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The Lovers
, 1490/1500
Basel (present-day Switzerland)
A Falconer with Two Ladies and a Foot Soldier
, c. 1500
France or Flanders, possibly Paris or Bruges
The Annunciation
, 1484/1519
After a design by an artist in the circle of Andrea Mantegna (c. 1430–1506)
Italy, presumably Mantua
The Holy Family with the Infant Christ Pressing the Wine of the Eucharist
, 1485/1525
Southern Netherlands
Pomona Surprised by Vertumnus and Other Suitors, from The Story of Vertumnus and Pomona
, 1535/40
After a design by an unidentified Flemish artist
Flanders, Brussels
July, from The Medallion Months
, before 1528
After a design by an unidentified Flemish artist in the circle of Bernard van Orley (c. 1488–1541)
Flanders, Brussels
Large Leaf Verdure with Animals and Birds
, 1525/50
Tournai or possibly Bruges
Southern Netherlands (now Belgium)
The Crossing of the Granicus, from The Story of Alexander the Great
, 1619
After a design by, and woven at the workshop of, Karel van Mander the Younger (1579–1623)
Holland, Delft
The Massacre at Jerusalem, from The Story of Titus and Vespasian
, 1650/75
After a design by Charles Poerson (1609–1667)
Woven at the workshop of Gerard Peemans (1637/39–1725)
Flanders, Brussels
The Offering of the Boar's Head, from The Story of Meleager and Atalanta
, 1673/86
After a design by Charles Le Brun (1619–1690)
Woven at the workshop of Jan II Leyniers (1630–1686)
Flanders, Brussels
The Battle of Actium from The Story of Caesar and Cleopatra
, c. 1680
After a design by Justus van Egmont (1601–1674)
Woven at the workshop of Willem van Leefdael (1632–1688)
Flanders, Brussels
Cleopatra and Antony Enjoying Supper, from The Story of Caesar and Cleopatra
, c. 1680
After a design by Justus van Egmont (1601–1674)
Woven at the workshop of Gerard Peemans (1637/39–1725)
Flanders, Brussels
Abundantia, from The Four Continents and Related Allegories
, c. 1680/1700
After a cartoon by Lodewijk van Schoor (died 1702) and Pieter Spierinckx (1635–1711)
Woven at the workshop of Albert Auwercx (1629–1709)
Flanders, Brussels
The Emperor Sailing, from The Story of the Emperor of China
, 1716/22
After a design by Guy-Louis Vernansal (1648–1729) and others
Woven at the Manufacture Royale de Beauvais under the direction of Pierre and Etienne Filleul (codirectors, 1711–22)
France, Beauvais
The Month of June/The Sign of Cancer, from The Grotesque Months
, c. 1726
After a design by Claude III Audran (1658–1734), 1708–09
Woven at the Manufacture Royale des Gobelins
France, Paris
The Month of July/The Sign of Leo, from The Grotesque Months
, c. 1726
After a design by Claude III Audran (1658–1734), 1708–09
Woven at the Manufacture Royale des Gobelins
France, Paris
Autumn, from The Seasons
, 1700/20
After a design by Charles Le Brun (1619–1690)
Woven at the workshop of Etienne Le Blond (1652–1727) and Jean de La Croix (1628–1712) at the Manufacture Royale des Gobelins
France, Paris
Psyche's Entrance into Cupid's Palace [right fragment], from the Story of Psyche
, 1756/63
After a cartoon by François Boucher (1703–1770), 1737–39
Woven at the Manufacture Royale de Beauvais under the direction of André Charlemagne Charron (director 1754–80)
France, Beauvais
Psyche's Entrance into Cupid's Palace [left fragment], from The Story of Psyche
, 1756/63
After a cartoon by François Boucher (1703–1770), 1737–39
Woven at the Manufacture Royale de Beauvais under the direction of André Charlemagne Charron (director 1754–80)
France, Beauvais
The Fall of Phaeton
, after 1776
After a design based on an etching by Antonio Tempesta (1555–1630), The Fall of Phaeton (Phaetontis casus) from Ovid’s Metamorphoses
Possibly woven at the workshop of Gabriel Babonneix (born 1756?) at the Manufacture Royale d’Aubusson
France, Aubusson
Village Fete (Saint George's Fair), from a Teniers series
, c. 1710
After a design by David II Teniers (1610–1690)
Woven at the workshop of Gaspard (Jasper) van der Borcht (1675–1742)
Flanders, Brussels
The Stag Hunt, from Pastoral Hunting Scenes
, c. 1775
After a design by an unknown artist after an engraving by Jacques Philippe Lebas (1707–1783) after Philips Wouwerman (1619–1668), c. 1766
Presumably woven at the workshop of Léonard Roby (active c. 1750–c. 1789)
France, Aubusson
Winter, from The Seasons
, 1700/20
After a design by Charles Le Brun (1619–1690)
Woven at the workshop of Etienne Le Blond (1652–1727) and Jean de La Croix (1628–1712) at the Manufacture Royale des Gobelins
France, Paris
The Meeting of Jacob and Rebecca, and Isaac Blessing Jacob, from The Story of Jacob
, 1560/68
After a design by an unidentified Flemish artist, 1555/60
Woven at the workshop of Jan van Tieghem (died 1573 or later)
Flanders, Brussels
Pomona (From Flora and Pomona)
, 1906
After a figure design by Sir Edward Burne-Jones (English, 1833-1898) and a background design by John Henry Dearle (English, 1860-1932)
Woven by Walter Taylor and John Keich at the Merton Abbey Tapestry Works
England, Wimbledon
The Divine Art: Four Centuries of European Tapestries
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