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Conference Between Scipio and Hannibal Before the Battle of Zama (from the series The Story of Scipio Africanus)

(Belgian, 16th century)
Second half of the 16th or first quarter of the 17th century
Object PlaceBrussels, Flanders
Medium/Techniquewool warp, wool and silk wefts; tapestry
DimensionsOverall: 458.5 cm (180 1/2 in.)
Other (Top Edge): 458.5 cm (180 1/2 in.)
Credit LineGift of Miss Harriet Sarah Walker
Accession number04.279
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ClassificationsTextiles
InscriptionsThe conference shows a mark which corresponds to that of the brussels weaver Nicaise Aerts. The mark appears woven into the lower part of the right outer guard.
ProvenanceHarriet Sarah Walker (b. 1843 - d. 1898), Boston; to her sister, Mary Sophia Walker (b. 1839 - d. 1904), Boston; 1904, gift of Harriet Sarah Walker, through the bequest of Mary Sophia Walker, to the MFA. (Accession Date: May 1, 1904)