Mortlake Classical tapestry, England
wool and silk
234cm (across) x 168cm (drop)
circa 1700
ID 2365
£ 9,500.00
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A fine, beautiful and rare tapestry woven in London during the late 17th century. Depicting a story from Ovid's Metamorphoses: a scene from the tradegy of Cephalus and Procris. See Marillier, H C, 'English Tapestries of the Eighteenth Century' p. 84 and pl. 32a. Reduced in size.