Lot 419
419
THE PROPERTY OF A GENTLEMAN
A FLEMISH TAPESTRY woven in silks and wools depicting the quarrel between Achilles and Agamemnon, Achilles to the left holding a lance, Agamemnon in splendid armour pointing imperiously with Nestor, the oldest of the great chieftains, behind him, attempting conciliation and a troop of cavalry with raised lances cantering through the camp beyond, with conforming borders, late 16th Century, with Brussels town mark

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A FLEMISH TAPESTRY woven in silks and wools depicting the quarrel between Achilles and Agamemnon, Achilles to the left holding a lance, Agamemnon in splendid armour pointing imperiously with Nestor, the oldest of the great chieftains, behind him, attempting conciliation and a troop of cavalry with raised lances cantering through the camp beyond, with conforming borders, late 16th Century, with Brussels town mark
11ft. 2in. x 8ft. 2in. (340 x 249cm.)

Lot Essay

Agamemnon, leader of the Greeks gave up a priest's daughter he had won on the advice of the seer Calchas, but arrogantly demanded the slave girl Briseis, property of Achilles. Pallas Athena restrained the fury of the heroes, appearing from a cloud and grasping Achilles by the beard.

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