Bajazet. Coypel, Charles-Antoine (French, 1694-1752) (designed after) [painter] Belle, Clément-Louis-Marie-Anne (French, 1722-1806) (designed after, attr author of design, coat of arms in alentour) [painter] Audran, Jean-Joseph (French, act. 1771-1794) (workshop) [weaver] 1772-1773 Tapestry Dimensions: H 13'5" x W 6'10" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: French Weaving Center: Paris Ownership History: Magasin des Gobelins. Given to King Gustav III by Louis XVI (1784). Royal coll., Stockholm (). Hôtel du Ministre de Suède, Paris (). French & Co. Sweden, Stockholm, Sto
Bajazet. Coypel, Charles-Antoine (French, 1694-1752) (designed after) [painter] Belle, Clément-Louis-Marie-Anne (French, 1722-1806) (designed after, attr author of design, coat of arms in alentour) [painter] Audran, Jean-Joseph (French, act. 1771-1794) (workshop) [weaver] 1772-1773 Tapestry Dimensions: H 13'5" x W 6'10" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: French Weaving Center: Paris Ownership History: Magasin des Gobelins. Given to King Gustav III by Louis XVI (1784). Royal coll., Stockholm (). Hôtel du Ministre de Suède, Paris (). French & Co. Sweden, Stockholm, Stockholm, Kungliga Husgerådskammaren, accno. 178. Inscriptions: Woven signature in lower guard, right: 1773. (not visible in photo) Inscriptions: On pedestal, lower center: ROXANE, ATALIDE / ACTE IV SCENE III / DE J RACINE In palace interior, Atalide holds letter sent by Roxane & faints into arms of her servant, Zatime; on R, Roxane awaits Atalide's response; scene enclosed by fluted oval cartouche (ALENTOUR) fluted oval cartouche on patterned background & decorated with floral garlands, with crowned arms of the king of France at top center; marble pedestal with theatrical mask & hung with lambrequin bearing inscription at bottom 5th weaving. Illustrates act 4, scene 3 of Racine's tragedy Bajazet. No French & Co. stock sheet in archive, no stock number Fénaille, Gobelins 4 (1903-1923), 139-69 Göbel, Wandteppiche II:1 (1928), 167-68 Böttiger, Svenska statens samling (1895), 57-59 Related Works: Compositionally similar tapestry (same cartoon): GCPA 0242076; compositionally similar set: GCPA 0242064-0242065, 0242070-0242072 (Louvre set)
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