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Tapestry
(c. 1725)
Medium
wool
Measurements
305.0 × 575.0 cm
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Felton Bequest, 1948
Gallery location
Not on display
Artwork Details
Place/s of Execution
Berlin, Germany
Accession Number
682-D4
Department
International Fashion and Textiles
This digital record has been made available on NGV Collection Online through the generous support of Professor AGL Shaw AO Bequest
Physical description
Woven by the Berlin tapestry workshop founded by Pierre Mercier, during the directorship of Jean Barraband II (1677–1725). Based upon the "Grotesques" tapestries produced at Beauvais to designs by Jean-Baptiste Monnoyer. Barraband was joined by Charles Vigne in 1720, and Vigne took over the workshop in 1725 upon Barraband’s death. Low warp weaving. Brilliant colours on a soft brown ground.