94 DERBYSHIRE TAPESTRY. 



The Four Seasons. — Ordered by Archbishop Williams of York 

 for the sum of ;^2,5oo. Probably the very hangings now 

 at Sudbury Hall, and brought here from Bishopthorpe, by 

 Edward H. Vernon, Archbishop of York. 



History of Hero and Leander. — On the grand staircase, Hard- 

 wick ; designed by Dr. Francis Cleyne. 



Diana and Calisto. — Haddon. 



Horses, designed by Dr. Clein. 



Triumph of Caesar, made from copies of Mantegna's cartoons 

 for the King. — Probably at Hampton Court. 



The Naked Boys. — Obviously designed by Mantegna. 



Some very interesting letters by Sir Sackville Crow, illustrative 

 of the manufacture and cost of tapestry about 1670, have been 

 printed by the Hist. MSS. Com. in their report on the MSS. of 

 the Duke of Rutland (H., 15, 16, 17, 20). 



From these we learn that there were then manufacturers at 

 Chelsea (H., 18) and Lambeth (H., 20). 



" 1670, July 12. An agreement by William Benood of Lam- 

 beth, ' tapisheere,' for making 6 pieces of tapestry 9 feet deep, 

 from the design of Vulcan and Venus, according to a sample of 

 small warpe shown to Sir Sackville Crowe, ' to be wrought with 

 middle size or addrass silke, but no sleeve silke to be wrought in 

 itt,' for 25^ per ell Flemish, before the end of Aprill next. 

 The subjects : — 



Mars, Venus, & Apollo, 12 feet long. 

 Vulcan and the Gods, 10 feet long. 

 Neptune and Vulcan sick, 8 feet 9 inches long. 

 Vulcan drawing the net, 8 feet 6 inches long. 

 Vulcan forging, 8 feet 6 inches long. 

 Vulcan and Cupid, 8 feet 3 inches long. 



Sir Sackville Crow and Henry Crow, witnesses." 



In the '■''Duke's Bedroom'" at Hard wick is a piece marked 

 " F.P. Hatton Garden," bearing also the old Mortlake shield 

 of S. George. 



