Rodogune. Coypel, Charles-Antoine (French, 1694-1752) (author of design, center scene & alentour, cartoon creator) [painter] Belle, Clément-Louis-Marie-Anne (French, 1722-1806) (author of design, coat of arms in alentour) [painter] Audran, Michel (French, ) (workshop) [weaver] 1769-1771 Tapestry Dimensions: H 10'6" x W 12'7" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: French Weaving Center: Paris Ownership History: Magasin des Gobelins. Given to King Gustav III by Louis XVI (1784). Royal coll., Stockholm (). Hôtel du Ministre de Suède, Paris (). French & Co. Swed
Rodogune. Coypel, Charles-Antoine (French, 1694-1752) (author of design, center scene & alentour, cartoon creator) [painter] Belle, Clément-Louis-Marie-Anne (French, 1722-1806) (author of design, coat of arms in alentour) [painter] Audran, Michel (French, ) (workshop) [weaver] 1769-1771 Tapestry Dimensions: H 10'6" x W 12'7" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: French Weaving Center: Paris Ownership History: Magasin des Gobelins. Given to King Gustav III by Louis XVI (1784). Royal coll., Stockholm (). Hôtel du Ministre de Suède, Paris (). French & Co. Sweden, Stockholm, Stockholm, Kungliga Husgerådskammaren, accno. 180. Inscriptions: On pedestal, lower center: LA RODOGUNE / DE P. CORNEILLE / ACTE V, SCENE DERNIER Inscriptions: Woven signature: (not visible in photograph) In center of a palace, Antiochus & Rodogune embrace & hold cup poisoned by Cleopatra, who stands on L surrounded by attendants; on R, richly dressed old man stands with observers; scene enclosed by fluted oval cartouche (ALENTOUR) fluted oval cartouche on patterned background & decorated with floral garlands, with crowned arms of the king of France at top center; marble pedestal with theatrical mask & hung with lambrequin bearing inscription at bottom 5th weaving. Illustrates act 5, last scene from Corneille's tragedy Rodogune. No French & Co. stock sheet in archive, no stock number Fénaille, Gobelins 4 (1903-1923), 139-69 Göbel, Wandteppiche II:1 (1928), 167-68 Böttiger, Svenska statens samling (1895), 57-59 Related Works: Panels in set: GCPA 0242073-0242075, 0242081; compositionally similar set: GCPA 0242064, 0242065, 0242070-0242072 (Louvre set)
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