The Arrival of Telemachus on Calypso's Island, from The Story of Telemachus

Textiles

after 1776

After a design by an unknown artist based on an engraving after François Boucher (1703–1770), The Arrival of Telemachus on Calypso’s Island (L’arrivée de Télémaque dans l’île de Calypso)
Possibly woven at the workshop of Gabriel Babonneix (born 1756?) at the Manufacture Royale d’Aubusson
France, Aubusson

Status: Currently Off View
Department: Textiles

Artist: Manufacture Royale d’Aubusson (Weaver)
Title: The Arrival of Telemachus on Calypso's Island, from The Story of Telemachus
Place: France (Object made in)
Date Dates are not always precisely known, but the Art Institute strives to present this information as consistently and legibly as possible. Dates may be represented as a range that spans decades, centuries, dynasties, or periods and may include qualifiers such as c. (circa) or BCE.: Made 1776–1800
Medium: Wool, silk, and linen, slit, dovetailed and double interlocking tapestry weave
Dimensions: 330.2 × 284 cm (129 5/16 × 113 in.)
Credit Line: Gift of Lt. Col. William Deering Howe
Reference Number: 1944.4
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