Fortunately, there is documentary information on one set of the type that enables us to say definitely where and when the whole group was made. The _Lohengrin_ set was ordered by Philip the Good from the first Grenier of Tournai in 1462. There can be no reasonable doubt that the set in Saint Catherine's Church is the same, for in this set the knight is quite apparently modeled after Duke Philip himself, judging from the portraits of him in both the _Romance of Gerard de Rousillon_ (Vienna Hof-bibliothèque) and in the _History of Haynaut_ (Bibliothèque Royale, Brussels). Schmitz asserts that it is almost certainly useless to seek the author of these cartoons among contemporary painters, as they are probably the work of a professional cartoon painter, of which the Dukes of Burgundy kept several in their service--and this is probably true. But artists were not as specialized then as they are now, and even a professional tapestry designer might very well on occasion turn his hand to illustrating a manuscript or making a sketch for an enamel, so that it is not impossible that further research in the other contemporary arts may bring to light more information about this marked personality who created so individual a style. [Sidenote: Lent by _Duveen Brothers_.] This tapestry is exceedingly interesting, not only for its marked style of drawing and its quaint charm, but for the direct sincerity of the presentation and the brilliant and rather unaccustomed range of colors. [Sidenote: 4] FLANDERS, MIDDLE XV CENTURY [Sidenote: _Wool and Silk._ H. 8 _ft._ 4 _in._ W. 20 _ft._ 4 _in._ ] [Sidenote: Formerly in Skipton Castle, Ireland.] SCENES FROM THE ROMAN DE LA ROSE: _This piece illustrates one of the most popular romances of the Middle Ages, the Romance of the Rose, the first part of which was written in 1337 by Guillaume de Lorris, the second part in_ 1378 _by Jean de Meung, and translated into English by Chaucer. The culminating scenes are represented. Jealousy has imprisoned Bel Acceuil in a tower because he helped the Lover see the Rose after Jealousy had forbidden it. The Lover calls all his followers, Frankness, Honor, Riches, Nobility of Heart, Leisure, Beauty, Courage, Kindness, Pity, and a host of others, to aid him in rescuing the prisoner. In the course of the struggle Scandal, one of Jealousy's henchmen, is trapped by two of the Lover's followers posing as Pilgrims, who cut his throat and cut out his tongue. With the aid of Venus, the Lover finally wins._ [Sidenote: Exhibited: _Chicago Art Institute, Gothic Exhibition_, 1921.]