Roland slaapt

Manufacture Royale des Gobelins, 1746 - 1750

Tapestry, one of a set of four with scenes from the opera Rinaldo et Armida (1686) by P. Quinault and J.B. Lully, inspired by the epic poem Gerusalemme Liberata by Torquato Tasso. Wool and silk, tapestry woven. Paris, 1741 - 1749, Manufacture Royale des Gobelins, workshop of Mathieu Monmerqué and Pierre François Cozette. The scene of Armida falling in love with the sleeping Rinaldo is after a design by Charles Coypel, 1741, the borders after one by Pierre Josse Perrot, 1738. Presented by Louis XV to the Spanish ambassador Paul-Gérôme Grimaldi in 1763 Given by the Commissie voor Fotoverkoop, 1955.

  • Artwork typetapestry
  • Object numberBK-1955-102-A
  • Dimensionsheight 425 cm x width 685 cm

Identification

  • Title(s)

    Roland slaapt

  • Series title(s)

    Fragments d'Opéra

  • Object type

  • Object number

    BK-1955-102-A

  • Description

    Wandtapijt met Armida en de slapende Roland; uit een serie van vier tapijten met voorstellingen ontleend aan de opera Armide van Philippe Quinault. Gemerkt Monmerque, gesigneerd Ch. Coypel 1737.

  • Inscriptions / marks

    signature: ‘MONMERQUÉ.GOBs’

Creation

  • Creation

    • weverij: Manufacture Royale des Gobelins, Paris
    • weaver: workshop of Mathieu Monmerqué, Paris
    • designer: Charles-Antoine Coypel, France
    • designer: Pierre Josse Perrot, France

  • Dating

    1746 - 1750

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Material and technique

  • Dimensions

    height 425 cm x width 685 cm

Acquisition and rights

  • Credit line

    Purchased with the support of the Stichting tot Bevordering van de Belangen van het Rijksmuseum

  • Acquisition

    purchase 1955

  • Copyright

    Public domain

Documentation

  • J. Stumpel, 'Kleur in Stukjes', Kunstschrift (2014) nr. 3, p. 24, afb. 23.

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