Lot 345
345
THE PROPERTY OF A GENTLEMAN
AN AUBUSSON TAPESTRY, woven in wools and silks, depicting the legend of Perseus and Andromeda, the background with Andromeda chained to a rock and Perseus slaying the monster, flanked by figures in a wooded landscape, second half 17th Century, areas of restoration

Details
AN AUBUSSON TAPESTRY, woven in wools and silks, depicting the legend of Perseus and Andromeda, the background with Andromeda chained to a rock and Perseus slaying the monster, flanked by figures in a wooded landscape, second half 17th Century, areas of restoration
23ft. 2in. x 7ft. 6in. (706 x 228cm.)
Provenance
A.R. Trotter Esq., removed from Charterhall, Duns, Berwickshire. Sold in these Rooms, 30 November 1978, lot 163

Lot Essay

Andromeda was the daughter of Cepheus, the King of Ethiopia and Cassiopeia. Cassiopeia boasted to be more beautiful than any of the Nereids. As punishment Poseidon sent a sea-monster to flood and waste the land. Cepheus discovered that the god could only be appeased by sacrificing Andromeda to a sea-monster. Perseus rescued her, coming back from Seriphus, where he beheaded the Medusa, and he married Andromeda after killing the sea-monster

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