Theft of Sancho's donkey. Coypel, Charles-Antoine (French, 1694-1752) (author of design) [painter] Belin, Jean-Baptiste II (French, 1688-1730) (author of design, alentour) [painter] Audran, Claude III (French, 1658-1734) (author of design, alentour) [painter] Desportes, Alexandre-François (French, 1661-1743) (author of design, alentour) [painter] Valade, Jean (French, 1709-1787) [painter] Audran, Michel (French, ) (workshop) [weaver] 1755-1759 Tapestry Dimensions: H 11'7" x W 9'4" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: wool & silk Culture: French Weaving Center: Paris Ownership History: S
Theft of Sancho's donkey. Coypel, Charles-Antoine (French, 1694-1752) (author of design) [painter] Belin, Jean-Baptiste II (French, 1688-1730) (author of design, alentour) [painter] Audran, Claude III (French, 1658-1734) (author of design, alentour) [painter] Desportes, Alexandre-François (French, 1661-1743) (author of design, alentour) [painter] Valade, Jean (French, 1709-1787) [painter] Audran, Michel (French, ) (workshop) [weaver] 1755-1759 Tapestry Dimensions: H 11'7" x W 9'4" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: wool & silk Culture: French Weaving Center: Paris Ownership History: Sold to M. de Monmartel (1763). French & Co. purchased from Jacques Seligmann & Co. 2/15/1918; sold to Wm. [William] Butterworth 10/24/1925. Katherine Deere Butterworth coll.; sold at Sotheby's (New York), 10/21/1954, lot 505. United States, New York, New York, Sotheby's, October 21-23, 1954, lot 505. Inscriptions: Woven signature in right: AUDRAN1 Inscriptions: Inscription on console: SANCHO S'EVILLE ET SE / DESESPERE DE NE PLVS / RETROUVER SON CHER GRISON / QUE GINES DE PASSAMONT / LUI ENLEVE In landscape, Sancho rides false donkey while don Quixote stands beside his horse holding lance & shield; in background, Ginès de Passamont rides away on Sancho's donkey; scene enclosed by picture-frame cartouche (ALENTOUR) patterned background with floral garlands & peacock; at bottom, console decorated with garlands, trophies, dog & sheep 6th weaving, 5th alentour. French & Co. stock sheet in archive, 4582 French & Co. stock sheet missing from archive, 55317 Fénaille, Gobelins 3 (1903-1923), 157-282 Göbel, Wandteppiche II:1 (1928), 117, 159-64 Related Works: Panels in set: GCPA 0139231-0139232, 0189076; compositionally similar sets: GCPA 0242043-0242046 (Louvre set), GCPA 0184492-084494, 0188339, 0189001-0189057, 0242012-0242013, 0242017, 0242042, 0242047 (Mackay set), GCPA 0242048, 0244394-0244395 (Getty set), GCPA 0242019-0242022 (Palazzo reale set), GCPA 0242038-0242022 (Palazzo
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