Textile ArtsFlemish18th century
Parkland Scene with Reflecting Pool
early 18th century
Artists
Unidentified ArtistArtist
Description
Through an opening in the trees appears an expansive view of the garden with sculpture, potted plants, and fountains. The rectangular reflecting pool creates a perspectival axis leading to the palace, but this is no longer at the center of the panel because the tapestry has been cut down.
Dimensions
259.1 x 350.5 cm (102 x 138 in.)
Provenance
Ralph Harmon Booth (father of Mrs. William D. Vogel and grandfather of Fred Vogel III and Ralph Booth Vogel), purchased from Ferdinand Moeller, Berlin (no date).
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