Juan Rey

Ongoing Dictionary of Little-known Artists Eduardo Lamas Juan Rey is a Netherlandish weaver active in Castile until 1646. He worked at the tapestries manufacture created by Frans Tons I (1576-1633) in Pastrana under the patronage of Ruy Gómez de Silva (1596-1626), duke of Pastrana (García Calvo, 1995: 130-171; 182-291). In 1630, Juan North’s death is recorded in 1630 in Pastrana (Alegre, 2003: 158). Rey is sais to be the last Netherlandish tapestry weaver (oficial tapicero) to remain in Past...