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拍品专文
The weaver's initials on the upper outer slip probably refer to Guillaume (Willem) van Leefdael (d. circa 1685) who established his atelier in 1656 and who received his priviliges in 1668. He was the son of Jan Leefdael who received his privileges in 1644 and was weaver to the court.
The supporting herm-figures flanking the central cartouche are very closely related to those flanking the Achilles-series which was designed by Peter Paul Rubens. The series, divided in to four panels depicting the youth and four panels depicting the adolescence of Achilles, was probably created by him between 1630 and 1635. This is one of the first of Rubens' series where he also designed the borders, which include the herms bearing fruit baskets on their heads. The herms of this tapestry were to flank the scene Achilles defeating Hector and the original cartoon is in the Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, Rotterdam (E. Janssen et al., Rubenstextil, Antwerp, 1997, p. 111, fig. 33). Jan Leefdael and Gerard van der Strecken bought the sole right for the weaving of this series from the company Fourment-van Hecke. Over fifteen sets were woven by them and Guillaume would almost certainly have woven this overdoor or over-window in the 1660s or 1670s using these cartoons. (D. Heinz, Europaïsche Tapisseriekunst des 17. und 18. Jahrhunderts, Vienna, 1995, p. 34).
The supporting herm-figures flanking the central cartouche are very closely related to those flanking the Achilles-series which was designed by Peter Paul Rubens. The series, divided in to four panels depicting the youth and four panels depicting the adolescence of Achilles, was probably created by him between 1630 and 1635. This is one of the first of Rubens' series where he also designed the borders, which include the herms bearing fruit baskets on their heads. The herms of this tapestry were to flank the scene Achilles defeating Hector and the original cartoon is in the Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, Rotterdam (E. Janssen et al., Rubenstextil, Antwerp, 1997, p. 111, fig. 33). Jan Leefdael and Gerard van der Strecken bought the sole right for the weaving of this series from the company Fourment-van Hecke. Over fifteen sets were woven by them and Guillaume would almost certainly have woven this overdoor or over-window in the 1660s or 1670s using these cartoons. (D. Heinz, Europaïsche Tapisseriekunst des 17. und 18. Jahrhunderts, Vienna, 1995, p. 34).