Vertumnus and Pomona. Houasse, René-Antoine (French, 1645-1710) (author of design) [painter] 1690-1720 Tapestry Dimensions: H 10'2" x W 10'8" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: French Weaving Center: Beauvais Ownership History: French & Co. received from Alice Boney 4/2/1941; returned 2/24/1945. Vertumnus, in guise of old woman, wooing Pomona (BRD) oak leaves in rectangular settings alternating with paired leaf links The upper left corner of the border is patched, & the side borders do not correspond precisely; is this the original border? See Metamorphoses (Set I) for typical Bea
Vertumnus and Pomona. Houasse, René-Antoine (French, 1645-1710) (author of design) [painter] 1690-1720 Tapestry Dimensions: H 10'2" x W 10'8" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: French Weaving Center: Beauvais Ownership History: French & Co. received from Alice Boney 4/2/1941; returned 2/24/1945. Vertumnus, in guise of old woman, wooing Pomona (BRD) oak leaves in rectangular settings alternating with paired leaf links The upper left corner of the border is patched, & the side borders do not correspond precisely; is this the original border? See Metamorphoses (Set I) for typical Beauvais borders of this period (eg. GCPA 0243663). French & Co. stock sheet in archive, 75175 Standen, Tapestries in the Metropolitan 2 (1985), 467-472 Related Works: Compositionally similar tapestries: GCPA 0243663, 0243661
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