Allegory of Water (Neptune Rescuing Amymone)

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On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 514

George William, sixth earl of Coventry, commissioned this set of tapestries (58.75.2–.13) in Paris in 1763 for the tapestry room at his country seat, Croome Court (Worcestershire), which was then being remodeled by Robert Adam. The resulting ensemble was the first weaving of this design with a crimson background and it may have been the first made specifically to extend around all four walls of a room without architectural frames. The harmonious and decorative quality of the ensemble was enhanced by the provision of en suite furniture covers. The set, comprising twelve pieces of wall covering and thirty-three pieces of furniture upholstery, was delivered and in place by January 1771. This particular tapestry shows the element Water or Neptune rescuing Amnymone in the medallion based on a painting by François Boucher.

Allegory of Water (Neptune Rescuing Amymone), General conception by Jacques Germain Soufflot (French, Irancy 1713–1780 Paris), Wool, silk (22-24 warps per inch, 9-10 per cm), French, Paris

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Allegory of Water (Neptune Rescuing Amymone), General conception by Jacques Germain Soufflot (French, Irancy 1713–1780 Paris), Wool, silk (22-24 warps per inch, 9-10 per cm), French, Paris
Allegory of Water (Neptune Rescuing Amymone), General conception by Jacques Germain Soufflot (French, Irancy 1713–1780 Paris), Wool, silk (22-24 warps per inch, 9-10 per cm), French, Paris
Allegory of Water (Neptune Rescuing Amymone), General conception by Jacques Germain Soufflot (French, Irancy 1713–1780 Paris), Wool, silk (22-24 warps per inch, 9-10 per cm), French, Paris
Allegory of Water (Neptune Rescuing Amymone), General conception by Jacques Germain Soufflot (French, Irancy 1713–1780 Paris), Wool, silk (22-24 warps per inch, 9-10 per cm), French, Paris
Allegory of Water (Neptune Rescuing Amymone), General conception by Jacques Germain Soufflot (French, Irancy 1713–1780 Paris), Wool, silk (22-24 warps per inch, 9-10 per cm), French, Paris
Allegory of Water (Neptune Rescuing Amymone), General conception by Jacques Germain Soufflot (French, Irancy 1713–1780 Paris), Wool, silk (22-24 warps per inch, 9-10 per cm), French, Paris
Allegory of Water (Neptune Rescuing Amymone), General conception by Jacques Germain Soufflot (French, Irancy 1713–1780 Paris), Wool, silk (22-24 warps per inch, 9-10 per cm), French, Paris
Allegory of Water (Neptune Rescuing Amymone), General conception by Jacques Germain Soufflot (French, Irancy 1713–1780 Paris), Wool, silk (22-24 warps per inch, 9-10 per cm), French, Paris
Allegory of Water (Neptune Rescuing Amymone), General conception by Jacques Germain Soufflot (French, Irancy 1713–1780 Paris), Wool, silk (22-24 warps per inch, 9-10 per cm), French, Paris
Allegory of Water (Neptune Rescuing Amymone), General conception by Jacques Germain Soufflot (French, Irancy 1713–1780 Paris), Wool, silk (22-24 warps per inch, 9-10 per cm), French, Paris
Allegory of Water (Neptune Rescuing Amymone), General conception by Jacques Germain Soufflot (French, Irancy 1713–1780 Paris), Wool, silk (22-24 warps per inch, 9-10 per cm), French, Paris
Allegory of Water (Neptune Rescuing Amymone), General conception by Jacques Germain Soufflot (French, Irancy 1713–1780 Paris), Wool, silk (22-24 warps per inch, 9-10 per cm), French, Paris
Allegory of Water (Neptune Rescuing Amymone), General conception by Jacques Germain Soufflot (French, Irancy 1713–1780 Paris), Wool, silk (22-24 warps per inch, 9-10 per cm), French, Paris
Allegory of Water (Neptune Rescuing Amymone), General conception by Jacques Germain Soufflot (French, Irancy 1713–1780 Paris), Wool, silk (22-24 warps per inch, 9-10 per cm), French, Paris
Allegory of Water (Neptune Rescuing Amymone), General conception by Jacques Germain Soufflot (French, Irancy 1713–1780 Paris), Wool, silk (22-24 warps per inch, 9-10 per cm), French, Paris

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