Ulysses and Diomedes at King Priam's court. unknown c. 1470-1500 Tapestry Dimensions: H 15'3" x W 11'10" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: Southern Netherlands Ownership History: French & Co. received from Edson Bradley, invoiced 3/29/1933; returned 11/25/1933. Scotland, Lanark, Glasgow, Burrell Collection, accno. 14. Inscriptions: Inscription at top of tapestry Inscriptions: Inscriptions identifying figures in field: hector, le roy priam (King Priam), diomedes, paris, ulixes (Ulysses), thelephu (Telephus), le roy teutran (King Teuthras), achiles (Achilles) Inscriptions: In field
Ulysses and Diomedes at King Priam's court. unknown c. 1470-1500 Tapestry Dimensions: H 15'3" x W 11'10" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: Southern Netherlands Ownership History: French & Co. received from Edson Bradley, invoiced 3/29/1933; returned 11/25/1933. Scotland, Lanark, Glasgow, Burrell Collection, accno. 14. Inscriptions: Inscription at top of tapestry Inscriptions: Inscriptions identifying figures in field: hector, le roy priam (King Priam), diomedes, paris, ulixes (Ulysses), thelephu (Telephus), le roy teutran (King Teuthras), achiles (Achilles) Inscriptions: In field above doorway of castle: LE GRANT PALES DE TROIES Ulysses & Diomedes standing before palace door of Troy (R, foreground), King Priam enthroned (L, background), flanked by his sons, Hector (L) & Paris (R), listening to message of Diomedes & Ulysses requesting Helen's return to Greece, Achilles, accompanied by Telephus, killing King Teuthras of Mysia (R, background) French & Co. stock sheet in archive, 17814 Asselberghs, Tapisseries de la guerre de Troie (1972), 17, 18, no. 5b Glasgow, Gothic Tapestries, 16 (illus.) Related Works: Related tapestries, GCPA 0182039, 0182043, 0182044; Zamora, cathedral, "Trojan War"; Worcester, Worcester Art Museum, "Trojan War"; Paris, private coll., "Trojan War"
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