Fragment of a tapestry from the royal manufacture of - Lot 262

Lot n° 262
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Fragment of a tapestry from the royal manufacture of - Lot 262
Fragment of a tapestry from the royal manufacture of Gobelins Tenture of the Months or Royal Houses after Charles Le Brun (1619-1690) The month of May Château de Saint-Germain, le neuf. This rare fragment shows the lower part of the complete tapestry. King Louis XIV walking with the ladies. In the upper part of the fragment, we can see the flowerbeds of the garden of the Château de Saint-Germain. The King is walking on horseback and accompanies the Queen on horseback that a man on foot shelters from the sun by means of a pink parasol with a long handle. Other ladies on horseback coming from the left are following them. End of the XVIIth century. 87 x 246 cm Good general condition Technical characteristics: Warps: wool Wefts: wool and silk Weaving fineness: 9-10 warps per cm Bibliography: Fenaille tome II p 129.
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