Noah building ark. Coxie, Michiel (the Elder) (Netherlandish (before 1600) - Flanders, 1499-1592) (designed after) [painter] c. 1575-1600 Tapestry Dimensions: H 13'2" x W 17' Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: Flemish Weaving Center: Brussels Ownership History: Charles Sackville, 6th Earl of Dorset, Lord Chamberlain of the Household (probably from palace of Whitehall in 1695 to descent at Knole in late 19th century). J. P. Morgan coll., New York. French & Co. purchased from Morgan coll. (Parish Watson & He[rsc]hel) 8/15/1916 [SS 7020-24]. French & Co. [notation: "these tapestries
Noah building ark. Coxie, Michiel (the Elder) (Netherlandish (before 1600) - Flanders, 1499-1592) (designed after) [painter] c. 1575-1600 Tapestry Dimensions: H 13'2" x W 17' Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: Flemish Weaving Center: Brussels Ownership History: Charles Sackville, 6th Earl of Dorset, Lord Chamberlain of the Household (probably from palace of Whitehall in 1695 to descent at Knole in late 19th century). J. P. Morgan coll., New York. French & Co. purchased from Morgan coll. (Parish Watson & He[rsc]hel) 8/15/1916 [SS 7020-24]. French & Co. [notation: "these tapestries were formerly "; lists purchasing & transferring shares from Watson, Knoedler & ]; sold, "Hearst" [SS 39099]. England, Greater London, London, Sotheby's, Dec. 12, 2001, lot 5(a). Inscriptions: City mark on lower guard, right Inscriptions: Inscription in upper border cartouche: DIXIT DEVS AD NOE FAC /.. In landscape, Noah building ark with help of his sons (Genesis 7:5-9) (BRD) vases of oversize flowers & fruit; (UPR BRD) headed by cartouche with inscription The panel with stock number 2994 (GCPA 0239139) was purchased by French & Co. from J. P. Morgan on 8/18/1915. The tapestry went under restoration & "making up border" on 9/28/1916. The border matches the 5 panels sold to French & Co. as a set by J. P. Morgan in 1916, & thus has been included as a part of the set, making it a suite of 6 tapestries. 4 of the 6 panels from this set were up at auction at Sotheby's (London), 12/12/01. The panels that were not included in the sale were "Flood & destruction of mankind" (GCPA: 0239139) & "God commands Noah to build ark" (GCPA: 0239134) (possibly dispsersed before the 2001 sale?). French & Co. stock sheet in archive, 7024-e [also lists: 39099] French & Co. stock sheet in archive, 39099 [also lists: 7020] Gent, Tapisseries du château de Wawel à Cracovie (1987), 20-25, ,2 Szablowski, Flemish tapestries at Wawel castle (1972), 75-187 Related Works: Panels in s
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