Harpagos gives infant Cyrus to shepherd Mithridates. unknown c. 1630 Tapestry Dimensions: H 11'6" x W 8'8" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: Flemish Weaving Center: Brussels Ownership History: French & Co. purchased from Lionel Harris 5/14/1918, invoiced 8/1/1919; sold to Philip L. Goodwin 12/27/1939. Inscriptions: Weaver mark on right guard, bottom Inscriptions: Inscription in lower border cartouche [partially legible in photograph]: ROBVR ET VIS / [P]RVDENTI[E] IVNC[TA] / [OMNI]A SVPER[ANT] Harpagos richly dressed with headdress & cape holds infant Cyrus (center, foreground); s
Harpagos gives infant Cyrus to shepherd Mithridates. unknown c. 1630 Tapestry Dimensions: H 11'6" x W 8'8" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: Flemish Weaving Center: Brussels Ownership History: French & Co. purchased from Lionel Harris 5/14/1918, invoiced 8/1/1919; sold to Philip L. Goodwin 12/27/1939. Inscriptions: Weaver mark on right guard, bottom Inscriptions: Inscription in lower border cartouche [partially legible in photograph]: ROBVR ET VIS / [P]RVDENTI[E] IVNC[TA] / [OMNI]A SVPER[ANT] Harpagos richly dressed with headdress & cape holds infant Cyrus (center, foreground); shepherd Mithridates kneels before Harpagos, shepherd's crook lies on ground (L, foreground); cottage with trees (L, background) (L & R BRD) carved molding with male figure holding bunch of fruit, eagle, mask; (UPR BRD) abstract garland of flowers & fruit with reclining female, birds & snakes, empty cartouche in center; (LWR BRD) abstract garland of flowers & fruit with sea-monsters, cherubim & ribbons, central cartouche with inscription French & Co. stock sheet in archive, 21150-d Related Works: Panels in set: GCPA 0240866-0240877
Size: 7521px × 9757px
Photo credit: © piemags/GB24 / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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