Perseus and Andromeda. unknown c. 1475-1500 Tapestry Dimensions: H x W cm Tapestry Materials/Techniques: wool & silk Culture: Southern Netherlands Ownership History: French & Co. purchased from Sir Edgar Speyer 10/20/1919; sold to Parish Watson & Co. 11/18/1925 [SS 21398]. French & Co. purchased from Parish Watson, invoiced 11/18/1925; sold to (or sent to?) the Cleveland Museum of Art, 1/28/1927 [SS 13901]. Gift of the John Huntington Art & Polytechnic Trust (1927). United States, Ohio, Cleveland, Cleveland Museum of Art, accno. Perseus, in full armor & mounted on Pegasus
Perseus and Andromeda. unknown c. 1475-1500 Tapestry Dimensions: H x W cm Tapestry Materials/Techniques: wool & silk Culture: Southern Netherlands Ownership History: French & Co. purchased from Sir Edgar Speyer 10/20/1919; sold to Parish Watson & Co. 11/18/1925 [SS 21398]. French & Co. purchased from Parish Watson, invoiced 11/18/1925; sold to (or sent to?) the Cleveland Museum of Art, 1/28/1927 [SS 13901]. Gift of the John Huntington Art & Polytechnic Trust (1927). United States, Ohio, Cleveland, Cleveland Museum of Art, accno. Perseus, in full armor & mounted on Pegasus, slaying sea monster (center, middle ground), Andromeda chained to rock, below sea monster, Gorgon's head (R, background), Andromeda's parents, Cepheus & Cassiopa, with ladies, standing in front of castle (R, foreground), Perseus kneeling before altar, his esquire holding helmet (L of center, middle ground), King Cepheus presiding wedding-feast of Perseus & Andromeda (L) French & Co. stock sheet in archive, 21398 French & Co. stock sheet in archive, 13901 [also lists: 29605]. BullCleveMus (XIV, March 1927), 34-36
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