The Rape of Proserpina, Manufacture Royale des Gobelins, 1757 tapestry, h 325cm × w 304cm More details
Identification Title(s) The Rape of Proserpina Object type tapestry Object number BK-1963-66 Inscriptions / marks signature and date: ‘jos.m.vien.1757’ inscription Description Wandtapijt met Prosperina geschaakt door Pluto. Gemerkt 'JOS.M.VIEN.1757'.
Creation Artist Manufacture Royale des Gobelins designer: Joseph-Marie Vien (I) Michel Audran (attributed to workshop of) maker: Pierre-François Cozette (rejected attribution) maker: Jacques Neilson (rejected attribution) Place Parisdesigner: FranceParismaker: Paris Dating c. 1762 - c. 1764 and/or 1757
Material and Technique Material ketting: wool inslag: wool inslag: silk Technique tapestry Measurements height 325 cm × width 304 cm
Documentation Paris 1650-1900 : decorative arts in the Rijksmuseum, Reinier J. Baarsen, p. 368-371, cat.nr. 88 European tapestries in the Rijksmuseum, p. 366-368, cat.nr. 109 Etat général des tapisseries de la manufacture des Gobelins, depuis son origine jusqu'à nos jours 1600-1900, Fernand Calmettes, Maurice Fenaille, p. 207-208, 222 Aanwinsten : 1 november 1963 - 1 november 1964, p. 104, afb. 11
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