Apollo and Daphne. La Planche, Raphael de (French, act. ) (workshop) [weaver] La Planche, Sébastien François de (French, act. ) (workshop) [weaver] c. 1630-1668 Tapestry Dimensions: H 11'2 5/8" x W 14' 5 1/8" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: French Weaving Center: Paris Ownership History: Buchanan Castle, Stirlingshire, seat of the duke of Montrose (?). Basil Dighton coll., London. J. J. Botibol coll., London. Richard Lehne coll., New York. French & Co. purchased from R. W. Lehne, invoiced 9/29/1928; sold to the Boston Museum of Fine Arts 4/11/1962. Unite
Apollo and Daphne. La Planche, Raphael de (French, act. ) (workshop) [weaver] La Planche, Sébastien François de (French, act. ) (workshop) [weaver] c. 1630-1668 Tapestry Dimensions: H 11'2 5/8" x W 14' 5 1/8" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: French Weaving Center: Paris Ownership History: Buchanan Castle, Stirlingshire, seat of the duke of Montrose (?). Basil Dighton coll., London. J. J. Botibol coll., London. Richard Lehne coll., New York. French & Co. purchased from R. W. Lehne, invoiced 9/29/1928; sold to the Boston Museum of Fine Arts 4/11/1962. United States, Massachusetts, Boston, Museum of Fine Arts, accno. Daphne fleeing Apollo in clearing as Cupid follows in air, 2 nymphs watch from behind tree at far R, & 2 water naiads with water pouring from jar watch from behind hillock on lower L; woods in distant R; male & female figure in central distance (BRD) intertwined floral & acanthus garlands, putti in corners There are 6 compositions in this series. There are 4 extant panels in this set, 1 in Boston, 2 in a private collection in Salinas, CA, & 1 in a private collection in Europe. The set was together up to the time that it was acquired by French & Co. French & Co. stock sheet in archive, 32517-c Fénaille, Gobelins 1 (1903-1923), 347-349 Cavallo, Boston tapestries (1967), 129-134, cat. 38 Cavallo, Boston tapestries (1967), pl. 38 (color) Related Works: Panels in set: GCPA 0244153-0244156, "Daphne Imploring Peneus" private coll., Salinas, California; see also Cavallo
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