Lot Essay
According to H.C. Marilier, there exists a Brussels set of cartoons based on paintings by Francesco Albani, a painter of mythological subjects who studied under Caracci.(see plate a, b) Four pieces from a Brussels suite by J. De Vos () after designs by Francesco Albani are to be found at Houghton Hall, in Norfolk? (still?) . Sets depicting the subject of Venus and Cupids were commonly woven in England during the 18th century and were most likely after oil paintings and woven on a 'low warp' loom and hence there images are reversed.