Capture of Orlando. Spierincx, Frans (Flemish, 1551-1630) (workshop) [weaver] c. 1610 Tapestry Dimensions: H 8'4" x W 7'4" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: wool Culture: Dutch Weaving Center: Delft Ownership History: French & Co. purchased from P.[Philip] L. Goodwin, invoiced 9/4/1923; sold to J. May 2/25/1928. , CaliforniaLos Angeles, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, accno. Inscriptions: Woven signature in lower inner guard, left: FRANCISCVS SPIRINGIVS FECIT Orlando half-kneeling with hands tied in back & held in custody by 3 soldiers (foreground); combat of 3 knights (middle ground); s
Capture of Orlando. Spierincx, Frans (Flemish, 1551-1630) (workshop) [weaver] c. 1610 Tapestry Dimensions: H 8'4" x W 7'4" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: wool Culture: Dutch Weaving Center: Delft Ownership History: French & Co. purchased from P.[Philip] L. Goodwin, invoiced 9/4/1923; sold to J. May 2/25/1928. , CaliforniaLos Angeles, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, accno. Inscriptions: Woven signature in lower inner guard, left: FRANCISCVS SPIRINGIVS FECIT Orlando half-kneeling with hands tied in back & held in custody by 3 soldiers (foreground); combat of 3 knights (middle ground); seated lady supporting reclining man (L, background) (UPR & LWR BRD) narrow interlacing floral motif Tapestry has been cut along its left & right sides. Information for this tapestry, along with GCPA 0181808, is on same stock sheet, thereby it is not clear what information belongs to which tapestry (particularly provenance). Either one or both tapestries were sent to the same person for repairs 7/18/1927. One of the tapestries was sent to I. Chateauvert for new borders on 7/10/1928. French & Co. stock sheet in archive, 25008-b Amsterdam, (Rijks.), Dawn of the Golden Age (1993), 370-372, no. 29 Related Works: Panels in set: GCPA 0181807-0181808
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