The Fishermen

Manufacture Royale des Gobelins after designs by Albert Eckhout (1610-1664/66), Frans Post (1612-1680), wool and silk, c. 1692-1723

The hunter and fishermen depicted here reference the original inhabitants of the Amazon region. In the centre is a woman of African descent. All of the figures are depicted as stereotypes. This tapestry is part of a commissioned series designed for Johan Maurits, who served as governor of the former Dutch Brazil. Upon returning home, he decorated his Mauritshuis with them. He donated the designs to the French king Louis XIV.

Artwork typetapestry
Object numberBK-1968-21
Dimensionsheight 358.0 cm x width 305.0 cm
Physical characteristicswol en zijde; 9 kettingdraden per centimeter

Identification

Title(s)
- The Fishermen
- Fishermen
Former title
Vissende Tapuya-indianen
Object type
Object number
BK-1968-21
Description
The hunter and fishermen depicted here reference the original inhabitants of the Amazon region. In the centre is a woman of African descent. All of the figures are depicted as stereotypes. This tapestry is part of a commissioned series designed for Johan Maurits, who served as governor of the former Dutch Brazil. Upon returning home, he decorated his Mauritshuis with them. He donated the designs to the French king Louis XIV.
Catalogue reference
Louise Erkelens, 'Vissende Tapuya-Indianen, een Parijs wandtapijt naar Albert Eckhout', Vereniging Rembrandt, verslag over 1968, p. 25-28.

Creation

Creation
- weverij: Manufacture Royale des Gobelins, Paris
- designer: Albert Eckhout
- designer: Frans Jansz. Post
Dating
c. 1692 - c. 1723
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Material and technique

Physcial description
wol en zijde; 9 kettingdraden per centimeter
Material
Technique
Dimensions
height 358.0 cm x width 305.0 cm

This work is about

Subject

Acquisition and rights

Credit line
Purchased with the support of the Vereniging Rembrandt
Acquisition
purchase 1968
Ownership
Copyright
Public domain

Documentation

- Louise Erkelens, 'Vissende Tapuya-Indianen, een Parijs wandtapijt naar Albert Eckhout', Vereniging Rembrandt, verslag over 1968, p. 25-28.
- M. Jarry, 'La Tenture des Indes in the Palace of the Grand master of the Order of malta', The Burlington Magazine 100 (1958), nr. 666, p. 306-331.
- M. Benisovich, 'The History of the Tenture des Indes', The Burlington Magazine 83 (1943) nr. 486, p. 210-225.

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