Jupiter (Zeus) changes Lycian farmers into frogs. Dubreuil, Toussaint (French, 1561-1602) (author of design) [painter] Maecht, Philipp de (Flemish, act. 1605-1652, d. ) (workshop) [weaver] Tayer, Hans (Flemish, act. ) (workshop) [weaver] c. 1620-1630 Tapestry Dimensions: H 13'8" x W 14'1" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: French Weaving Center: Paris Ownership History: French & Co. Inscriptions: City mark on lower guard, right: P [fleur-de-lys] Inscriptions: weaver mark on right guard, bottom ("F" resting within "M") Inscriptions: weaver mark on right guard, bottom
Jupiter (Zeus) changes Lycian farmers into frogs. Dubreuil, Toussaint (French, 1561-1602) (author of design) [painter] Maecht, Philipp de (Flemish, act. 1605-1652, d. ) (workshop) [weaver] Tayer, Hans (Flemish, act. ) (workshop) [weaver] c. 1620-1630 Tapestry Dimensions: H 13'8" x W 14'1" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: French Weaving Center: Paris Ownership History: French & Co. Inscriptions: City mark on lower guard, right: P [fleur-de-lys] Inscriptions: weaver mark on right guard, bottom ("F" resting within "M") Inscriptions: weaver mark on right guard, bottom ("T" resting on cross bar of "H") While weeding marsh, farmers turn into frogs because they prevent Latona & her children (L) from quenching their thirst; Apollo & Diana carried by their mother in the marsh in L middle ground; Juno (Hera) on cloud with dragon in upper (L) (UPR BRD) cartouche with coat of arms flanked by putti & festoons; (LWR BRD) dog's head resting on oval cartouche with crane catching frogs in river, flanked by festoons; (L & R BRD) animal head & torch flanked by fruit & flowers overlying crossed spears with standing hunter at top & crouching hunter at bottom There are 5 panels in this set. No French & Co. stock sheet in archive, no stock number Fénaille, Gobelins 1 (1903-1923), 231-240 Related Works: Panels in set: GCPA 0245144-0245148; compositionally similar tapestries (same cartoon): GCPA 0245161 (Cincinnati), 0245131 (Vienna), 0245152 (Set G), 0245168 (Set H)
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