Boar hunt. Cleyn, Franz (German, 1582-1658) (designed after) [painter] c. 1640-1660 Tapestry Dimensions: H 11'4" x W 10'1" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: wool Culture: English Weaving Center: Mortlake Ownership History: French & Co. Inscriptions: Mortlake mark on right guard, middle 4 men with spears & hounds attack boar, 2 dogs pursue boar (background) (BRD) bearded male figure (top, R); empty medallion in center, flanked by garlands (UPR BRD); narrow, frame-like with ornament in center (LWR BRD) Left-side of tapestry & left border are missing. Design inspired by "Hunt of Maximillian" series
Boar hunt. Cleyn, Franz (German, 1582-1658) (designed after) [painter] c. 1640-1660 Tapestry Dimensions: H 11'4" x W 10'1" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: wool Culture: English Weaving Center: Mortlake Ownership History: French & Co. Inscriptions: Mortlake mark on right guard, middle 4 men with spears & hounds attack boar, 2 dogs pursue boar (background) (BRD) bearded male figure (top, R); empty medallion in center, flanked by garlands (UPR BRD); narrow, frame-like with ornament in center (LWR BRD) Left-side of tapestry & left border are missing. Design inspired by "Hunt of Maximillian" series by Bernard van Orley. At least 9 subjects have been recorded within the series. French & Co. stock sheet missing from archive, 2995 Standen, Tapestries in the Metropolitan (1985), 708-711, no. 125 Related Works: GCPA 0181867, 0181869-0181872
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