Fish quay. Teniers, David II (Flemish, 1610-1690) (designed after) [painter] Clerc, Jerome le (Flemish, ) (workshop) [weaver] Borcht, Jacques van der (the elder) (Flemish, ) (workshop, attr.) [weaver] c. 1700-1740 Tapestry Dimensions: H 10'5" x W 8'4" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: Flemish Weaving Center: Brussels Ownership History: Lady Ravensworth coll., Ravensworth Castle, Durham. Henry Symons coll. [no. 1036]; sold 1923. French & Co. purchased from Harold C. Mathews, received 6/25/1941. Inscriptions: City mark on lower guard, right of
Fish quay. Teniers, David II (Flemish, 1610-1690) (designed after) [painter] Clerc, Jerome le (Flemish, ) (workshop) [weaver] Borcht, Jacques van der (the elder) (Flemish, ) (workshop, attr.) [weaver] c. 1700-1740 Tapestry Dimensions: H 10'5" x W 8'4" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: Flemish Weaving Center: Brussels Ownership History: Lady Ravensworth coll., Ravensworth Castle, Durham. Henry Symons coll. [no. 1036]; sold 1923. French & Co. purchased from Harold C. Mathews, received 6/25/1941. Inscriptions: City mark on lower guard, right of center Inscriptions: Woven signature in lower guard, right: LECLERC Man empties tub of fish, as 3 men talk nearby (center, foreground); man in boat throws rope to boat landing on shore (L, middle ground); man on shore (center, middle ground); large tower, buildings (center, background) (BRD) scrolling acanthus leaves, stylized medallions with acanthus leaf motif in corners This panel represents the left 2/3 of the full tapestry composition. Marillier believes this scene was woven by Jerome le Clerc & Jacques van der Borcht who wove collaboratively under the patronage of the German & Austrian princes. French & Co. stock sheet in archive, 75369 Marillier, Teniers Tapestries (1932), 6, pl. 8 Related Works: Compositionally similar tapestry (in reverse; English production), GCPA: 0181903
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