SPIERING, François
(b. ca. 1549, Antwerpen, d. 1631, Delft)

The Meeting between David and Abigail

c. 1620
Tapestry, 211 x 627 cm
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

In 1620, the Swedish royal household, the most prestigious client of the Spiering workshop, ordered forty-six tapestry weavings, including four caparisons. The Flemish emigrant David Vinckboons supplied the designs.

After 1620, when François Spiering retired, his sons Aert (1593-1650) and Pieter (d. 1652) took over the business.