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Three Mortlake tapestries (© St Fagans: National History Museum)
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© St Fagans: National History Museum

Three Mortlake tapestries (© St Fagans: National History Museum) Three Mortlake tapestries (© St Fagans: National History Museum)

Three Mortlake tapestries

Artist: English

Location: St Fagans: National History Museum

Date: 1650 - 1700

Materials: woven tapestry

Grant:

Amount Paid: £23,518 (Total: £54,694)

Vendor: Sotheby's

Review number: 4842 (2000)

Provenance:
Created for St Fagan's castle around 1850-52; ownership transferred to Dowager Countess of Plymouth in 1980s; sold at Sotheby's 13 Dec 1991, lots 4-11

Description:
'Callisto's Shame Discovered': green and rocky landscape with figures. 'Juno Grasping Callisto by the Hair': lush green landscape with J & C in the foreground. 'Arcas Shooting at Callisto': green wood with A on right with bow and arrow and C on left

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