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Wolterton Verdure - Without Figures

Wolterton Verdure - Without Figures

Mid 17th Century, a suite of five Soho or Antwerp tapestries.

Wolterton Hall is home to a suite of five fine Verdure tapestries, brought to the hall by Horatio Walpole in the mid 18th century. Depicting the mythological love story of Venus and Adonis, the suite portrays the Goddess Venus’s attempts to seduce a handsome but reluctant young man, an illustrious narrative made famous by William Shakespeare in his 1593 poem of the same name. 

Private Collection, Wolterton Hall


Specifications

Panel Width

Non Woven Paper: 136cm / 54 in

Grasscloth & Jute: 85cm / 33.46 in

Paperbacked Linen: 130cm / 51.18 in

Linen & Velvet: 130cm / 51.18 in

 

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Mid 17th Century, a suite of five Soho or Antwerp tapestries.

Wolterton Hall is home to a suite of five fine Verdure tapestries, brought to the hall by Horatio Walpole in the mid 18th century. Depicting the mythological love story of Venus and Adonis, the suite portrays the Goddess Venus’s attempts to seduce a handsome but reluctant young man, an illustrious narrative made famous by William Shakespeare in his 1593 poem of the same name. 

Private Collection, Wolterton Hall


Specifications

Panel Width

Non Woven Paper: 136cm / 54 in

Grasscloth & Jute: 85cm / 33.46 in

Paperbacked Linen: 130cm / 51.18 in

Linen & Velvet: 130cm / 51.18 in

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