The Rape of Proserpina, Manufacture Royale des Gobelins, 1757

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

Paris
designer: France
Paris
maker: Paris

Dating

c. 1762 - c. 1764 and/or 1757

Material and Technique

Material

Technique

tapestry

Measurements

height 325 cm × width 304 cm

Explanatory note

Vervaardigd naar een ontwerp van Joseph-Marie Vien uit 1757.

Acquisition and rights

Acquisition

purchase 1963

Copyright

Public domain

Relations

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Documentation

Paris 1650-1900: decorative arts in the Rijksmuseum, Reinier J. Baarsen, p. 368-371, cat.nr. 88
European tapestries in the Rijksmuseum, Ebeltje Hartkamp-Jonxis, p. 366-368, cat.nr. 109
Etat général des tapisseries de la manufacture des Gobelins, depuis son origine jusqu'à nos jours 1600-1900, Maurice Fenaille, p. 207-208, 222
Aanwinsten, p. 104, afb. 11

Persistent URL

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