Drowning of Britomartis. Dubreuil, Toussaint (French, 1561-1602) (author of design) [painter] La Planche, Raphael de (French, act. ) (workshop) [weaver] c. 1640-1650 Tapestry Dimensions: H 11'2 x W 8'4" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: French Weaving Center: Paris Ownership History: French & Co. purchased from Henry Symons, invoiced 9/13/1926; sold to M. M. van Beuren 7/23/1928. At edge of water, Diana, accompanied by 3 hunting maidens & hunting dog, reaches out towards drowning Britomartis (foreground); farther along the bank King Minos with raised arms, accompanied
Drowning of Britomartis. Dubreuil, Toussaint (French, 1561-1602) (author of design) [painter] La Planche, Raphael de (French, act. ) (workshop) [weaver] c. 1640-1650 Tapestry Dimensions: H 11'2 x W 8'4" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: French Weaving Center: Paris Ownership History: French & Co. purchased from Henry Symons, invoiced 9/13/1926; sold to M. M. van Beuren 7/23/1928. At edge of water, Diana, accompanied by 3 hunting maidens & hunting dog, reaches out towards drowning Britomartis (foreground); farther along the bank King Minos with raised arms, accompanied by Cupid, observes drowning Britomartis; farther in distance, men on boat retrieve body of Britomartis in net; in background Diana hands net to 2 men; temple visible beyond (BRD) acanthus scroll with cartouches held by putti at mid-points, seated figures holding 2 trumpets in upper corners & pairs of playing putti in lower corners; (UPR BRD) heart-shaped cartouche with male figure holding shield; (LWR BRD) cartouche with recumbent female figure with 2 dogs on leashes; (L BRD) cartouche with putto with quiver; (R BRD) cartouche with putto wearing helmet & holding staff The weaver mark "R" on panel GCPA 0245166 of this set may or may not refer to Raphael de la Planche who moved from to in 1633. There are 5 panels in this set. French & Co. stock sheet in archive, 14336-e Fénaille, Gobelins 1 (1903-1923), 231-240 Related Works: Panels in set: GCPA 0245165-0245169; compositionally similar tapestries (same cartoon): GCPA 0245137 (Vienna), 0245145 (Set F), 0245151 (Set G), 0245154 (Set I)
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