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Lot Essay
The signature 'V.L.R.' probably refers to the workshops of Urban (d. 1747) and Daniel (d. 1728) Leyniers and Hendrik Reydams the younger (d. 1719). These weavers, led by Urban who became a master in 1700, signed a collaboration contract in 1712. Interestingly the group also owned a large famous dyeing factory but the association broke up upon the death of Hendrik.
This tapestry as well as that in the following lot probably belong to a series known as The Triumphs of the Gods which was designed by Jan van Orley (d. 1735). The first set was completed in 1717 for the town hall in Ghent. There are eleven different main subjects known of the series, but panels can vary widely in design as they seem to have been adapted over the forty years of production.
Jan van Orley designed a number of large tapestry series in the early 18th Century. Orley did, however, not design the backgrounds, which were often drawn by Aurel Augustin Coppens (d. 1740) and the backgrounds of The Triumphs of the Gods are indeed known to be by him. (D. Heinz, Europäische Tapisseriekunst des 17. und 18. Jahrhunderts, Vienna, 1995, pp. 218-219 and p. 232).
A set from this series, comprising six panels and including an identical panel to lot 228 of this sale, was sold anonymously in these Rooms, 14 November 1985, lots 227-232.
This tapestry as well as that in the following lot probably belong to a series known as The Triumphs of the Gods which was designed by Jan van Orley (d. 1735). The first set was completed in 1717 for the town hall in Ghent. There are eleven different main subjects known of the series, but panels can vary widely in design as they seem to have been adapted over the forty years of production.
Jan van Orley designed a number of large tapestry series in the early 18th Century. Orley did, however, not design the backgrounds, which were often drawn by Aurel Augustin Coppens (d. 1740) and the backgrounds of The Triumphs of the Gods are indeed known to be by him. (D. Heinz, Europäische Tapisseriekunst des 17. und 18. Jahrhunderts, Vienna, 1995, pp. 218-219 and p. 232).
A set from this series, comprising six panels and including an identical panel to lot 228 of this sale, was sold anonymously in these Rooms, 14 November 1985, lots 227-232.