Esther before Ahasuerus: Esther falls at the King's feet. Coypel, Charles-Antoine (French, 1694-1752) (author of design & cartoon creator) [painter] Neilson, Jacques (French, ) (workshop) [weaver] c. 1754-1777 Tapestry Dimensions: H 12' x W 16'10" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: French Weaving Center: Paris Ownership History: French & Co. purchased from or sold to Henry Walters?. Inscriptions: Inscription on cartouche: ESTHER In gallery of palace with columns, rich hanging draperies & incense burner, Ahasuerus stands up from his throne & holds out his scepter to Es
Esther before Ahasuerus: Esther falls at the King's feet. Coypel, Charles-Antoine (French, 1694-1752) (author of design & cartoon creator) [painter] Neilson, Jacques (French, ) (workshop) [weaver] c. 1754-1777 Tapestry Dimensions: H 12' x W 16'10" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: French Weaving Center: Paris Ownership History: French & Co. purchased from or sold to Henry Walters?. Inscriptions: Inscription on cartouche: ESTHER In gallery of palace with columns, rich hanging draperies & incense burner, Ahasuerus stands up from his throne & holds out his scepter to Esther as she swoons; 2 female servants support Esther; old man holds paper & watches in amazement (BRD) picture-frame border, cartouche with fleur-del-lys in corners; (UPR BRD) centered by arms of France flanked by laurel branches; (LWR BRD) centered by inscribed cartouche; (L & R BRD) centered by shell cartouche 2nd border. The painting by Coypel is in the Musée de Cambrai. French & Co. stock sheet missing from archive, no stock number Fénaille, Gobelins 3 (1903-1923), 81-98 Göbel, Wandteppiche II:1 (1928), pl. 135 Göbel, Wandteppiche II:2 (1928) Related Works: Iconographically similar tapestries: GCPA 0184499 (Shah of Iran ), 0242140 (Palazzo Farnese), 0242142 (Versailles), 0242217 (Palazzo Pitti), 0184497 (Louvre)
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