A PAIR OF BEAUVAIS HISTORICAL TAPESTRIES AFTER DESIGNS BY MONSIAU...

A PAIR OF BEAUVAIS HISTORICAL TAPESTRIES
AFTER DESIGNS BY MONSIAU, CIRCA 1792
Entitled 'Alcibiade Chez Les Femmes, Surpris Par Socrate' and 'Aristotle Amoreux Trainant Le Char D'Aspasie Surpris Par Alexandre', reduced in size
9 ft. 3 in. (2 m. 82 cm.) x 8 ft. 3 in. (2 m. 51.5 cm.), the slightly larger
9 ft. 3 in. (2 m. 82 cm.) x 8 ft. 1 in. (2 m. 46.5 cm.), the slightly smaller

Provenance
Gouverneur Morris (1752-1816), acquired in Paris circa 1793-4.
Highly Important Furniture Purchased by Gouverneur Morris in Paris; Christie's, New York, 22 November 1983, lot 221.