News of the Stag from the series known as the Hunters' Chase
This tapestry is one from a nine-piece series known as the Hunters’ Chase. Curiously-enough, given its secular subject-matter, the original edition was commissioned by the Dutch Church in London, in 1645. Francis Clein designed four of the pieces in the series from scratch; the other five, including News of the Stag, were based on existing tapestry designs by the great 16th-century artist Bernard van Orley for his influential, Brussels-woven Hunts of Maximilian. Hunters’ Chase proved incredibly popular for Mortlake, resulting in much-needed commissions for the floundering manufactory: at least 8 different re-editions were woven during the following decades, including that of which this News of the Stag was part.
For more info see Edith Standen, European post-medieval tapestries and related hangings in The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, 1985 (vol.2, cat.125) and Wendy Hefford in Tapestry in the Baroque: Threads of Splendor, MMA exh.cat. 2007 (p.182).
For more info see Edith Standen, European post-medieval tapestries and related hangings in The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, 1985 (vol.2, cat.125) and Wendy Hefford in Tapestry in the Baroque: Threads of Splendor, MMA exh.cat. 2007 (p.182).
Artwork Details
- Title: News of the Stag from the series known as the Hunters' Chase
- Manufactory: Mortlake Tapestry Manufactory (British, 1619–1703)
- Artist: Related to designs probably by Bernard van Orley (Netherlandish, Brussels ca. 1492–1541/42 Brussels)
- Date: designed before 1645, woven ca. 1645–75
- Culture: British, Mortlake
- Medium: Wool (15-16 warps per inch, 6-7 per cm.)
- Dimensions: confirmed: 11 ft. 4 3/4 in. × 15 ft. 2 1/2 in. (347.3 × 463.6 cm)
- Classification: Textiles-Tapestries
- Credit Line: Gift of Amory S. Carhart, 1957
- Object Number: 57.127
- Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
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