early 18th century
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.
259.1 x 350.5 cm (102 x 138 in.)
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).
Ink on silk
20th centuryAustrianTextile fibers
17th centuryFlemishFiber
ItalianFiber
JapaneseTextile fibers
20th centuryCroatianTextile fibers
20th centuryGermanBook of swatches mounted on paper (56 sheets)
19th-20th centuryJapaneseWool and linen, tapestry weave
EgyptianTextile fibers
20th centuryGerman