Return 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 10'1" x W 17'9" 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. Vasco de Gama arrives in Lisbon, where brilliant reception awaits him: Vasco kneels before Prince Manuel, standing behind Vasco on R are 3 indigenous people encountered on his voyage, o
Return 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 10'1" x W 17'9" 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. Vasco de Gama arrives in Lisbon, where brilliant reception awaits him: Vasco kneels before Prince Manuel, standing behind Vasco on R are 3 indigenous people encountered on his voyage, on far R are 2 more indigenous people & exotic bird, page holding open scroll stands between Vasco & prince, on L behind the prince are the princess & their 2 children, 2 soldiers & other onlookers; port & ship in R background, carriage in L background (BRD) trompe-l'oeil molding with narrow band of leaves with 3 berries at each tip French & Co. stock sheet in archive, 80425-c Weigert, French Tapestry (1962), 133 Related Works: Panels in set: GCPA 0243563-0243574, 0184484
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