MANUFACTURE DES GOBELINS. Apollo and Hyacinth, panel from the Metamorphoses hanging. Wool and silk tapestry (restorations in the lower part, some wear, no border) after a painting by Louis de Boullogne le jeune (1654-1733) commissioned for Trianon and kept at Versailles (MV 6136). Early 18th century, probably 1717 in the workshops of Jean Souet. Height 247 cm - Width 135 cm Provenance: from a set of three tapestries - Renaud et Armide, Apollon and Hyacinthe et Narcisse - purchased by Maurice ROBERT de MASSY (1844-1928), prefect, for his château de la Varenne in Haironville (Meuse), probably before 1900, then kept by descent. The Renaud et Armide panel was presented for sale through our auction house on October 13, 2024, where it was acquired by the Manufacture des Gobelins for €30,000 excluding costs. Note: our Apollon et Hyacinthe tapestry, like the two other panels that belonged to Maurice ROBERT de MASSY, is probably part of the seven-piece Métamorphoses hanging woven for the King between 1714 and 1720, acquired by Madame de Pompadour in 1760, then divided between the Marquise's two heirs after her death. In particular, the dimensions of our Apollon et Hyacinthe panel (247 x 135 cm) correspond to those of the panel woven for the King (2 aunes 14/16e x 1 aune 15/16e or 329 cm x 221 cm) except for the missing border (41 x 43 cm). The reconstituted dimensions of this lost border are strictly identical to those established for the Renaud et Armide panel (see brochure downloadable from our website).