Juno (Hera). 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, ) (author of design, borders) [painter] c. 1740-1760 Tapestry Dimensions: H 11'9" x W 8'10" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: wool & silk Culture: French Weaving Center: Paris Ownership History: French & Gift of Flora Whit
Juno (Hera). 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, ) (author of design, borders) [painter] c. 1740-1760 Tapestry Dimensions: H 11'9" x W 8'10" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: wool & silk Culture: French Weaving Center: Paris Ownership History: French & Gift of Flora Whitney Miller (1942). United States, Ohio, Cleveland, Cleveland Museum of Art, accno. Juno sits on cloud with cherubim, figures set within garlanded portico decorated with instruments, musical trophies & peacocks; at bottom, 2 cherubim play flutes (BRD) picture-frame border with trellis pattern, shell cartouche in corners 3rd border. 2nd composition. No French & Co. stock sheet in archive, no stock number Fénaille, Gobelins 3 (1903-1923), 1-59 Cleveland, Handbook (1991), 114 Göbel, Wandteppiche II:1 (1928), 150-55 Related Works: Panels in set: GCPA 0243989-0243991, 0243996-0243997; compositionally similar sets: GCPA 0244001-0244004 (Corcoran set), GCPA 0243999-0244000 (San Francisco set), GCPA 0243974-0243975 (Rijksmuseum set), GCPA 0243986-0243988 (Palazzo Quirinale set), GCPA 0243992-0243995 (Victoria & Albert set), GCPA 0243972-0243973 (Set A), GCPA 0243963-0243964 (Set B), GCPA 0243980-0243981 (Set C), GCPA 0243982-0243985 (Set D), GCPA 0184845, 0188329, 0243965-0243971 (Set E), GCPA 0243976-0243977 (Set F), GCPA 0243978-0243979 (Set G), 0245413-0245414 (Set H); compositionally similar tapestries (similar cartoon): GCPA 0243976, 0243980, 0243992, 0243998, 0244003, 0244288, 0245414
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