The Rape of Proserpina

Manufacture Royale des Gobelins, 1757

Wandtapijt met Prosperina geschaakt door Pluto. Gemerkt 'JOS.M.VIEN.1757'.

  • Artwork typetapestry
  • Object numberBK-1963-66
  • Dimensionsheight 325 cm x width 304 cm
  • Physical characteristicswol en zijde; 8 kettingdraden per cm

Identification

  • Title(s)

    The Rape of Proserpina

  • Series title(s)

    Amours des dieux d'après differents peintres

  • Object type

  • Object number

    BK-1963-66

  • Description

    Wandtapijt met Prosperina geschaakt door Pluto. Gemerkt 'JOS.M.VIEN.1757'.

  • Inscriptions / marks

    • inscription
    • signature and date: ‘jos.m.vien.1757’

Creation

  • Creation

    • weverij: Manufacture Royale des Gobelins, Paris
    • designer: Joseph-Marie Vien (I), France
    • weaver: attributed to workshop of Michel Audran, Paris
    • maker: attributed to workshop of Pierre-François Cozette, Paris [rejected attribution]
    • maker: Jacques Neilson [rejected attribution]

  • Dating

    • 1757
    • c. 1762 - c. 1764

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Material and technique

  • Physical description

    wol en zijde; 8 kettingdraden per cm

  • Dimensions

    height 325 cm x width 304 cm

Explanatory note

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

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