Africa. Cobus, Jan (Flemish, 1/3 18th century) (workshop) [weaver] c. 1675-1700 Tapestry Dimensions: H 9'3" x W 11'5" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: Flemish Weaving Center: Brussels Ownership History: French & Co. Inscriptions: City mark in lower guard, left of center Inscriptions: Inscriptions in border medallions, at 4 corners (clockwise): ORIENT, OCCIDENT, [SEP]TENTRION Inscriptions: Woven signature in lower guard, right: I COBVS Personification of Africa holding lance & pointing at lion (center, middle ground), elephant headpiece, sphinx on pedestal (L, middl
Africa. Cobus, Jan (Flemish, 1/3 18th century) (workshop) [weaver] c. 1675-1700 Tapestry Dimensions: H 9'3" x W 11'5" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: Flemish Weaving Center: Brussels Ownership History: French & Co. Inscriptions: City mark in lower guard, left of center Inscriptions: Inscriptions in border medallions, at 4 corners (clockwise): ORIENT, OCCIDENT, [SEP]TENTRION Inscriptions: Woven signature in lower guard, right: I COBVS Personification of Africa holding lance & pointing at lion (center, middle ground), elephant headpiece, sphinx on pedestal (L, middle ground), hunting panoply or pile of weapons with fruits & flowers (foreground), pyramids, palm trees (background) (BRD) floral festoons, urns, busts, cartouches; at 4 corners round medallions showing putto & inscriptions This panel is part of a set of 4 tapestries, either woven by Jacob Van der Borght or Jan Cobus, who have signed tapestries in the set. French & Co. stock sheet missing from archive, 24382-c Related Works: Panels in set: GCPA 0238179-0238184; other panels in series: GCPA 0238143-0238147, 0184162-0184163, 0238148-0238151, 0184164-0184171, 0238152-0238173, 0184172-0184173, 0238174-0238178, 0238179-0238184
Size: 8000px × 9221px
Photo credit: © piemags/GB24 / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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