King Jehoshaphat of Judah visits King Ahab. unknown c. 1560-1570 Tapestry Dimensions: H 11'8" x W 17'5" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: wool & silk Culture: Flemish Weaving Center: Brussels Ownership History: Somzée coll. French & Co. received from C. M. F. [Charles M. Ffoulke], ; returned to J. R. Foulke [sic] 8/18/1923. Inscriptions: City mark on lower guard, left; unidentified weaver mark on lower guard, right Inscriptions: Inscription in upper border cartouche: SEDERVNT REGES In landscape, prophets are called in, they all predict victory to King Jehoshaphat & King Ahab, wh
King Jehoshaphat of Judah visits King Ahab. unknown c. 1560-1570 Tapestry Dimensions: H 11'8" x W 17'5" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: wool & silk Culture: Flemish Weaving Center: Brussels Ownership History: Somzée coll. French & Co. received from C. M. F. [Charles M. Ffoulke], ; returned to J. R. Foulke [sic] 8/18/1923. Inscriptions: City mark on lower guard, left; unidentified weaver mark on lower guard, right Inscriptions: Inscription in upper border cartouche: SEDERVNT REGES In landscape, prophets are called in, they all predict victory to King Jehoshaphat & King Ahab, who are seated on their thrones in their royal robes outside gate of Samaria (1 Kings 22:1-40); soldiers & female figures, including queen (?), surround; cityscape in background (BRD) bunches of flowers & strapwork interspersed with various animals; (L & R BRD) at top female figures in swings, couples at mid-points; (UPR BRD) headed by cartouche with inscription flanked by festoons; (LWR BRD) centered by seated couple flanked by pairs of camels (L) & putto (R) French & Co. stock sheet in archive, 1073-a [also lists: 11514] French & Co. stock sheet missing from archive, 32267-a Galerie Fievez (Brussels), Collection de Somzée (1901), 546 Related Works: Panels in set: GCPA 0237714-0237716, 0237718-0237722, 0202616
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