Tapestries
Tapestries
Set of photographs of fragments from a cartoon tapestry illustrating 'Christ's Charge to Peter'
c.1853-76Albumen prints | RCIN 853062
A set of photographs showing three cartoon fragments now in the Musée Condé, Chantilly (inv. Peinture 40 A, 40 B, 40 C). The fragments come from a full-size duplicate of Raphael's tapestry cartoon of 'Christ's Charge to Peter' (see RCIN 859145) apparently dating from the early sixteenth century. For further discussion, see Bibliographic References.
Acquired for the Prince Consort's Raphael Collection (c.1853-76)