Neptune and Cupid on seashore. Cleyn, Franz (German, 1582-1658) (cartoon creator) [painter] Maecht, Philipp de (Flemish, act. 1605-1652, d. ) (workshop, attr.) [weaver] c. 1700-1800 Tapestry Dimensions: H 7'2" x W 3'11" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: English Weaving Center: Mortlake Ownership History: French & Co. Tree (L foreground), Neptune (Poseidon) & Cupid (R middle ground) (UPR BRD) grotesques with coat of arms (CTR), possibly of Charles-Auguste de Goyon, Comte de Matignon Fragment. Border added after tapestry woven. There are several sets of this series. See Sip
Neptune and Cupid on seashore. Cleyn, Franz (German, 1582-1658) (cartoon creator) [painter] Maecht, Philipp de (Flemish, act. 1605-1652, d. ) (workshop, attr.) [weaver] c. 1700-1800 Tapestry Dimensions: H 7'2" x W 3'11" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: English Weaving Center: Mortlake Ownership History: French & Co. Tree (L foreground), Neptune (Poseidon) & Cupid (R middle ground) (UPR BRD) grotesques with coat of arms (CTR), possibly of Charles-Auguste de Goyon, Comte de Matignon Fragment. Border added after tapestry woven. There are several sets of this series. See Siple's atricle (pp. 268-278) for a full description of the subject, related works & bibliography. French & Co. stock sheet missing from archive, 23265-a Thomson, , Tapestry in England (1914), 71 Hunter, Tapestries History (1913), 122, 123, 126, 127 Thomson, History of Tapestry (1930), 282, 283 Siple, BurlMag 74 (June 1939), 268-278 Related Works: Panels in set: GCPA 0181931-0181938; other panel in series, GCPA 0181920
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