Inscription and soldiers. unknown c. 1480 Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: Southern Netherlands Weaving Center: unknown Ownership History: Sold at Galerie Petit, Paris, 11/19/1920, no. 109, M. F. Roybet coll. French & Co. Inscriptions: Inscription: Brisayde fut á Calcas son père. Renvoyer apres trev[e] / Bataille yot dure [illegible, should be "fiere"]. Andromata de ses seurs co[m]p[aignie] / [illegible repair, should be "Est"]oit aux murs hector dire ravie. Le roy menon tua en / Akilles cuert hector fort co[n]traire. Vint troillus qui d[efit] [end of inscription, passage should
Inscription and soldiers. unknown c. 1480 Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: Southern Netherlands Weaving Center: unknown Ownership History: Sold at Galerie Petit, Paris, 11/19/1920, no. 109, M. F. Roybet coll. French & Co. Inscriptions: Inscription: Brisayde fut á Calcas son père. Renvoyer apres trev[e] / Bataille yot dure [illegible, should be "fiere"]. Andromata de ses seurs co[m]p[aignie] / [illegible repair, should be "Est"]oit aux murs hector dire ravie. Le roy menon tua en / Akilles cuert hector fort co[n]traire. Vint troillus qui d[efit] [end of inscription, passage should conclude with "la mellee"] (Upper), inscription; (below), soldiers in full armor holding lances Fragment of tapestry. The inscription has been attached to the figural scene. Although the inscription referes to the 3rd scene in the "Tent of Achilles," the composition does not belong to this series of cartoons. The composition, however, is of the same approximate date of manufacture. No French & Co. stock sheet in archive, no stock number Cavallo, Medieval Tapestries (1993), 229-249, no. 13 Asselberghs, Tapisseries de la guerre de Troie (1972) Related Works: Related tapestry (inscription): GCPA 0182039
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