Departure of Vasco de Gama. Lavallée-Poussin, Etienne de (French, ) (author of design) [painter] De Menou (French, act. 1780-1793) (workshop) [weaver] c. 1785 Tapestry Dimensions: H 12'6" x W 13'2" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: French Weaving Center: Beauvais Ownership History: French & Co. purchased from Estate of Clarence Mackay 3/1/1949; sold to Banco Nacional Ultramarino 3/30/1955. Inscriptions: Woven monogram in central field, lower right corner: In Lisbon, in front of building with Gothic-arched portico & with port visible in background, Vasco d
Departure of Vasco de Gama. Lavallée-Poussin, Etienne de (French, ) (author of design) [painter] De Menou (French, act. 1780-1793) (workshop) [weaver] c. 1785 Tapestry Dimensions: H 12'6" x W 13'2" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: French Weaving Center: Beauvais Ownership History: French & Co. purchased from Estate of Clarence Mackay 3/1/1949; sold to Banco Nacional Ultramarino 3/30/1955. Inscriptions: Woven monogram in central field, lower right corner: In Lisbon, in front of building with Gothic-arched portico & with port visible in background, Vasco de Gama & another man (=Paolo? his brother) bow to Prince Manuel, page holding parasol stands between them, man with dog stands behind Vasco de Gama on R (=Nicoláo Coelho? the 3rd leader of the expedition), behind prince on R are another page in striped stockings & lady & gentleman holding up piece of fabric (?), in front of them is table with basket containing string of pearls (?) & fabric, in front of table in R are man & woman leaning over open chest which they appear to be packing (BRD) trompe-l'oeil molding with narrow band of leaves with 3 berries at each tip Panel referred to as "B" on stock sheet, & "A" on photograph. French & Co. stock sheet in archive, 80425-a Weigert, French Tapestry (1962), 133 Related Works: Panels in set: GCPA 0243563-0243574, 0184484
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