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Lot 34
A Brussels Mythological Tapestry
Sale 2109 - Property from the Aline Elwes McDonnell Trust
Jun 21, 2024 10:00AM ET
Live / Philadelphia
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Estimate
$5,000 - 7,000
Price Realized
$4,128
Sold prices are inclusive of Buyer’s Premium
Lot Description
A Brussels Mythological Tapestry
17th/18th Century
depicting Hercules and Apollo at the temple Delphi.
8 feet 4 inches x 5 feet 8 inches.

Provenance:
Aline Thorold (1869-1951) m. Ernest James Wythes (1868-1949) at Copped Hall, Essex, until 1917 and The Wood House, Essex, thereafter and by descent to
Barbara Dorothy Wythes (1896-1984) m. (Francis) Guy Robert Elwes (1895-1966) at The Wood House, Essex until 1961 and Ham Spray House, Marlborough, thereafter and by descent to
Aline Mary Margaret (Elwes) McDonnell (1923-2023) m. Hubert McDonnell Jr. (1919-2004), Greenwich, Connecticut, and thence by descent

Note:
The tapestry likely depicts Hercules vising the Oracle at Delphi to atone for the killing his wife and children. Here, Apollo and Hercules arrive at the Temple where Hercules is advised that he must serve under King Eurystheus and complete the twelve labors. 

Pictured:
An 1807 engraving of Copped Hall, S. Rawle from a drawing by S. Shepherd.

Aline Elwes McDonnell and Family, circa 1954.
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