Details
Woven in wools and silks and from the series The History of Scipio, depicting scenes from the Punic wars, one panel possibly depicting the Burning of the Camp, with Scipio Africanus on horseback with soldiers bearing the flag of the Roman republic, the background with a fleet of navel vessels, the other panel possibly depicting the Battle of Zama, with Hannibal on horseback surrounded by his army, some war elephants visible in the background, both cut down from a larger tapestry, both with later borders and subsequently reduced in width
941⁄2 in. (240 cm.) high; one 641⁄4 in. (163 cm.), the other 661⁄4 in. (168.5 cm.) wide
Provenance
Simon Franses Ltd., December 1966.
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