Tapestry: Le Sommeil de Renaud (from the series, Tentures des Fragments de l'Opera)
Charles-Antoine Coypel
(French, 1694–1752)
P-J.Perrot
(French)
under the direction of
Michel Audran
(French, 1701–1771)
About 1749–53
Object PlaceParis, France
Medium/TechniqueTapestry weave (wool warp; wool and silk wefts)
Dimensions411.48 x 655.32 cm (162 x 258 in.)
Credit LineCharles Potter Kling Fund
Accession number1989.190
On View
Not on viewClassificationsTextiles
Collections
Provenance1900, private collection, Paris. 1989, S. Franses, Ltd., London; 1989, sold by Franses to the MFA. (Accession Date: June 21, 1989)
3rd-4th century AD
Francesco Albani
First half of the 18th century A.D. 1700–50
First quarter of the 16th century
Albrecht Dürer
First quarter of the 16th century
Second half of the 16th century
Second half of the 16th century or first quarter of the 17th century
1675–1725
Maximilien de Haese
about 1771–75