Fish quay. Teniers, David II (Flemish, 1610-1690) (designed after) [painter] Hecke, Peter van den (Flemish, ) (workshop) [weaver] c. 1700-1750 Tapestry Dimensions: H 10'2 x W 8'6" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: Flemish Weaving Center: Brussels Ownership History: French & Co. purchased from L. Harris, received 9/23/1927; sold to Mrs. W. T. Hoops 3/25/1929. Inscriptions: City mark in lower central field, right of center Inscriptions: Woven signature in lower central field, right of center [partially legible in photograph]: D. [HECKE] 3 men drag in fishing net
Fish quay. Teniers, David II (Flemish, 1610-1690) (designed after) [painter] Hecke, Peter van den (Flemish, ) (workshop) [weaver] c. 1700-1750 Tapestry Dimensions: H 10'2 x W 8'6" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: Flemish Weaving Center: Brussels Ownership History: French & Co. purchased from L. Harris, received 9/23/1927; sold to Mrs. W. T. Hoops 3/25/1929. Inscriptions: City mark in lower central field, right of center Inscriptions: Woven signature in lower central field, right of center [partially legible in photograph]: D. [HECKE] 3 men drag in fishing net while group of women & men on quay surround baskets of fish; woman sits on edge of quay; tower with window out of which pole hangs with drying fish (center, middle ground); boat docked at quay, as men unload goods from boat (L, background) (BRD) floral motif with scrolling ribbon, acanthus leaves in corners This panel shows right 2/3 of the full tapestry composition. Stock sheet indicates this panel was cleaned & repaired in 1929. French & Co. stock sheet in archive, 15396 [also lists: 31365] Marillier, Teniers Tapestries (1932), 40, pl. 11 Related Works: Compositionally similar tapestry (in reverse), GCPA 0237516; iconographically similar tapestry, GCPA 0237515
Size: 7790px × 9626px
Photo credit: © piemags/GB24 / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
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