Water. Le Brun, Charles (French, 1619-1690) (author of design) [painter] Genoels, Abraham II (Flemish, 1640-1723) (cartoon creator) [painter] c. 1675-1700 Tapestry Dimensions: H 11'9" x W 8'8" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: French Weaving Center: Paris Ownership History: French & Warship bearing coat of arms of the king of France rests in harbor (R); in foreground, men load supplies from shore onto small boat (BRD) picture-frame border with acanthus pattern Entrefenêtre. Borders missing. The upper 1/5 of the field looks like modern weaving; the adjacent portions of the L
Water. Le Brun, Charles (French, 1619-1690) (author of design) [painter] Genoels, Abraham II (Flemish, 1640-1723) (cartoon creator) [painter] c. 1675-1700 Tapestry Dimensions: H 11'9" x W 8'8" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: French Weaving Center: Paris Ownership History: French & Warship bearing coat of arms of the king of France rests in harbor (R); in foreground, men load supplies from shore onto small boat (BRD) picture-frame border with acanthus pattern Entrefenêtre. Borders missing. The upper 1/5 of the field looks like modern weaving; the adjacent portions of the L & R borders also look modern, but the top border looks original. It seems therefore that the tapestry was made taller sometime in the past (Cavallo). French & Co. stock sheet missing from archive, 2894 Fénaille, Gobelins 2 (1903-1923), 51-66 Göbel, Wandteppiche II:1 (1928), 123-25 Related Works: Compositionally similar tapestry (similar cartoon, reversed): GCPA 0243773
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License: Licensed
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