Battle of Pharsalia. Poerson, Charles (French, 1609-1667) (author of design) [painter] Clerc, Jerome le (Flemish, ) (workshop, attr.) [weaver] c. 1700 Tapestry Dimensions: H 12'2" x W 17'4" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: Flemish Weaving Center: Brussels Ownership History: French & Co. Inscriptions: Inscription in upper border banderole: PHARSALIAM DOMANS Julius Caesar on white horse charges forward with spear in hand (center, middle ground); men kneel at site of Caesar (L, foreground); 2 men wrestling (R of center, foreground); soldiers on horseback approach (R,
Battle of Pharsalia. Poerson, Charles (French, 1609-1667) (author of design) [painter] Clerc, Jerome le (Flemish, ) (workshop, attr.) [weaver] c. 1700 Tapestry Dimensions: H 12'2" x W 17'4" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: Flemish Weaving Center: Brussels Ownership History: French & Co. Inscriptions: Inscription in upper border banderole: PHARSALIAM DOMANS Julius Caesar on white horse charges forward with spear in hand (center, middle ground); men kneel at site of Caesar (L, foreground); 2 men wrestling (R of center, foreground); soldiers on horseback approach (R, background); tents (L, background) (L & R BRD) architectural moldings terminating in suit of armor at top; (UPR BRD) garland of laurel branches, central cartouche with inscribed banderole; (LWR BRD) architectural moldings flanks central garland of laurel branches 3 different borders have been identified for this series & they are represented in the photographs from this Christie's sale. 3 other weaver's workshops did sets of this series, they include: Jan van Leefdael, Geraert van der Strecken & Gerard Peemans. French & Co. stock sheet missing from archive, G-299 Delmarcel, Flemish Tapestry (1999), 252, 253 Related Works: Other panels in series: GCPA 0240827-0240828; stylistically similar tapestry (same subject & borders, slight differences in sky), GCPA: 0240829; stylistically similar tapestry (same subject & borders as GCPA 0240828), Vienna, Kunsthistorisches Museum, "Caesar's entry into Rome" (see Delmarcel, p. 253 for illus.)
Size: 10235px × 7355px
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