AN ANTWERP HISTORICAL TAPESTRY AFTER JUSTUS VAN EGMONT ATTRIBUTED TO JAN FRANS CORNELISSEN OR ANNA MARIA WAUTERS, CIRCA 1660-1690 Woven in wools and silks, from the Story of Emperor Otavian Augustus , depicting Augustus passing the Imperial Insignias to Tiberius (Quirinale), within an architectural border centred to top and bottom by a cabochon in a scrollwork cartouche flanked by fruiting floral garlands and decorated to the bottom with dragons, dolphins and sea shells, the sides headed by eagles above military trophies and female figures representative of victory and peace, each on a sphere and a vase supported by winged griffons, within a brown outer slip 11 ft. 11 in. x 24 ft. 1 in. (364 cm. x 734 cm.)
AN ANTWERP HISTORICAL TAPESTRY AFTER JUSTUS VAN EGMONT ATTRIBUTED TO JAN FRANS CORNELISSEN OR ANNA MARIA WAUTERS, CIRCA 1660-1690 Woven in wools and silks, from the Story of Emperor Otavian Augustus , depicting Augustus passing the Imperial Insignias to Tiberius (Quirinale), within an architectural border centred to top and bottom by a cabochon in a scrollwork cartouche flanked by fruiting floral garlands and decorated to the bottom with dragons, dolphins and sea shells, the sides headed by eagles above military trophies and female figures representative of victory and peace, each on a sphere and a vase supported by winged griffons, within a brown outer slip 11 ft. 11 in. x 24 ft. 1 in. (364 cm. x 734 cm.)
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