Wolterton Verdure - Without Figures

Colourway:

Viridarium - Non Woven Paper - TSW0025-02 Glenmore - Grasscloth - TSW0024-01 Grisailles - Grasscloth - TSW0024-02 Glencoe - Jute - TSW0019-01 Parched Tuscany - Paperbacked Linen - TSW0018-01 Dartmoor - Paperbacked Linen - TSW0085-01 Delamere - Linen - TSF0004-01 Glenalmond - Velvet - TSF0022-01

Mid 17th Century, a suite of five Soho or Antwerp tapestries.

Wolterton Hall is home to a suite of five fine Verdure tapestries, brought to the hall by Horatio Walpole in the mid 18th century. Depicting the mythological love story of Venus and Adonis, the suite portrays the Goddess Venus’s attempts to seduce a handsome but reluctant young man, an illustrious narrative made famous by William Shakespeare in his 1593 poem of the same name.

Private Collection, Wolterton Hall

Specifications

Panel Width

Non Woven Paper: 136cm / 54 in

Grasscloth & Jute: 85cm / 33.46 in

Paperbacked Linen: 130cm / 51.18 in

Linen & Velvet: 130cm / 51.18 in

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Original Tapestry

inspired by a suite of five mid-17th-century Soho or Antwerp verdure tapestries, brought to Wolterton Hall by Horatio Walpole in the mid-18th century, this design depicts the mythological love story of Venus and Adonis. The narrative, famously retold by William Shakespeare in his 1593 poem, captures the Goddess Venus’s attempts to seduce a reluctant Adonis amidst lush foliage and a rich verdant landscape.

Private Collection of Wolterton Hall

Artwork developed by Watts 1874

Watts has been associated with tapestry throughout its long and decorative history, but the idea to further develop this art came about much more recently when we were invited to collaborate with la Cite Internationale de la Tapisserie in Aubusson. In addition to the Aubusson archive we are fortunate to have been given the intellectual property rights to other magnificent pieces from private collections.