A MORTLAKE TAPESTRY, DEPICTING BACCHANALIAN CHILDREN, EARLY 18TH CENTURY

A MORTLAKE TAPESTRY, DEPICTING BACCHANALIAN CHILDRENATTRIBUTED TO THE WORKSHOP OF JOHN VANDERBANK, EARLY 18TH CENTURYWoven in silks and wools, to the left a fountain before a baroque portico, towards the centre a child dressed as the infant Bacchus rising a goat and supported by two others, accompanied by a child playing cymbals and another carrying an ensign, two infant satyrs piping and dancing, a mansion and formal garden in the backgroundapproximately 210cm high, 596cm wideProvenance: Offered on behalf of a Charitable FoundationLiterature: H.C. Mailler, English Tapestries of the 18th Century, London, 1930, pp 24-26, describing a similar set of tapestries at Cotehele and also 'long panel corresponding to one of the Boughton designs and embodying the Cotehele panels, no's 1, 5 and 7' (Plate 10a). The present tapestry shows the same composition as the illustrated example but in reverse. Condition Report: Some wear and fading and discoloration overall commensurate with age and use. Presumably originally with large floral border- now removed and with later 2" brown strip margin and later backing. Possibly originally slightly taller in dimensions. Some old minor stitch repairs. Some pulled sections which will require further repairs, Please refer to all additional images for visual reference to condition. Please note, the additional images are not exhaustive but try to give a representation of of the condition notesCondition Report Disclaimer