Design for a tapestry, by Jacob Jordaens

An image of Design for a tapestry; a group of figures making music in an architectural setting. Jordaens, Jacob (Flemish, 1593-1678). Black and red chalk, pen and brown ink, grey and brown wash, on paper, height 199 mm, width 255 mm. Production Note: formerly attributed to Erasmus Quellinus (1607-1678). This may be a study for a planned extension to Jordaens' house; the gabled door and balustrade are similar to what exists and there is no reason why this should be a tapestry design.

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Design for a tapestry; a group of figures making music in an architectural setting. Jordaens, Jacob (Flemish, 1593-1678). Black and red chalk, pen and brown ink, grey and brown wash, on paper, height 199 mm, width 255 mm. Production Note: formerly attributed to Erasmus Quellinus (1607-1678). This may be a study for a planned extension to Jordaens' house; the gabled door and balustrade are similar to what exists and there is no reason why this should be a tapestry design.

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Accession Number: 2054
Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.
Aperture: f/22.0
Focal length: 63
Camera: GFX 50S
Photographer name: Michael Jones
Image height: 801 pixels
Image width: 1024 pixels
Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.0 (Windows)
Filesize: 1.10MB
Exposure time: 1/125
ISO Speed: 100
Fnumber: 22/1
Captured: 2018:04:19 23:30:05

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17th Century architectural architecture balustrade chalk design designing drawing Erasmus Quellinus figures Fitz_PDP Flemish Jacob Jordaens Jordaens music musical musical instruments musician singers singing tapestry design

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