on L, another dog jumps up towards R palm tree, 2 children watch dancing couple from behind low fence, suspended bird cage in tree behind couple (BRD) scene framed by palm trees with tall flowering stems at base & drapery looped from tree to tree, floral garland spirals around each tree & around drapery at top, squirrel & bird perch on top of drapery; narrow leafy outer border at sides No French & Co. stock sheet in archive, no stock number Standen, Tapestries in the Metropolitan 2 (1985), 557-563 Related Works: C

Shore scene with Turkish man talking with women and boats unloading merchandise. Vernet, Claude Joseph (French, 1714-1789) (designed after) painter c. 1760 Tapestry Dimensions: H 7'9" x W 8' Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: French Weaving Center: Aubusson Ownership History: French & Co. received from J. H. Harding, invoiced 11/17/1926; returned 6/16/1938. Shore scene with figures on shore, including a turkish merchant with long pipe conversing with woman & child, native indian woman with bow & arrows sitting next to them, near child playing with dog in foreground; boats of various sizes, some with men rowing & loaded with merchandise, approaching & departing from shore in background; 2 men sounding horn on higher ground (R) Borders missing. French & Co. stock sheet in archive, 14561-b Related Works: Compositionally similar tapestries (group figures in foreground, with differences): GCPA 0243238, 0243240

Shepherds and shepherdesses dancing. unknown c. 1500-1525 Tapestry Dimensions: H 6' x W 5'10" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: Southern Netherlands Weaving Center: unknown Ownership History: French & Co. purchased from Grand Central Art Galleries 10/30/1962 other date given: 12/5/1962. Inscriptions: Inscription in central field: cet a augy lam /.. In landscape, shepherds & shepherdesses dance while shepherdess dips lambs into stream; rolling hills in background Borders missing. French & Co. stock sheet in archive, F-252

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 Dimensions: H 9'7" x W 9' Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: English Weaving Center: London Ownership History: French & Co. purchased from Henry Symons, invoiced 6/4/1924. 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 acanthus-leaf decoration, with cartouches inserted once on each side & each corner Restoration has occurred on the pedestal on left-side of central field (appears to be a part of a tall, narrow patch of re-weaving). Cartouche (lower part) in upper border also appears to be patched to central field; border may not belong to this field. See other tapestries with same border design & similar treatm

Gathering manna. Poussin, Nicolas (French, 1594-1665) (author of design) painter Bonnemer, Francois (French, b.1638-d.1689) (cartoon creator) painter c. 1711-1720 Tapestry Dimensions: H 9'7" x W 19'8" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: French Weaving Center: Paris Ownership History: Set of 4 panels sold at Christie, Manson & Wood, 7/13/1927 (Sir George Lindsay Holford sale). French & Co. In landscape, Moses, surrounded by group of figures, is approached by spies returning with some of the fruits of Canaan in large vessels; people seen collecting the fruits; tents in landscape in background The borders are missing, thus preventing an accurate reading of the date the tapestry was woven & from which workshop. The composition is reversed, which suggest that it was woven on low looms (Cavallo/Soustelle). French & Co. stock sheet missing from archive, 15202-a French & Co. stock sheet missing from archive, 32177 Fénaille, Gobelins 2 (1903-1923), 186-199 Related Works: Panels in s

Mythological figures in landscape at edge of garden park. unknown c. 1675 Tapestry Dimensions: H 11'7" x W 18'8" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: Flemish Weaving Center: unknown Ownership History: French & Co. purchased from Parke Bernet Galleries, New York (William Starr Miller sale, lot 600), received 11/15/1944; sold to Mrs. Alice Kenny 5/26/1964. Peacocks & duck bathing in fountain (R) (BRD) floral garland with arrow quivers & crossed trumpets; (UPR & LWR BRD) centered by trumpet-arrow-quiver-spear motifs French & Co. stock sheet in archive, 43181 Related Works: Compositionally similar tapestry (same cartoon, full composition): GCPA 0236742

Mythological scene with man holding kneeling woman by her hair. unknown c. 1680-1700 Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: French Weaving Center: Beauvais Ownership History: Countess Pourtales collection, as of 1962. In wooded setting (BRD) garland with horns & quivers Related Works: Panels in set: GCPA 0243709-0243714, 0184486-0184488

Nymphs and Satyr in a Classical Landscape probably 17th century German, possibly Augsburg. Nymphs and Satyr in a Classical Landscape. German, possibly Augsburg. probably 17th century. Silver. Sculpture-Miniature

Drinking. Teniers, David II (Flemish, 1610-1690) (designed after) painter Borght, Franz van der (Flemish, act.1720-1765) (workshop, attr.) weaver c. 1720-1765 Tapestry Dimensions: H 8'9" x W 23'6" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: Flemish Weaving Center: Brussels Ownership History: Lady Ravensworth coll., Ravensworth Castle, Durham, England. French & Co. purchased from Martin van Straaten, 2/4/1916 SS 23392a. French & Co. purchased from the Cleveland Museum of Art 9/19/1960; sold to American Foreign Trade Development Co. 12/27/1963 SS D-144. French & Co. received from American Trade Development Co. 2/4/1964; returned 7/30/1965 SS G-349x. Inscriptions: City mark on lower guard location unknown In landscape, woman on donkey & man on foot crossing stream with 2 goats near group of figures (L, foreground); departing couple waving farewell to seated group drinking before inn (R, foreground); cottages, buildings & woods (background) (L & R BRD) stylized foliage 2 compositions h

Dream of Jacob. Orley, Bernart van (Netherlandish (before 1600) - Flanders, ca.1492-1542) (author of design) painter Kempener, Willem I (Netherlandish (before 1600) - Flanders, act.1534-1548) (workshop) weaver c. 1535-1550 Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: Flemish Weaving Center: Brussels Ownership History: French & Co. Frederick A. Juillard coll. (). Juillard McDonald (). United States, California, San Francisco, The Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, accno. 77.14. In landscape, sleeping on ground, Jacob in his dream, sees ladder reaching from earth to heaven with angels going up & down; God at top of ladder (Genesis 28:11-22) Fragment of tapestry; borders missing. No French & Co. stock sheet in archive, 111-113, no.25 Bennett, Tapestry San Francisco (1992), 113, fig.55 Related Works: Compositionally similar tapestry (right half of composition), GCPA: 0239045

Wedding scene . unknown c. 1670 Tapestry Dimensions: H 9'6" x W 13'5" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: French Weaving Center: Aubusson Ownership History: French & Co. Man dressed as Roman soldier with plumed helmet takes hand of crowned woman shaded by umbrella held by 1 of 2 attendants; in landscape setting with background figures (BRD) garland emanating from vases at base of side borders French & Co. stock sheet missing from archive, F-611-a Related Works: Panels in set, 0244208, 0209548, 0244279

Apparition of the Cross. Pietro da Cortona (Italian, 1596-1669) (author of design) painter Riviera, Giacomo della (Italian, act. ca.1625-d.1639) (workshop) weaver 1633 Tapestry Dimensions: H 16'2" x W 11'3.5" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: linen (warp: 18/in.); wool, silk & metallic thread (silver & gold) Culture: Italian Weaving Center: , LazioRome Ownership History: Barberini coll. (Rome). Charles Mather Ffoulke (Washington, D.C.) 1889. French & Co. purchased from Parke-Bernet Galleries (Ffoulke sale 979), received 6/8/1948; sold to Kress Foundation 6/10/1956. United States, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Philadelphia Museum of Art, accno. 59.78.10. Inscriptions: Woven monogram on lower guard, right: IAC.D.L.RIV. Constantine, standing on low stone platform (R), looking at cross in sky; bearded soldier behind Constantine; soldiers on L in background are carrying spears & military standards; round building in L background, gabled building in R background (BRD) inner shaped molding & round

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