Triumph of Mars (Ares). Orley, Jan van (Flemish, 1665-1735) (author of design) [draughtsman] Leyniers, Urbanus (Flemish, 1674-1747) (workshop) [weaver] Leyniers, Daniel II (Flemish, 1669-1728) (workshop) [weaver] c. 1700-1720 Tapestry Dimensions: H 12'7" x W 18'5" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: Flemish Weaving Center: Brussels Ownership History: French & Co. purchased from Marchese ? [crossed out & replaced with "Varvars"], 12/1921 [SS 11393]. French & Co. purchased from Wadsworth Lewis, invoiced 5/5/1927 [SS 30384]. Inscriptions: Woven signature in central field at bottom, ri

Triumph of Mars (Ares). Orley, Jan van (Flemish, 1665-1735) (author of design) [draughtsman] Leyniers, Urbanus (Flemish, 1674-1747) (workshop) [weaver] Leyniers, Daniel II (Flemish, 1669-1728) (workshop) [weaver] c. 1700-1720 Tapestry Dimensions: H 12'7" x W 18'5" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: Flemish Weaving Center: Brussels Ownership History: French & Co. purchased from Marchese ? [crossed out & replaced with "Varvars"], 12/1921 [SS 11393]. French & Co. purchased from Wadsworth Lewis, invoiced 5/5/1927 [SS 30384]. Inscriptions: Woven signature in central field at bottom, right: V. Leyniers Mars in chariot drawn by 2 lions as Nike (?) crowns him, accompanied by soldiers on foot carrying spoils of war, soldiers on horseback, captives, & winged female figures (L, LWR & R BRD) guilloche encircling palmettes, flanked by smaller bands of ribbon twisted around rod, & bead-&-reel molding; acanthus-leaf cartouches in corners French & Co. stock sheet in archive, 11393 [also lists: 44080, 75625] French & Co. stock sheet in archive, 30384 Reydams, AnnArchBrux 22 (1908), Ghent panel: ill. Thomson, Apollo (March 1925), 150 Related Works: Panels in set: GCPA 0188292-0188293: 0207994, 0237918, 0240913-0240914, 0240925-0240926; compositionally similar tapestry (same cartoon): Ghent, Musée des Beaux Arts; similar tapestry illustrated in Apollo, March, 1925

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