`Fish Quay', An English `Tenier's' Tapestry, Soho circa 1720

within a four-sided floral border against a tobacco coloured ground, with narrow outer entre-lac narrow border, and blue selvedge

This tapestry is lined and has Velcro attached across the top edge for hanging purposes. There are some repairs in areas. For example repairs and consolidation to the light areas, such as clothing and highlights of the fish, which are commensurate with light silk areas. Some repairs to the brown areas. Some charming detailing and colouring to faces. It is a decorative piece of balanced composition and of versatile size, as not enormous.
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For an English `Fish Quay' tapestry, with the present figural composition on the far left side, see H. C. Marillier, English Tapestries of the Eighteenth Century, London, Medici Society, 1930, pg. 102, pl.41. The complete composition was from a set of English `Teniers' tapestries for the Duke of Portland, woven by the Soho workshop of Vanderbank. The English 18th century workshops took up the popular Flemish `Teniers' subjects and this particular composition of the `Fish Quay', shows elements of design inspiration from the version, in reverse, undertaken in the late 17th century by the Brussels workshop of Le Clerc and J. van der Borcht (`A Castro'), with the distinctive walled town extending into the distance.