Tapestry: The Defeat of Astyages (from the series, The Life of Cyrus)
Jac. van der Borght
(Flemish)
about 1771–75
Object PlaceBrussels, Flanders
Medium/TechniqueTapestry weave (wool warp; wool and silk wefts)
Dimensions408 x 607 cm (160 5/8 x 239 in.)
Credit LineCharles Potter Kling Fund
Accession number1976.603
On View
Not on viewClassificationsTextiles
Collections
ProvenanceAbout 1771/1775, made for Maria-Theresa, Archduchess of Austria and Queen of Hungary; passed by descent within the royal family; 1914, sold by the Austrian royal family to G. H. L. Fitzwilliam. Until 1976, hung at Madingley Hall, near Cambridge, England. April 8, 1976, sale, Christie's, London, to Vigo-Sternberg Gallery for the MFA. (Accession Date: June 9, 1976)
3rd-4th century AD
Barberini Manufactory
1663–1679
Barberini Manufactory
1663–1679
Second half of the 16th century or first quarter of the 17th century
First third of the 16th century
Last quarter of the 16th or first half of the 17th century
Late 15th or early 16th century
First quarter of the 16th century