Hines 9th Edition Tapestry Catalogue by loren.robertson

HINES of OXFORD

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T A P E S T RY C O L L E C T I O N - 9 t h E D I T I O N C ATA L O G U E INTRODUCTION

TAPESTRY HANGING RODS

HINES of OXFORD offers an extensive collection of wall-hanging TAPESTRIES. These exquisite tapestries capture the atmosphere of the originals and are created by skilled craftsmen working in many attractive textures. Designs cover the period from the 11th Century to the 19th Century, from the historic Bayeux Tapestry of Norman times to the decorative ‘Arts and Crafts’ style of the Victorian era. Many of the tapestries are bordered and lined in Hines of Oxford’s own workrooms using fine quality materials and are all ready for hanging.

Tapestry Hanging Rods are available in six sizes, to hang tapestries ranging in width from 35cm to 300cm (1'2" to 9'10"). These rods are flush-mounting and expandable to fit any width between the stated dimensions, with either matt-black ‘Spear’ finials or antiqued brass ‘Fleur de Lys’ finials. Examples of Hanging Rods appear throughout the Catalogue, with full details on pages 238 and 239.

WEAVERS BARN Visit Weavers Barn to view the entire tapestry collection - opening times: Monday to Friday 8.30am - 5.00pm. Hundreds of tapestries are always in stock, from small to very large sizes, including handwoven qualities and antique originals. A wide range of TAPESTRY ACCESSORIES is available including Tapestry Cushions, Bell-Pulls, Table-Runners, Caskets, Footstools, Throws, Door-Rolls and Firescreens. A comprehensive range of SOLID OAK FURNITURE and TRADITIONAL PEWTER is also displayed at Weavers Barn. Separate catalogues of these products are available on request.

PLACING AN ORDER To place an order, simply contact us by telephone, fax or post. When ordering please quote the title and size of the Tapestry and the page number. By Telephone: 01865-74 11 44 (4 lines) Monday - Friday 8.30 - 5.00 (Answering machine at all other times). By Fax: 01865-74 44 11 Please fax the completed Order Form. By Post: Please forward the completed Order Form to the above address. Extensive stocks are maintained at all times for prompt despatch throughout the UK and overseas.

SIZES Dimensions are always quoted as Height x Width. Sizes given in this Catalogue are approximate, but are stated as accurately as possible. All sizes are stated in metric (centimetres), followed by the imperial equivalent (feet & inches).

TAPESTRIES WITH HANGING LOOPS Some tapestries are available with Hanging Loops. Those illustrated with loops in the Catalogue are usual stock items and are also available without loops. Various other designs are available with the option of Hanging Loops to special order, and these are marked throughout the Catalogue with an asterisk . An additional charge will apply - please enquire.

C ONTENTS CHIVALRY & HERALDRY 1 - 20

NORMAN & MEDIEVAL 21 - 44

MEDIEVAL ‘MILLE-FLEURS’ 45 - 94

RENAISSANCE 95 - 130

TECHNIQUES There are three different techniques used to produce tapestries. These are identified in the Catalogue as follows:

VERDURES & ARISTOLOCHIA 131 - 176

Loom-Woven (LW) Based on a weaving method invented in 1804, these tapestries are produced on Jacquard looms, involving the interweaving of warp and weft yarns of different colours to create the design. The setting up and control of the looms is a highly skilled and delicate operation requiring much attention to detail.

LANDSCAPES, PASTORALS & MARITIME 177 - 204

Hand-Woven (HW) Reviving the ancient craft of weaving by hand, these Aubussonstyle tapestries are produced in the same centuries-old tradition as the originals. Woven predominantly in wool, these tapestries are entirely hand-woven on hand-operated looms, often taking several months to complete one piece. Silk-Screened (SS) This method of reproducing tapestries enables very authentic replicas to be created with a particularly ‘aged’ appearance. Each colour in the design is applied individually onto a woven fabric simulating the antique tapestry stitch, producing subtle shading effects which authentically resemble the original tapestries as they are today.

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18TH & 19TH CENTURY DECORATIVE 205 - 230

19TH CENTURY ENGLISH DECORATIVE 231 - 237

TAPESTRY HANGING RODS 238, 239 INDEX 240, 241 Front Cover Design: Detail from ‘The Knights of the Round Table’ Page 2

SECTION ONE

CHIVALRY & HERALDRY Chivalry comes from the French word ‘chevalerie’ meaning ‘armoured knights on horses’. The age of chivalry extended during the Middle Ages between the 11th and 15th Centuries, when brave and noble knights were engaged in conflicts and other courtly duties, which they were expected to fulfil with exemplary conduct. Heraldry is the term given to the use of armorial bearings, often called ‘arms’. These arms began as the heraldic emblems which knights placed on their shields and other armour, from the 12th Century onwards, to enable them to be easily recognised by their followers, and not to be mistaken for their enemies. ©

Chivalry & Heraldry

THE KNIGHTS OF THE ROUND TABLE LW 92x153cm (3’0”x5’0”) 128x200cm (4’3”x6’7”) From an original English tapestry woven circa 1895. This design depicts the shields of the twenty-four Knights of the Round Table of King Arthur, the English King of ancient legend.

See pages 238 and 239 for details of Tapestry Hanging Rods

Chivalry & Heraldry

ARMING AND DEPARTURE FOR THE QUEST LW 67x105cm (2’3”x3’6”) 100x140cm (3’3”x4’7”)

135x195cm (4’5”x6’5”)

An Arthurian tapestry depicting the Knights of the Round Table preparing for their expedition. Against a background of a dark and perilous forest, the Ladies of the Court at Camelot are helping to arm the mounted Knights. Woven by Morris & Co. around 1895.

See pages 238 and 239 for details of Tapestry Hanging Rods

Chivalry & Heraldry

JOUST AT CAMELOT LW

With loops: 70x90cm (2’4”x3’0”)

PROCESSION FROM CAMELOT LW With loops: 106x64cm (3’6”x2’1”) Without loops: 98x64cm (3’3”x2’1”) A noble maytime procession rides forth from Camelot.

Without loops: 63x90cm (2’1”x3’0”)

A jousting tournament held outside the walls of King Arthur’s Court at Camelot.

HISTORY OF KING ARTHUR with loops

KNIGHTS OF KING ARTHUR with loops

62x100cm (2’0”x3’3”)

Depicting the story of King Arthur, from Camelot to Avalon.

62x100cm (2’0”x3’3”)

From a design circa 1890, depicting the shields of the Knights of the Round Table.

See pages 238 and 239 for details of Tapestry Hanging Rods

Chivalry & Heraldry

THE LEGEND OF KING ARTHUR LW

92x168cm (3’0”x5’6”)

130x240cm (4’3”x7’10”)

180x330cm (5’11”x10’10”)

A Medieval Renaissance tapestry depicting the legend of King Arthur. The tapestry reads from right to left. First, Arthur draws the sword from the stone as rightful heir to the throne, then enters crowned as King into his Court at Camelot. Finally, he emerges in shining armour, mounted and surrounded by his Knights.

See pages 238 and 239 for details of Tapestry Hanging Rods

Chivalry & Heraldry

THE TOURNAMENT AT CAMELOT LW 95x130cm (3’1”x4’3”) 132x180cm (4’4”x5’11”)

186x262cm (6’1”x8’7”)

This scene depicts a jousting tournament held outside the walls of King Arthur’s Court at Camelot, observed by the Queen and her Ladies of the Court.

Sizes marked with an asterisk are also available with the option of Hanging Loops to special order – an additional charge will apply

Chivalry & Heraldry

THE ROYAL JOUST LW 100x140cm (3’3”x4’7”)

132x190cm (4’4”x6’3”)

183x250cm (6’0”x8’2”)

This heraldic tapestry depicts a noble jousting tournament from the end of the 15th Century. Originally woven at the Royal Gobelins Workshops in Paris, late 19th Century.

See pages 238 and 239 for details of Tapestry Hanging Rods

Chivalry & Heraldry

THE JOUSTING ARENA

THE KING’S COURT LW

100x72cm (3’3”x2’4”)

135x100cm (4’5”x3’3”)

Knights in armour descend the steps to the jousting arena, observed from the balcony by the nobility.

183x132cm (6’0”x4’4”)

100x72cm (3’3”x2’4”)

135x100cm (4’5”x3’3”)

183x132cm (6’0”x4’4”)

Attendants of the Court prepare to arm the Knights, and to assist them in mounting their horses before the contest commences.

Sizes marked with an asterisk are also available with the option of Hanging Loops to special order – an additional charge will apply

Chivalry & Heraldry

ARTHUR AT CAMELOT LW

92x74cm (3’0”x2’5”)

KING ARTHUR AND HIS KNIGHTS 130x106cm (4’3”x3’6”)

180x140cm (5’11”x4’7”)

Having drawn the sword from the stone, Arthur establishes his right to the throne. Carrying the sword, the newly-crowned King enters into his castle at Camelot.

92x74cm (3’0”x2’5”)

130x106cm (4’3”x3’6”)

180x140cm (5’11”x4’7”)

In a suit of shining armour, King Arthur leads a procession of his Knights from Camelot, with banners flying and trumpets sounding.

See pages 238 and 239 for details of Tapestry Hanging Rods

Chivalry & Heraldry

DEPARTURE OF THE KNIGHTS LW 93x145cm (3’1”x4’9”) 125x190cm (4’1”x6’3”)

183x277cm (6’0”x9’1”)

From a 19th Century English tapestry depicting the Ladies of the Court bidding adieu to the mounted Knights, who are about to depart on their expedition into the distant forest.

See pages 238 and 239 for details of Tapestry Hanging Rods

Chivalry & Heraldry

DEPARTURE FROM CAMELOT LW 157x117cm (5’2”x3’10”)

SPRINGTIME AT CAMELOT LW 132x95cm (4’4”x3’1”)

Outside the walls of the Court, the mounted Knights prepare to depart on their mission, whilst the Ladies hand them their armour.

To the sound of trumpets and minstrels, the King and Queen ride forth in a noble springtime procession from Camelot.

180x134cm (5’11”x4’5”)

Sizes marked with an asterisk are also available with the option of Hanging Loops to special order – an additional charge will apply

Chivalry & Heraldry

THE CHIEF KNIGHTS LW 92x78cm (3’0”x2’7”)

THE QUEST FOR THE UNICORN LW 92x78cm (3’0”x2’7”) 128x104cm (4’3”x3’5”)

128x104cm (4’3”x3’5”)

The Lion represents the brave and courageous Knights of the Round Table, who have departed on their mission to seek the Unicorn.

This scene depicts the Quest for the Unicorn by the Knights of the Round Table of King Arthur, the English King of ancient legend.

See pages 238 and 239 for details of Tapestry Hanging Rods

Chivalry & Heraldry

LADIES OF CAMELOT

KNIGHTS OF CAMELOT LW

93x81cm (3’1”x2’8”)

125x107cm (4’1”x3’6”)

183x156cm (6’0”x5’2”)

With chain-mail armour and heraldic shields, two Knights of the Court pause by a river at the edge of a perilous forest.

93x81cm (3’1”x2’8”)

125x107cm (4’1”x3’6”)

183x156cm (6’0”x5’2”)

The Ladies of the Court gather in a clearing in the woods, protected by a fence from the dangers of the forest.

See pages 238 and 239 for details of Tapestry Hanging Rods

Chivalry & Heraldry

ARMING AND DEPARTING FOR THE QUEST LW 123x163cm (4’1”x5’4”) 160x224cm (5’3”x7’4”) An Arthurian tapestry depicting the Knights of the Round Table preparing for their expedition. Against a background of a dark and perilous forest, the Ladies of the Court at Camelot are helping to arm the mounted Knights. Originally woven by Morris & Co. around 1895.

See pages 238 and 239 for details of Tapestry Hanging Rods

Chivalry & Heraldry

THE KNIGHTS OF THE ROUND TABLE LW 145x216cm (4’9”x7’1”) From an original English tapestry woven circa 1895. This design depicts the shields of the twenty-four Knights of the Round Table of King Arthur, the English King of ancient legend.

See pages 238 and 239 for details of Tapestry Hanging Rods

Chivalry & Heraldry

HERALDIC UNICORN LW

62x46cm (2’1”x1’6”)

GRIFFIN OF LONDON 100x72cm (3’3”x2’4”)

The mythical Unicorn with heraldic cape and shields.

124x97cm (4’1”x3’2”)

62x46cm (2’1”x1’6”)

100x72cm (3’3”x2’4”)

Taken from the Coat of Arms of the City of London.

See pages 238 and 239 for details of Tapestry Hanging Rods

124x97cm (4’1”x3’2”)

Chivalry & Heraldry

ARTHUR DRAWS THE SWORD LW 102x85cm (3’4”x2’10”)

152x122cm (5’0”x4’0”)

Having drawn the sword from the stone, Arthur establishes his right to the throne. Carrying the sword, the newly-crowned King enters into his Castle at Camelot.

ARTHUR RIDES FROM CAMELOT LW 102x85cm (3’4”x2’10”) 152x122cm (5’0”x4’0”) In a suit of shining armour, King Arthur leads a procession of his Knights from Camelot, with banners flying and trumpets sounding.

Sizes marked with an asterisk are also available with the option of Hanging Loops to special order – an additional charge will apply

Chivalry & Heraldry

KNIGHTS OF THE ROUND TABLE LW With loops: 109x160cm (3’7”x5’3”) Without loops: 102x160cm (3’4”x5’3”) This design depicts the shields of the Knights of the Round Table of King Arthur, the legendary English King.

ARMING AND DEPARTURE FOR THE QUEST LW 67x105cm (2’3”x3’6”) 100x140cm (3’3”x4’7”) Depicting the Knights of the Round Table preparing for their expedition.

SUMMONSING OF THE KNIGHTS LW 70x165cm (2’4”x5’5”) 100x190cm (3’3”x6’3”) 135x278cm (4’5”x9’2”) This tapestry represents King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table.

Chivalry & Heraldry

LEGEND OF KING ARTHUR LW With loops: 109x180cm (3’7”x5’11”) Without loops: 102x180cm (3’4”x5’11”) A Medieval Renaissance tapestry depicting the story of Arthur, the English King of ancient legend.

HISTORY OF KING ARTHUR LW 45x90cm (1’6”x2’11”) Arthur draws the sword from the stone, enters his Court, and rides forth to battle.

KNIGHTS OF KING ARTHUR LW 45x90cm (1’6”x2’11”) An Arthurian design, depicting the shields of the Knights of the Round Table.

Chivalry & Heraldry

THE SUMMONS LW With loops: 88x154cm (2’11”x5’1”) Without loops: 80x154cm (2’8”x5’1”) King Arthur and his Knights are summonsed by a damsel whilst partaking of a repast.

KNIGHTS OF KING ARTHUR LW 55x100cm (1’10”x3’3”) From a design woven around 1890, depicting the shields of the Knights of the Round Table.

ARMING AND DEPARTURE LW With loops: 88x117cm (2’11”x3’10”) Without loops: 80x117cm (2’8”x3’10”) The Knights of the Round Table are preparing for their expedition.

HISTORY OF KING ARTHUR LW 55x100cm (1’10”x3’3”) Depicting the story of King Arthur from his Court at Camelot to his resting place at Avalon.

See pages 238 and 239 for details of Tapestry Hanging Rods

SECTION TWO

NORMAN & MEDIEVAL The Norman invasion of England in the year 1066 was led by William, Duke of Normandy, who claimed that he was the rightful King of England even though Harold, Earl of Wessex, had already been crowned following the death of King Edward. King Harold led the English Saxons to oppose the Norman invasion, but was defeated at the historic Battle of Hastings. The Bayeux Tapestry was produced subsequently to commemorate the Battle and the events which led up to it. Tapestries have been produced in Europe for at least eight centuries. In the Middle Ages tapestry-weaving became an increasingly important industry, with thousands of weavers engaged in this work, tapestries then being used as much for practical purposes as for decoration. Designs were usually commissioned by royalty or nobility, and depicted important events or activities. ÂŠ

Norman & Medieval

DEPART POUR LA CHASSE (Departure for the Hunt) SS 145x158cm (4’9”x5’2”) 220x245cm (7’3”x8’0”) This scene depicts three mounted noblemen, accompanied by an escort, departing from the castle on a falconing expedition. Originally woven in the Loire Valley in the 16th Century, and now at the Cluny Museum, Paris.

See pages 238 and 239 for details of Tapestry Hanging Rods

Norman & Medieval

LES CERFS AILES (The Winged Stags) SS 145x194cm (4’9”x6’4”) Originally woven in the mid-15th Century for royalty, this allegorical tapestry is now at the Museum of Antiquities in Rouen, France.

See pages 238 and 239 for details of Tapestry Hanging Rods

Norman & Medieval

LE TOURNOI (The Tournament) SS 206x234cm (6’9”x7’8”) This tapestry was originally woven in Brussels around 1494, and is now at the Museum of Beaux-Arts in Valenciennes, France. Jousting was highly popular at the end of the 15th Century.

See pages 238 and 239 for details of Tapestry Hanging Rods

Norman & Medieval

LA VIE MEDIEVAL (Medieval Life)

104x325cm (3’5”x10’8”)

This tapestry depicts the country pursuits of noblefolk around the castle in the early 16th Century. Originally woven at Tournai around 1515. DETAILS FROM THE SERIES OF ‘LA CHASSE A LA LICORNE’ Early 16th Century; Metropolitan Museum, New York.

UNICORN AT THE FOUNTAIN

THE GATHERING

THE HORNBLOWER

THE CASTLE

88x68cm (2’11”x2’3”)

See pages 238 and 239 for details of Tapestry Hanging Rods

88x68cm (2’11”x2’3”)

Norman & Medieval

THE FALCONING EXPEDITION SS 100x102cm (3’3”x3’4”) Originally woven in the Loire Valley in the early 16th Century, when falconing was very popular among the aristocracy.

BAYEUX – HAROLD IN NORMANDY Having landed in Normandy in 1064, Harold is escorted to the Count of Ponthieu’s residence in Beaurain.

70x142cm (2’3”x4’8”)

THE WINGED STAGS SS 119x132cm (3’11”x4’4”) This allegorical tapestry was originally woven for royalty in the mid-15th Century, and now hangs at the Museum of Antiquities, Rouen.

BAYEUX – THE BANQUET SS Having landed in Sussex in 1066, the invading Normans hold an open-air feast, whilst William holds a council to prepare for battle.

See pages 238 and 239 for details of Tapestry Hanging Rods

70x147cm (2’3”x4’10”)

Norman & Medieval

THE RETURN OF THE CONQUEROR SS 143x167cm (4’8”x5’6”) This 16th Century tapestry depicts a nobleman returning from the wars, accompanied by his escort and standard-bearer.

BAYEUX – THE MESSENGER A mounted messenger informs King Harold’s watchmen of the whereabouts of Duke William and his army.

70x147cm (2’3”x4’10”)

LA VILLE DE CORDES (The Town of Cordes) SS 112x142cm (3’8”x4’8”) The medieval town of Cordes in France dates from 1222, when it was built as a fortress on a hill to provide protection from the Crusaders.

LES MOIS DE L’ANNEE (Months of the Year) A 12th Century tapestry depicting the months of April and May, now in Norway.

See pages 238 and 239 for details of Tapestry Hanging Rods

71x125cm (2’4”x4’1”)

Norman & Medieval

LA LICORNE A LA FONTAINE (The Unicorn at the Fountain) SS 227x228cm (7’5”x7’6”)

From the series known as ‘La Chasse à la Licorne’, originally woven in Flanders at the end of the 15th Century. Now at the Metropolitan Museum, New York.

Norman & Medieval

CHASSE A L’ARBALETE (Hunting with the Crossbow) SS 221x259cm (7’3”x8’6”) An early 16th Century tapestry originally woven in Tournai around 1515, from a series known as ‘La Chasse au Héron’.

Norman & Medieval

LE REPAS CHAMPETRE (The Country Feast) SS 215x260cm (7’1”x8’6”)

Originally woven at Tournai at the end of the 15th Century, this tapestry depicts richly-dressed countryfolk holding a banquet in a rustic landscape.

Norman & Medieval

MEDIEVAL WOODCUTTERS

130x193cm (4’3”x6’4”)

Originally woven circa 1515 at Tournai, an important weaving centre which produced many tapestries depicting life in the country.

BAYEUX - HAROLD SAILS FROM SUSSEX with loops LW 58x134cm (1’11”x4’5”) 83x202cm (2’9”x6’8”) Harold and his men hold a banquet at Bosham in Sussex, before embarking to cross the English Channel to visit William, Duke of Normandy, in 1064.

BAYEUX - WILLIAM SAILS FOR ENGLAND with loops LW 58x123cm (1’11”x4’0”) 83x187cm (2’9”x6’2”) Having heard that Harold has been crowned King of England in 1066, William prepares his forces to raise a challenge to the throne.

Both Bayeux tapestries are available with either red OR blue loops. If not specified when ordering, tapestries will be supplied as shown.

Norman & Medieval

DEPART DE CHASSE (Leaving for the Hunt) LW 91x120cm (3’0”x3’11”) 130x173cm (4’3”x5’8”)

180x238cm (5’11”x7’10”)

This scene depicts three mounted noblemen accompanied by an escort, departing from the castle on a falconing expedition. Originally woven in the Loire Valley in the 16th Century.

See pages 238 and 239 for details of Tapestry Hanging Rods

Norman & Medieval

BAYEUX - EMBARKATION LW

45x105cm (1’6”x3’5”)

72x160cm (2’4”x5’3”)

William’s forces prepare to cross the Channel for the invasion of England in the year 1066.

The Bayeux Tapestry is a unique historical record depicting the events surrounding the Norman Conquest of England, which culminated in the Battle of Hastings in 1066 between the armies of Harold, King of England, and William, Duke of Normandy. The original tapestry measures approximately 68 metres (224 feet) long, and now hangs at the Museum of Bayeux in northern France.

BAYEUX – EARL HAROLD LW

63x47cm (2’1”x1’7”)

102x72cm (3’4”x2’4”)

125x96cm (4’1”x3’2”)

Depicting scenes from Harold’s visit to William of Normandy in 1064.

BAYEUX - PEVENSEY LW

46x87cm (1’6”x2’10”)

The Norman Fleet crosses the English Channel in 1066, and arrives at Pevensey in Sussex.

BAYEUX – HAROLD RIDES TO BOSHAM LW

72x160cm (2’4”x5’3”)

Earl Harold sets out to ride to Bosham on the Sussex coast at the start of his mission to visit William, Duke of Normandy, in the year 1064.

Norman & Medieval

LA PROMENADE (The Outing) LW 91x142cm (3’0”x4’8”)

130x188cm (4’3”x6’2”)

This tapestry represents an expedition from the Middle Ages. Here a Duke is riding his horse in the month of May, accompanied by a richly-dressed lady.

See pages 238 and 239 for details of Tapestry Hanging Rods

Norman & Medieval

CONCERT CHAMPETRE (Country Music) SS 148x190cm (4’10”x6’3”) From a 16th Century tapestry originally woven at Brussels. The shepherdess playing a mandolin contributes to the tranquillity of this rural scene. See pages 238 and 239 for details of Tapestry Hanging Rods

Norman & Medieval

MEDIEVAL MUSIC

ARITHMETIC LESSON LW

62x80cm (2’0”x2’7”)

84x110cm (2’9”x3’7”)

Originally woven in the 17th Century, now at the Cluny Museum, Paris.

71x89cm (2’4”x2’11”)

From a 16th Century tapestry depicting musicians from the King’s Court playing on the banks of the Loire River.

BAYEUX – THE NORMAN FLEET

Depicting the Norman Fleet crossing the English Channel and arriving on the Sussex Coast near Hastings. On arrival, William’s Forces lower the masts and disembark with their horses.

70x188cm (2’4”x6’2”)

Norman & Medieval

MEDIEVAL FOUNTAIN

KNIGHT OF SIENA

95x71cm (3’1”x2’4”)

Inspired from the 15th Century Unicorn tapestries.

BAYEUX – BATTLE OF HASTINGS

100x146cm (3’3”x4’10”)

A noble General riding his warhorse and celebrating his victories. From a fresco dated 1328 in Siena, Italy.

70x165cm (2’4”x5’5”)

This tapestry represents the historic Battle of Hastings in 1066, when William of Normandy defeated Harold and the English Saxons. Here the Norman Cavalry clashes with the English Infantry in bitter conflict as the battle commences.

Norman & Medieval

The Herald The Merchants The Town Square GHENT MARKETPLACE -The Herald LW 130x100cm (4’3”x3’3”) -The Merchants LW 130x185cm (4’3”x6’1”) -The Town Square LW 130x231cm (4’3”x7’7”) A trumpeter and standard-bearer announce the arrival of the Town Crier at the Ghent Marketplace, while traders display their varied wares in this scene from the Middle Ages. The town of Ghent in Belgium was an important weaving centre in the 15th Century.

See pages 238 and 239 for details of Tapestry Hanging Rods

Norman & Medieval

REPOS A LA FONTAINE (Resting at the Fountain) HW 162x138cm (5’4”x4’6”)

THE KNIGHT LW 145x105cm (4’9”x3’5”)

From the 15th Century ‘La Chasse à la Licorne’ series, now at the Metropolitan Museum, New York.

A striking depiction in 15th Century style, of a Knight and his steed in full battle array.

See pages 238 and 239 for details of Tapestry Hanging Rods

Norman & Medieval

BAYEUX – HAROLD SAILS FROM SUSSEX

49x134cm (1’7”x4’5”)

74x202cm (2’5”x6’8”)

In the year 1064, under orders from King Edward, Earl Harold sets sail from Bosham in Sussex to visit Duke William of Normandy. The purpose of the visit was to inform William that Edward wished him to succeed to the English throne.

BAYEUX – WILLIAM SAILS FOR ENGLAND

49x123cm (1’7”x4’0”)

In the year 1066, Duke William of Normandy prepares his forces to cross the Channel for an invasion of England, having heard that Harold has been crowned King of England after the death of Edward.

See pages 238 and 239 for details of Tapestry Hanging Rods

74x187cm (2’5”x6’2”)

Norman & Medieval

FOUNTAIN PORTIERE LW 150x75cm (4’11”x2’5”)

LA CHASSE AU FAUCON (Falconing Scene) HW 152x140cm (5’0”x4’7”) 203x188cm (6’8”x6’2”)

From a 15th Century tapestry from Flanders.

A 16th Century falconry scene depicting aristocratic life in the countryside around a castle.

See pages 238 and 239 for details of Tapestry Hanging Rods

Norman & Medieval

LA LICORNE A LA FONTAINE (The Unicorn at the Fountain) HW 180x183cm (5’11”x6’0”)

From the series known as ‘La Chasse à la Licorne’, originally woven in Flanders at the end of the 15th Century. Now at the Metropolitan Museum, New York.

Norman & Medieval

LES CERFS AILES (The Winged Stags) HW 169x228cm (5’6”x7’6”) This allegorical tapestry was originally woven in the mid-15th Century for the King of France. Now at the Museum of Antiquities in Rouen, France. See pages 238 and 239 for details of Tapestry Hanging Rods

Norman & Medieval

UNICORN BY THE FOUNTAIN LW 150x110cm (4’11”x3’7”) Taken from a late 15th Century tapestry originally woven in Flanders.

MEDIEVAL TRUMPETERS HW 208x150cm (6’10”x4’11”) 276x185cm (9’1”x6’1”) The arrival of the Court Procession is heralded by the sounding of trumpets. This tapestry was originally woven in Brussels around 1515.

SECTION THREE

MEDIEVAL ‘MILLE-FLEURS’ In the 15th Century, tapestries usually illustrated a story and often depicted scenes from everyday life such as wool-working or wine-making. During this period, tapestries with a ‘mille-fleurs’ (thousand flowers) background, often with birds and animals, originated mainly from the Loire Valley region of France. This distinctive style, thought to be inspired by the custom of strewing cut flowers on fête days in Medieval times, became very much in vogue. Perhaps the finest surviving examples are the series of ‘The Lady with the Unicorn’ tapestries, which were woven circa 1490. ©

Medieval ‘Mille-Fleurs’

DAME A LA LICORNE ‘A MON SEUL DESIR’ (Lady with the Unicorn ‘To My Only Desire’) SS 141x167cm (4’8”x5’6”) From the series of the ‘Lady with the Unicorn’, which are probably the finest works of textile art that survive from the Middle Ages. Originally woven circa 1490; Cluny Museum, Paris.

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LADY WITH THE UNICORN – THE ORGAN SS 132x96cm (4’4”x3’2”)

KNIGHT AT MONTACUTE SS 107x87cm (3’6”x2’10”)

The ‘Lady with the Unicorn’ series, woven circa 1490, represents the five senses. This tapestry depicts the sense of hearing, with the Lady playing a portative organ while her maid works the bellows.

This tapestry was originally woven in Flanders in the late 15th Century, and depicts a mounted knight in armour riding his warhorse and bearing his standard.

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173x143cm (5’8”x4’8”)

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THE MEDIEVAL SHEPHERD SS 100x133cm (3’3”x4’4”) 200x256cm (6’7”x8’5”) A late 15th Century Brussels tapestry; Museum of Decorative Arts, Paris.

LA DANSE (The Dance) SS 102x180cm (3’4”x5’11”) A late 15th Century tapestry originally woven in the Loire Valley.

MEDIEVAL SHEEP-SHEARING SS 73x114cm (2’5”x3’9”) 132x183cm (4’4”x6’0”) This tapestry was woven at Tournai around 1470 and depicts the month of June.

LA CUEILLETTE DES FRUITS (Fruit-Picking) SS 102x170cm (3’4”x5’7”) This tapestry depicts the activities of countryfolk at harvest time in the 15th Century.

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LADY WITH THE UNICORN – L’ODORAT SS 155x138cm (5’1”x4’7”)

LA LICORNE CAPTIVE (The Captive Unicorn) SS 142x94cm (4’8”x3’1”)

The Lady receives a carnation offered by her maid, thereby depicting the sense of smell. Originally woven circa 1490.

A late 15th Century ‘mille-fleurs’ tapestry from Flanders. Now at the Metropolitan Museum, New York.

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LES VENDANGES (The Vintage) SS 100x198cm (3’3”x6’6”)

145x285cm (4’9”x9’4”)

In the Middle Ages tapestries were almost exclusively commissioned by the nobility, yet they often featured scenes from everyday life. This late 15th Century tapestry tells the story of the vintage, from the picking of grapes to the making of wine.

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LA DANSE MEDIEVAL (The Medieval Dance) SS 88x148cm (2’11”x4’10”) 112x200cm (3’8”x6’7”)

145x277cm (4’9”x9’1”)

Originally woven in the Loire Valley in the late 15th Century, this tapestry is from the series known as the ‘Noble Pastoral’, representing the activities of countryfolk at harvest time.

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LA DAME A LA LICORNE ‘LE GOUT’ (Lady with the Unicorn ‘The Taste’) SS 84x107cm (2’9”x3’6”) 140x170cm (4’7”x5’7”) 216x272cm (7’1”x8’11”)

One from the set of medieval tapestries discovered at the Château de Boussac in France in 1844. This renowned series is now at the Cluny Museum, Paris.

Medieval ‘Mille-Fleurs’

LA DAME A LA LICORNE ‘L’ODORAT’ (Lady with the Unicorn ‘The Smell’) SS 100x84cm (3’3”x2’9”) 229x203cm (7’6”x6’8”) The sense of smell is depicted in this tapestry by the Lady, who receives a carnation offered by her maid.

Medieval ‘Mille-Fleurs’

LA DAME A LA LICORNE ‘LA VUE’ (Lady with the Unicorn ‘The Sight’) SS 86x96cm (2’10”x3’2”) 220x250cm (7’3”x8’2”)

The Lady watches the Unicorn, which is looking at its reflection in the mirror, whilst the Lion keeps a vigil. The ‘Lady with the Unicorn’ tapestries were originally woven circa 1490.

Medieval ‘Mille-Fleurs’

LA DAME A LA LICORNE ‘LE TOUCHER’ (Lady with the Unicorn ‘The Touch’) SS 241x231cm (7’11”x7’7”) Against a background rich with birds and animals, this tapestry depicts the sense of touch. The ensigns on the standard and the shields are those of the noble family for whom the tapestries were commissioned.

Medieval ‘Mille-Fleurs’

LA DAME A LA LICORNE ‘L’OUIE’ (Lady with the Unicorn ‘The Hearing’) SS 117x88cm (3’10”x2’11”) 205x145cm (6’9”x4’9”)

MILLE-FLEURS ANIMAUX (Thousand Flowers – Animals) HW 200x145cm (6’7”x4’9”)

This tapestry is devoted to the sense of hearing, with the Lady playing a portative organ while her maid works the bellows. Circa 1490; Cluny Museum, Paris.

The intricate ‘mille-fleurs’ (‘thousand flowers’) style of tapestries emerged during the 15th Century, and many were woven at workshops in Flanders.

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LICORNE CAPTIVE – ROUGE (Captive Unicorn – Red) LW 147x108cm (4’10”x3’7”)

LE CHEVALIER MEDIEVAL (The Medieval Knight) LW 96x71cm (3’2”x2’4”) 142x105cm (4’8”x3’6”)

From a late 15th Century ‘mille-fleurs’tapestry from Flanders, originally woven for royalty.

From a tapestry originally woven in Flanders in the late 15th Century, of a mounted knight in armour riding his warhorse and bearing his standard.

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192x142cm (6’4”x4’8”)

Medieval ‘Mille-Fleurs’

CONCERT PRES DE LA FONTAINE

125x185cm (4’1”x6’1”)

An early 16th Century ‘mille-fleurs’ tapestry from the Loire Valley workshops.

LE TRAVAIL DE LA LAINE (Wool-Working)

220x325cm (7’3”x10’8”)

An early 16th Century tapestry from the Loire Valley depicting the working of the wool.

LA DAME A LA LICORNE ‘LE GOUT’

128x200cm (4’3”x6’7”)

This tapestry depicts the sense of taste and was originally woven circa 1490.

LA NOBLE AMAZONE

145x226cm (4’9”x7’5”)

A ‘mille-fleurs’ tapestry of the nobility woven early 16th Century in the Loire Valley.

Medieval ‘Mille-Fleurs’

THE MEDIEVAL FORGER SS 180x178cm (5’11”x5’10”)

LADY WITH THE UNICORN - TOUCH SS 136x132cm (4’6”x4’4”)

Originally woven circa 1500, this ‘mille-fleurs’ tapestry depicts the forging and weighing of metals.

The ‘Lady with the Unicorn’ tapestries are attributed to the Loire Valley workshops, and their theme is devoted to the five senses.

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LE CONCERT A LA FONTAINE (The Concert at the Fountain) SS 200x252cm (6’7”x8’3”) This ‘mille-fleurs’ tapestry was originally woven in the Loire Valley workshops at the beginning of the 16th Century. A lady is playing a portative organ, whilst a servant works the bellows and other minstrels play an accompaniment.

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LE CONCERT (The Concert) SS 115x87cm (3’9”x2’10”)

190x147cm (6’3”x4’10”)

From the Loire Valley, circa 1500. A nobleman plays a shawm whilst a lady plays an accompaniment on a hammered dulcimer.

LA LECTURE (The Lecture) SS 112x81cm (3’8”x2’8”)

190x143cm (6’3”x4’8”)

A nobleman reads from a parchment scroll whilst a lady winds wool on a distaff for spinning. Cluny Museum, Paris.

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NOBLE PASTORALE

94x152cm (3’1”x5’0”)

140x230cm (4’7”x7’7”)

Depicting the activities of countryfolk, woven in the Loire Valley in the 16th Century.

SCENE GALANTE (Noble Scene)

145x200cm (4’9”x6’7”)

Woven circa 1500, depicting the activities of the nobility in the 15th Century.

LES VIGNERONS (The Vine-Growers)

115x176cm (3’9”x5’9”)

The story of the vintage, from harvesting in the vineyards to the pressing of the grapes.

NOBLE AMAZONE

145x228cm (4’9”x7’6”)

A ‘mille-fleurs’ tapestry of the nobility, woven early 16th Century in the Loire Valley.

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LADY WITH THE UNICORN ‘TOUCH’ with loops SS 145x132cm (4’9”x4’4”)

SHEARING AND WOOLWINDING SS 221x201cm (7’3”x6’7”)

One of the ‘Dame à la Licorne’ series, which were woven circa 1490 and depict the five senses. The ensigns on the standard and the shields are those of the noble family by whom the tapestries were commissioned.

A late 15th Century tapestry from the Loire Valley. In the late Middle Ages, tapestries were often commissioned to illustrate scenes from everyday life. On a ‘mille-fleurs’ ground, a woman is shearing sheep and a man is winding woollen thread.

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SCENES GALANTES (Noble Scene) LW 92x138cm (3’0”x4’6”) 128x182cm (4’2”x6’0”)

178x280cm (5’10”x9’2”)

From a tapestry originally woven circa 1500 in the Loire Valley, depicting the nobility of the period. The Loire Valley region became renowned during the 16th Century for the ‘mille-fleurs’ style.

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LES VENDANGES (The Vintage) LW 94x160cm (3’1”x5’3”)

130x206cm (4’3”x6’9”)

In the Middle Ages tapestries often illustrated scenes from everyday life. The story of winemaking is depicted in this tapestry which dates from circa 1500 and now hangs at the Cluny Museum in Paris.

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LE PRESSAGE (The Winepress) LW 94x80cm (3’1”x2’8”) 130x106cm (4’3”x3’6”)

LA RECOLTE (The Grape-Harvest) LW 94x76cm (3’1”x2’6”) 130x100cm (4’3”x3’3”)

Peasants are busy treading and pressing the grapes whilst a noble couple sample the first of the vintage.

This 15th Century vineyard scene illustrates the harvesting of the grapes ready for wine-making.

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VENDANGES AU CHATEAU (Vintage at the Castle) LW 96x117cm (3’2”x3’10”) 130x155cm (4’3”x5’1”) This tapestry is from the series called ‘Tenture de la vie aux champs’ (Tapestry of life in the country), originally woven around 1520 at the Tournai workshops. This scene represents the transitional period between the Middle Ages and the Renaissance.

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DAME A L’ORGUE (Lady with the Organ) LW 92x120cm (3’0”x3’11”) 130x155cm (4’3”x5’1”)

180x240cm (5’11”x7’11”)

From ‘The Lady with the Unicorn’ series woven circa 1490, this tapestry depicts the sense of hearing. The lady is playing a portative organ while her maid works the bellows.

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A MON SEUL DESIR (To My Only Desire) LW 92x120cm (3’0”x3’11”) 130x155cm (4’3”x5’1”)

180x240cm (5’11”x7’11”)

The ‘Lady with the Unicorn’ tapestries, originally woven circa 1490, were discovered at the Château de Boussac in France in 1844, and now hang at the Cluny Museum.

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SCENES GALANTES (Noble Scene) LW 173x220cm (5’8”x7’2”) 220x320cm (7’2”x10’6”) From a tapestry originally woven circa 1500 in the Loire Valley depicting the nobility of the period. The Loire Valley region became renowned during the 16th Century for the ‘mille-fleurs’ style.

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LE JARDIN MEDIEVAL (The Medieval Garden) LW 71x158cm (2’4”x5’2”) Dating from around 1500, this tapestry was woven in the Loire Valley and illustrates the pastimes of the nobility.

THOUSAND EMBLAZONED FLOWERS SS

132x88cm (4’4”x2’11”)

Woven in Flanders around 1510.

LADY WITH THE UNICORN ‘TASTE’ LW 92x122cm (3’0”x4’0”) The lady is receiving a delicacy offered by her maid; circa 1490.

NOBLE AMAZONE LW 92x140cm (3’0”x4’7”) 128x180cm (4’3”x5’11”) A ‘mille-fleurs’ tapestry of the nobility, originally woven early 16th century in the Loire Valley.

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LES VENDANGES (The Vintage) LW 170x244cm (5’7”x8’0”) In the Middle Ages tapestries often illustrated scenes from everyday life. This tapestry depicts grape-gathering and wine-making around 1500, and is complemented by a rich border of vines.

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DAME A LA LICORNE – LA VUE (Lady with the Unicorn - Sight) LW 130x107cm (4’3”x3’6”)

LA LICORNE CAPTIVE (The Captive Unicorn) LW 140x93cm (4’7”x3’1”) 190x130cm (6’3”x4’3”)

Originally woven circa 1490. The Lady watches the Unicorn, which is looking at its reflection in the mirror, whilst the Lion keeps a vigil.

A late 15th Century ‘mille-fleurs’ tapestry from Flanders. Now at the Metropolitan Museum, New York.

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LADY WITH THE UNICORN – THE TENT LW 85x113cm (2’10”x3’9”) 110x147cm (3’7”x4’10”) A maid is offering a casket of jewels to a richly-dressed lady.

DEPARTURE FROM THE CASTLE LW 84x86cm (2’9”x2’10”) A group of noblemen set out on a falconing expedition.

147x193cm (4’10”x6’4”)

MEDIEVAL GRAPE-HARVEST LW 83x112cm (2’9”x3’8”) 110x145cm (3’7”x4’9”) From a late 15th Century tapestry, depicting the harvesting and pressing of the grapes.

SCENE OF GALLANTRY LW 90x157cm (3’0”x5’2”) This ‘mille-fleurs’ tapestry depicts the activities of the nobility in the late Medieval period.

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CAPTIVE UNICORN LW

113x85cm (3’9”x2’10”)

147x108cm (4’10”x3’7”)

A late 15th Century ‘mille-fleurs’ tapestry originally commissioned by royalty and woven in Flanders.

LION PORTIERE

UNICORN PORTIERE

185x70cm (6’1”x2’4”)

The rampant Lion from the series of the ‘Lady with the Unicorn’.

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185x70cm (6’1”x2’4”)

The heraldic Unicorn often features in medieval tapestries.

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A MON SEUL DESIR (To My Only Desire) LW 135x175cm (4’5”x5’9”) 275x340cm (9’0”x11’2”) From the ‘Lady with the Unicorn’ tapestry series, originally woven circa 1490.

TONTE DES MOUTONS (Sheep-Shearing) LW 70x122cm (2’4”x4’0”) 130x190cm (4’3”x6’3”) Originally woven at Tournai circa 1470, depicting the month of June.

LE PRESSOIR (The Wine-Press) LW 122x110cm (4’0”x3’7”) A late 15th Century tapestry probably woven at Tournai.

TRAVAIL DE LA LAINE (Wool-Working) LW 70x115cm (2’4”x3’9”) 94x142cm (3’1”x4’8”) 130x185cm (4’3”x6’1”) An early 16th Century tapestry, depicting sheep-shearing, wool-winding and hand-weaving.

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LADY WITH THE UNICORN - SIGHT

CAPTIVE UNICORN

LADY WITH THE UNICORN - TOUCH

100x115cm (3’3”x3’9”)

132x150cm (4’4”x4’11”)

THE MUSICIANS LW

92x87cm (3’0”x2’10”)

From the series of ‘La Vie Siegneuriale’ (the nobleman’s way of life), now at the Cluny Museum, Paris.

100x84cm (3’3”x2’9”)

100x115cm (3’3”x3’9”)

THE EMBROIDERY

THE LECTURE

92x87cm (3’0”x2’10”)

Woven circa 1500 in the Loire Valley depicting a noble lady embroidering a cushion with wools.

132x150cm (4’4”x4’11”)

92x87cm (3’0”x2’10”)

A ‘mille-fleurs’ tapestry depicting a lady spinning wool on a distaff, while a noble reads from a parchment scroll.

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LADY WITH THE UNICORN – THE TENT LW 62x81cm (2’1”x2’8”) 86x117cm (2’10”x3’10”) A maid is offering a casket of jewels to a richly-dressed lady.

LADY AT THE ORGAN LW 62x81cm (2’1”x2’8”) 86x110cm (2’10”x3’7”) A 15th Century ‘mille-fleurs’ tapestry from the Château of Angers.

LADY WITH THE UNICORN – THE TASTE LW 62x81cm (2’1”x2’8”) 86x117cm (2’10”x3’10”) The Lady takes a delicacy offered by her maid, depicting the sense of taste.

THE VINTAGE LW 63x98cm (2’1”x3’3”) 86x137cm (2’10”x4’6”) A late 15th Century tapestry illustrating the picking of grapes and the making of wine.

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LEAVING FOR THE HUNT A falconing expedition departing from the castle. LW With loops: 71x81cm (2’4”x2’8”) 94x112cm (3’1”x3’8”) Without loops: 62x81cm (2’1”x2’8”) 87x112cm (2’10”x3’8”)

THE WINEMARKET LW 63x98cm (2’1”x3’3”) 86x137cm (2’10”x4’6”) A late 15th Century scene depicting the barrelling of wine and its transportation to market.

MEDIEVAL BANQUET An early 16th Century Flanders tapestry. LW With loops: 71x81cm (2’4”x2’8”) 94x112cm (3’1”x3’8”) Without loops: 62x81cm (2’1”x2’8”) 87x112cm (2’10”x3’8”)

WOOLWORKERS LW 63x87cm (2’1”x2’10”) 86x117cm (2’10”x3’10”) An early 16th Century tapestry depicting sheep-shearing, wool-winding and hand-weaving.

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MEDIEVAL WINEPRESS LW 60x94cm (2’0”x3’1”)

84x132cm (2’9”x4’4”)

157x220cm (5’2”x7’3”)

A 15th Century tapestry illustrating the picking of grapes and the making of wine. In the Middle Ages tapestries often depicted scenes from everyday life.

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MEADOW MELODY

TUDOR GARDEN

73x102cm (2’5”x3’4”)

A 16th Century pastoral tapestry with a ‘mille-fleurs’ background.

71x109cm (2’4”x3’7”)

From an early 16th Century tapestry originally woven in the Loire Valley.

TUDOR PASTIMES

IN THE VINEYARD

55x100cm (1’10”x3’3”)

Dating from circa 1500, this tapestry depicts the activities of noblefolk of the period.

60x106cm (2’0”x3’6”)

From a 15th Century tapestry depicting peasants picking and treading the grapes.

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NOBLE PASTIMES LW

From the series of ‘La Vie Seigneuriale’ (the nobleman’s way of life) originally woven circa 1500 in the Loire Valley.

92x234cm (3’0”x7’8”)

LADY WITH THE UNICORN ‘THE TASTE’

LADY WITH THE UNICORN ‘THE SIGHT’

130x158cm (4’3”x5’2”)

This medieval tapestry features the rampant Lion and Unicorn and depicts the sense of taste.

130x158cm (4’3”x5’2”)

The Lady is looking at the Unicorn which is reflected in the mirror, while the Lion keeps watch.

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MEDIEVAL WINEMARKET

DEPARTURE FOR THE HUNT LW

62x81cm (2’1”x2’8”)

86x112cm (2’10”x3’8”)

A 16th Century scene depicting noblemen on a falconing expedition.

MEDIEVAL WINEMAKERS LW

63x98cm (2’1”x3’3”)

86x137cm (2’10”x4’6”)

A late 15th Century scene depicting the barrelling of wine and its transportation to market.

COUNTRY PICNIC 86x137cm (2’10”x4’6”)

A late 15th Century tapestry illustrating the picking of grapes and the making of wine.

62x81cm (2’1”x2’8”)

86x112cm (2’10”x3’8”)

An early 16th Century Flanders tapestry, depicting an open-air banquet.

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LADY WITH THE UNICORN - TENT

LADY WITH THE UNICORN - TASTE

48x70cm (1’7”x2’3”)

70x100cm (2’3”x3’3”)

The ‘mille-fleurs’ style was inspired by the custom of strewing flowers on fête days.

48x84cm (1’7”x2’9”)

72x122cm (2’4”x4’0”)

132x200cm (4’4”x6’7”)

A 15th Century tapestry illustrating the picking of grapes and the making of wine.

70x100cm (2’3”x3’3”)

The Lady takes a delicacy offered by her maid, depicting the sense of taste.

THE VINTNERS

THE VINTAGE LW

48x70cm (1’7”x2’3”)

48x84cm (1’7”x2’9”)

72x122cm (2’4”x4’0”)

A 15th Century scene depicting the barrelling and transportation of wine.

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LADY AND PAGE

THE SECRET GARDEN LW

71x95cm (2’4”x3’1”)

108x147cm (3’7”x4’10”)

146x200cm (4’10”x6’7”)

Against a ‘mille-fleurs’ background, noblefolk are pursuing activities typical of the 15th Century.

MEDIEVAL COURT-LIFE

72x130cm (2’5”x4’3”)

From a series depicting the activities of noblefolk in the 15th Century.

93x74cm (3’1”x2’5”)

127x96cm (4’2”x3’2”)

Woven in the Loire Valley in the early 16th Century.

MEDIEVAL GRAPE-PICKERS

72x130cm (2’5”x4’3”)

From a 15th Century tapestry depicting the story of winemaking.

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UNICORN AT THE FOUNTAIN

GATHERING AT THE FOUNTAIN

CAPTIVE UNICORN

84x63cm (2’9”x2’1”)

119x85cm (3’11”x2’10”)

From a late 15th Century tapestry woven in Flanders.

148x112cm (4’10”x3’8”)

From an original woven in the Loire Valley circa 1500.

MEDIEVAL WINE-FEAST

53x100cm (1’9”x3’3”)

119x85cm (3’11”x2’10”)

Woven circa 1499; Metropolitan Museum, New York.

MEDIEVAL PASTIMES Dating from around 1500, this tapestry depicts the activities of noblefolk of the period.

84x63cm (2’9”x2’1”)

72x102cm (2’5”x3’4”)

From an original woven at the Tournai workshops in the 16th Century.

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VENDANGES MEDIEVAL (Medieval Vintage) LW 138x220cm (4’6”x7’3”) In the Middle Ages tapestries were almost exclusively commissioned by the nobility, yet they often featured scenes from everyday life. This late 15th Century tapestry tells the story of the vintage, from the picking of grapes to the making of wine.

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Medieval ‘Mille-Fleurs’ The following four pages illustrate a complete series of Hand-Woven ‘Lady with the Unicorn’ tapestries.

A MON SEUL DESIR (To My Only Desire) HW 148x165cm (4’10”x5’5”) A maid offers a casket of jewels to a richly-dressed Lady who is standing in the awning of a tent.

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LE GOUT (The Sense of Taste) HW 160x182cm (5’3”x6’0”) The sense of taste is depicted by the Lady, who is taking a delicacy offered by her maid. See pages 238 and 239 for details of Tapestry Hanging Rods

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L’OUIE (The Sense of Hearing) HW 176x136cm (5’10”x4’6”)

L’ODORAT (The Sense of Smell) HW 183x146cm (6’0”x4’10”)

The Lady is playing a portative organ whilst her maid works the bellows, and the Lion and Unicorn adopt a listening stance.

The Lady receives a carnation offered by her maid, while the monkey behind her is smelling a flower.

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LA VUE (The Sense of Sight) HW 148x165cm (4’10”x5’5”) The Lady is looking at the Unicorn which is reflected in the mirror, whilst the Lion keeps watch.

LE TOUCHER (The Sense of Touch) HW 176x136cm (5’10”x4’6”) The Lady is touching the standard pole and the horn of the Unicorn.

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LA FILEUSE DE LAINE (The Wool-Spinner) HW

165x135cm (5’5”x4’5”)

192x157cm (6’4”x5’2”)

SCENE PASTORALE (Country Scene) 223x183cm (7’4”x6’0”)

From a ‘mille-fleurs’ tapestry originally woven in the Loire Valley circa 1500. A nobleman reads from a scroll while a lady spins wool with a distaff.

200x170cm (6’7”x5’7”)

232x196cm (7’7”x6’5”)

An early 16th Century tapestry from Tournai. In a flowered meadow, a shepherd and shepherdess are listening to the music of a bagpiper.

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Medieval ‘Mille-Fleurs’

LA DAME A LA LICORNE ‘L’OUIE’ (Lady with the Unicorn ‘The Hearing’)

LA DAME A LA LICORNE ‘L’ODORAT’ (Lady with the Unicorn ‘The Smell’)

177x157cm (5’10”x5’2”)

This tapestry is devoted to the sense of hearing, with the Lady playing a portative organ while her maid works the bellows. Now at the Cluny Museum, Paris.

177x157cm (5’10”x5’2”)

The sense of smell is depicted in this tapestry by the Lady, who receives a carnation offered by her maid. Originally woven circa 1490.

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Medieval ‘Mille-Fleurs’

LE CONCERT MEDIEVAL (The Medieval Concert) HW 157x193cm (5’2”x6’4”) From a ‘mille-fleurs’ tapestry originally woven in the Loire Valley workshops at the beginning of the 16th Century. A lady is playing a portative organ whilst a minstrel plays an accompaniment on a mandolin.

SECTION FOUR

RENAISSANCE Through the centuries styles changed. The Renaissance brought new impetus to tapestry design during the 16th and 17th Centuries, with vibrant colours and wide richly-decorated borders. In this period new styles and techniques were developed, including the use of perspective and depth in the designs. Hunting scenes were very popular in the 16th Century, and many were produced in workshops in Brussels. Royalty and the nobility often commissioned sets of hangings to be woven with themes such as the Seasons or the Months of the Year. ÂŠ

Renaissance

CHATEAU DE VERSAILLES (Palace of Versailles) SS 173x147cm (5’8”x4’7”) 260x220cm (8’7”x7’3”)

From a series of tapestries depicting French Royal Palaces, and representing the twelve months of the year. This view of the ancient Palace of Versailles represents the month of April, and was woven at the end of the 17th Century at the Royal Gobelins Manufactory in Paris. Museum of Pau, southern France.

Renaissance

LE CANAL DE BRUGES SS 127x180cm (4’2”x5’11”)

178x261cm (5’10’’x8’7”)

This tapestry commemorates an important event in 1667, when the King’s troops defeated the Spanish army near the Bruges Canal. Originally woven at the Royal Gobelins Manufactory in Paris around 1670.

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Renaissance

CHATEAU DE SAINT GERMAIN (Palace of Saint-Germain) SS 120x185cm (3’11”x6’1”) 190x295cm (6’3”x9’8”) This tapestry features the Royal Palace of Saint-Germain near Paris, and represents the month of May. Originally woven at the Royal Gobelins Manufactory towards the end of the 17th Century. Museum of Pau, southern France.

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Renaissance

DECEMBRE (Month of December) SS 132x160cm (4’4”x5’3”) 185x230cm (6’1”x7’7”) One of a set of twelve tapestries known as the ‘Lucas Months’, originally woven at the Royal Gobelins Manufactory. This tapestry represents the month of December, depicted by ice-skating on a frozen lake. See pages 238 and 239 for details of Tapestry Hanging Rods

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CHASSE DE MAXIMILIEN ‘JUILLET’ (Hunt of Maximilian ‘July’) SS 220x275cm (7’3”x9’0”)

One of a series illustrating the Royal Hunt in each month of the year, originally woven in the late 17th Century.

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CHASSE DE MAXIMILIEN ‘SEPTEMBRE’ (Hunt of Maximilian ‘September’) SS 220x263cm (7’3”x8’8”) Originally woven around 1600, this tapestry depicts the Royal Hunt in September, in the Soignes Forest, Belgium.

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Renaissance

CHASSE DE MAXIMILIEN ‘LE DEBOUCHE’ (Hunt of Maximilian ‘The Clearing’) SS 178x267cm (5’10”x8’9”) This tapestry represents the Royal Hunt in the month of August, set in the Soignes Forest in Belgium. Originally woven at the end of the 17th Century at the Royal Gobelins Manufactory in Paris.

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Renaissance

CHASSE DE MAXIMILIEN ‘LE RENDEZ-VOUS’ (Hunt of Maximilian ‘The Meeting’) SS 163x196cm (5’4”x6’5”) Originally woven circa 1690 at the Royal Gobelins Manufactory, this tapestry represents the month of July. The setting is a lakeside clearing in a forest in the ancient Royal hunting grounds.

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Renaissance

LES HERAUTS (The Heralds)

190x178cm (6’3”x5’10”)

Heralds sound a fanfare and announce a decree to the subjects of the kingdom. Originally woven in Flanders in the 16th Century.

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Renaissance

PAIE DES MOISSONNEURS (Paying the Harvesters) SS 168x213cm (5’6”x7’0”) An early 16th Century tapestry from Flanders representing the month of August. Peasant folk are receiving wages for their labours in reaping the harvest.

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Renaissance

CHASSE DE MAXIMILIEN ‘L’AFFUT’ (Hunt of Maximilian ‘The Gathering’) SS 180x230cm (5’11”x7’7”)

This tapestry is one of a series of hangings woven at the Royal Gobelins Manufactory in Paris, between 1685 and 1704. This scene depicts the gathering for the hunt, and represents the month of July.

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LE RAPPORT (The Report) SS 180x139cm (5’11”x4’7”)

LA BATTUE (The Beat) SS 180x139cm (5’11”x4’7”)

Woven at the Royal Gobelins Manufactory, Paris, in the 17th Century. The Hunt-Lieutenant reports to the Master of the Royal Hunt.

Depicting the Royal Hunt in the month of July. Huntsmen pause at the south bank of the Clabotsvijer Lake near Brussels.

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Renaissance

CHATEAU BELLEVUE LW 107x148cm (3’6”x4’10”)

148x195cm (4’10”x6’5”)

Inspired from the series of tapestries representing the Royal Palaces of France, which were woven in the late 17th Century. These designs combined refined landscapes with architectural ornamentation and elegant decoration.

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Renaissance

CHATEAU DE CHAMBORD LW 85x113cm (2’10”x3’9”)

107x148cm (3’6”x4’10”)

148x195cm (4’10”x6’5”)

One of the series of ‘Les Maisons Royales’, woven towards the end of the 17th Century, this tapestry features the elaborate renaissance château at Chambord in the Loire Valley. See pages 238 and 239 for details of Tapestry Hanging Rods

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Renaissance

LE RETOUR AU CHATEAU (The Return to the Castle) LW 92x140cm (3’0”x4’7”) 130x185cm (4’3”x6’1”)

178x280cm (5’10”x9’2”)

Taken from a tapestry originally woven in the Brussels Ateliers during the 16th Century. A mounted nobleman returns to the distant castle, accompanied by footmen and dogs.

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Renaissance

BATAILLE DE BRUGES (Battle of Bruges) LW 66x108cm (2’2”x3’7”) 100x145cm (3’3”x4’9”)

137x195cm (4’6”x6’5”)

Originally woven circa 1670 at the Royal Gobelins Manufactory, to commemorate the victory of the French troops over the Spanish army in the vicinity of Bruges in 1667.

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LA PRISE DE LILLE (The Capture of Lille) LW 106x150cm (3’6”x4’11”) 150x224cm (4’11”x7’4”)

200x300cm (6’7”x9’10”)

(This largest size does not have medallions in border)

This tapestry depicts the seizure of the town of Lille in 1667 by the French army from the occupying Spaniards. Originally woven around 1670 at the Royal Gobelins Manufactory, and now at the Château de Versailles.

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THE ROYAL ESTATE LW 100x145cm (3’3”x4’9”)

135x193cm (4’5”x6’4”)

A late 17th Century style tapestry, inspired from the series of ‘Les Maisons Royales’ which were originally woven at the Royal Gobelins Manufactory in Paris, between 1668 and 1711.

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Renaissance

LES JARDINS VERSAILLES (The Gardens of Versailles) LW 108x150cm (3’7”x4’11”) 152x196cm (5’0”x6’5”) A late 17th Century style tapestry featuring the ornamental gardens of the Palace of Versailles.

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Renaissance

LES PATINEURS (The Ice-Skaters) LW 108x152cm (3’7”x5’0”) 152x193cm (5’0”x6’4”) Originally woven late 17th Century, this tapestry represents the month of December, depicted by ice-skating on a frozen lake.

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Renaissance

CHATEAU BELLEVUE PANORAMIQUE LW 150x275cm (4’11”x9’0”) Inspired from the series of tapestries representing the Royal Palaces of France, which were woven in the late 17th Century. These designs combined refined landscapes with architectural ornamentation and elegant decoration.

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Renaissance

WINTER LAKE LW 152x106cm (5’0”x3’6”)

PALACE OF VERSAILLES

From a late 17th Century Flanders tapestry, depicting the winter pastime of ice-skating.

Built in the 17th Century, the Palace of Versailles was the principal residence of the French Kings, and the seat of government for over one hundred years.

86x68cm (2’10”x2’3”)

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117x100cm (3’10”x3’3”)

158x134cm (5’2”x4’5”)

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MEDIEVAL BRUSSELS LW 62x128cm (2’1”x4’3”)

125x254cm (4’1”x8’4”)

244x475cm (8’0”x15’7”)

Originally woven during the 17th Century at the Brussels Ateliers, this tapestry represents the month of March. The scene depicts the old city of Brussels and the surrounding Soignes Forest.

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Renaissance

THE HERALDS

150x145cm (4’11”x4’9”)

135x191cm (4’5”x6’3”)

Woven late 17th Century, this tapestry represents the month of December.

This tapestry originated from Flanders in the 16th Century.

CHATEAU ROYAL

CHATEAU DE MONCEAUX

65x117cm (2’2”x3’10”)

From a series depicting royal palaces which were originally woven at the Gobelins Workshops.

MAXIMILIAN HAWKING

86x116cm (2’10”x3’10”)

A noble 16th Century scene from a Brussels Atelier.

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Renaissance

ROYAL ARMS OF ENGLAND LW 70x94cm (2’4”x3’1”)

ARMS OF VAUX-LE-VICOMTE LW 165x95cm (5’5”x3’1”)

132x145cm (4’4”x4’9”)

Originally woven in Enghien, Flanders in the 16th Century for the Royal Court of England.

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235x120cm (7’9”x3’11”)

An armorial tapestry inspired from a decorative panel circa 1660 at the Château of Vaux-le-Vicomte, France.

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ARMS OF NAGERA LW 104x70cm (3’5”x2’4”)

150x130cm (4’11”x4’3”)

Woven circa 1550 in Bruges, this tapestry represents the Coat of Arms of a noble family and is now at the Museum of Bruges.

A KNIGHT’S COAT OF ARMS LW 186x135cm (6’1”x4’5”) A chivalrous composition featuring a shield with coat of arms, a helmet with crest, and a Latin motto ‘Virtute et Opera’ (Valour and Action).

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Renaissance

LES FAUCONNIERS (The Falconers) HW 178x191cm (5’10”x6’3”) 208x229cm (6’10”x7’6”)

A mounted nobleman and his lady are joined by their chief falconer. From a design woven at the Brussels Ateliers in the 16th Century.

244x262cm (8’0”x8’7”)

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Renaissance

CHASSE DE MAXIMILIEN ‘LE RABATTEUR’ (The Beater) HW 163x124cm (5’4”x4’1”) 193x147cm (6’4”x4’10”)

CHASSE DE MAXIMILIEN ‘LES VENEURS’ (The Huntsmen) HW 163x124cm (5’4”x4’1”) 193x147cm (6’4”x4’10”)

A late 17th Century Brussels tapestry, depicting a beater from the Royal Hunt pausing by a lake in the Soignes Forest, Belgium.

From the Maximilian tapestries woven in the 17th Century at the Gobelins Manufactory in Paris depicting the Royal Hunt.

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Renaissance

SCENE VILLAGEOIS FLAMANDE (Flemish Village Scene) HW 201x226cm (6’7”x7’5”) 234x267cm (7’8”x8’9”)

Woven at Brussels in the 18th Century from an original 17th Century design, this scene depicts village life and a rustic celebration of the Flemish countryfolk.

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Renaissance

LE PALAIS ROYAL (The Royal Palace) HW 180x150cm (5’11”x4’11”) PALAIS DE MONCEAUX (Palace of Monceaux) HW 238x198cm (7’10”x6’6”)

This tapestry depicts the Château de Versailles and represents the month of April. Now at the Museum of Pau, southern France.

This view of the Château de Monceaux represents the month of December, and was woven in the late 17th Century at the Royal Gobelins Manufactory.

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Renaissance

THE NOBLE OUTING HW 154x178cm (5’1”x5’10”)

A 16th Century style tapestry depicting the expedition of a mounted nobleman and his lady. Many tapestries from this period are attributed to the Brussels Ateliers.

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Renaissance

BATTLE OF BLENHEIM HW 203x260cm (6’8”x8’7”) Originally woven in Brussels circa 1720, to commemorate the Battle of Blenheim in 1704, when the British won a decisive victory over the French in Bavaria.

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Renaissance

LA CHASSE EN FORET (Hunting in the Forest) HW 124x168cm (4’1”x5’6”) 160x198cm (5’3”x6’6”)

185x229cm (6’1”x7’6”)

From the series of tapestries designed to commemorate the Emperor Maximilian’s hunting activities, which were woven at workshops in Brussels in the 17th Century.

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LE MANOIR RENAISSANCE (The Renaissance Manor) HW 215x180cm (7’11”x5’11”)

CHASSE DE MAXIMILIEN ‘LE DEPART’ (‘The Departure’) HW 206x160cm (6’9”x5’3”) 229x175cm (7’7”x5’9”)

A 16th Century tapestry from Brussels. Through dense verdure-style foliage emerges a vista of undulating landscape, and the grounds of a manor house.

From the 17th Century tapestry series depicting the Royal Hunt. The elegant border of fruit and flowers with corner medallions is typical of the Renaissance style.

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VERDURE A FOND DE FLEURS SS 147x265cm (4’10”x8’8”) A 16th Century tapestry from Flanders, featuring a central motif of a mounted knight in armour, within a wreath of bay leaves signifying his victories. This style of ‘fond de fleurs’ (flowered backgrounds) was inspired by the ‘mille fleurs’ tapestries of the 15th Century.

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SECTION FIVE

VERDURES & ARISTOLOCHIA Many ‘Verdure’ (greenery) tapestries were woven throughout the 16th to 18th Centuries, with designs based on plant forms, reflecting the interest in botanical themes during this period. These tapestries featured country scenes, often with birds, rivers and castles. Many Verdures were woven in Flanders and Aubusson, important weaving centres patronised by the aristocracy. The style of ‘Aristolochia’ (large leaves) tapestries appeared in the 16th Century, depicting birds and animals amidst prolific foliage. These designs were often surrounded by wide and decorated borders, a style influenced by the Renaissance and perpetuated for several centuries.

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Verdures & Aristolochia

VERDURE AU LAC (Lakeside Greenery) SS 183x225 cm (6’0”x7’5”) Originally woven in Paris around 1650, this elegant verdure is a fine example of the period.

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Verdures & Aristolochia

LA GRANDE FORET (The Great Forest) SS 195x252cm (6’5”x8’3”) A 17th Century verdure tapestry probably woven at the Beauvais Workshops.

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Verdures & Aristolochia

VERDURE AUX OISEAUX (Greenery with Birds) SS 190x210cm (6’3”x6’11”) Featuring exotic birds in a wooded landscape, this 17th Century tapestry was probably woven at the renowned Beauvais Workshops.

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Verdures & Aristolochia

VERDURE AUX HERONS (Greenery with Herons) SS 147x162cm (4’10”x5’4”) A 17th Century verdure tapestry from the Beauvais Workshops, decorated with a rich border of fruit and flowers.

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Verdures & Aristolochia

VERDURE AU CERF (Greenery with Stag) SS 230x280cm (7’7”x9’2”)

Woven circa 1550 and attributed to workshops at Grammont, a weaving town in Flanders. A new style of tapestries called ‘verdures à grandes feuilles’ (greeneries with large leaves) emerged from this region of Flanders in the 16th Century.

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Verdures & Aristolochia

VERDURE BEAUVAIS (Beauvais Greenery) SS 144x186cm (4’9”x6’1”) 193x257cm (6’4”x8’5”) A 16th Century tapestry from the Audenarde workshops in Flanders. Richly ornamented tapestries, often with birds amidst large aristolochia leaves, became popular during this period.

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Verdures & Aristolochia

HERCULES AND THE STALLION SS 208x238cm (6’10”x7’10”) This tapestry originated from the Audenarde workshops during the 16th Century.

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Verdures & Aristolochia

LA FORET ANCIENNE (The Ancient Forest) SS 200x245cm (6’7”x8’0”) This 17th Century Brussels verdure tapestry features a perspective through a dense forest with luxuriant foliage.

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Verdures & Aristolochia

VERDURE A GRANDS RAMAGES (Greenery with Large Leaves) SS 210x282cm (6’10”x9’3”) From the Ateliers de Grammont, woven at the beginning of the 17th Century. The ‘Aristolochia’ style of tapestries emerged during the 16th Century featuring wildlife amidst large leaves and foliage, surrounded by wide decorative borders.

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VERDURE DE GRAMMONT (Grammont Greenery)

VERDURE RAMBOUILLET (Rambouillet Greenery)

93x125cm (3’1”x4’1”)

From a 16th Century tapestry woven at Grammont in Flanders.

123x190cm (4’1”x6’3”)

A 17th Century verdure of the Rambouillet Forest, the ancient royal hunting grounds.

LE CERF (The Stag)

VERDURE RENAISSANCE

112x132cm (3’8”x4’4”)

Originally woven circa 1550 at Grammont in Flanders.

143x185cm (4’8”x6’1”)

A 16th Century ‘Aristolochia’ tapestry originally woven in Flanders.

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BESTIAIRE (Bestiary) SS 178x180cm (5’10”x5’11”)

Woven during the 16th Century, this rich ‘Aristolochia’ tapestry features wildlife amidst a proliferation of large leaves and foliage.

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Verdures & Aristolochia

FEUILLES D’ARISTOLOCHES (Aristolochia Leaves) LW 115x70cm (3’9”x2’3”) 125x90cm (4’1”x3’0”) This tapestry was originally woven at Audenarde circa 1580, and now hangs in the Museum of Vienna, Austria.

168x130cm (5’6”x4’3”)

FORET DE CLAIRMARAIS (Clairmarais Forest) LW 203x117cm (6’8”x3’10”) 310x190cm (10’2”x6’3”) A fine example of a ‘Verdure’ tapestry, many of which were woven in such towns as Tournai and Audenarde in Flanders.

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Verdures & Aristolochia

VERDURE CHANTILLY LW 125x185cm (4’1”x6’1”)

150x240cm (4’11”x7’11”)

270x386cm (8’11”x12’8”)

Inspired from tapestries woven at the beginning of the 18th Century at the Royal Beauvais Manufactory. This important weaving centre was established circa 1664, and produced a steady output of ‘Verdure’ tapestries, mainly for country residences.

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AUTUMNAL FOREST

HERONS AT THE WATERFALL LW

71x109cm (2’4”x3’7”)

86x138cm (2’10”x4’6”)

From a late 17th Century verdure originally woven at Aubusson.

VERDURE FONTAINE LW

73x107cm (2’5”x3’6”)

72x110cm (2’4”x3’8”)

A 17th Century Flemish style verdure tapestry.

FLANDERS FOREST 102x148cm (3’4”x4’10”)

From a tapestry originally woven at Aubusson, circa 1770.

95x122cm (3’2”x4’0”)

125x162cm (4’1”x5’4”)

An early 17th Century-style verdure tapestry, such as those woven at Brussels.

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Verdures & Aristolochia

LA PETITE MAISON LW 203x112cm (6’8”x3’8”)

LA PETITE TOUR LW 203x112cm (6’8”x3’8”)

From an 18th Century Beauvais verdure tapestry.

Beauvais tapestries often featured rich borders and decorative medallions.

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Verdures & Aristolochia

AU BORD DE LA RIVIERE (By the Riverside)

71x158cm (2’4”x5’2”)

From a late 17th Century verdure tapestry originally woven at Aubusson.

LA CLAIRIERE (The Glade) An early 18th Century tapestry from the Flanders Workshops. A stag is resting in a clearing in a wooded landscape, with a distant village in the background.

100x210cm (3’4”x6’8”)

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Verdures & Aristolochia

LES DEUX HERONS (The Two Herons) LW 93x142cm (3’1”x4’8”) 130x185cm (4’3”x6’1”) From a tapestry now at Château de Chevreuse, originally woven at Aubusson in the mid-18th Century. Aubusson, an important weaving town, became well-known for the production of ‘Verdure’ tapestries.

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Verdures & Aristolochia

PAYSAGE DU LAURAGAIS (Lauragais Landscape) LW 93x142cm (3’1”x4’8”) 130x185cm (4’3”x6’1”) One of the ‘Fine Verdure’ tapestries woven at Aubusson, this provincial landscape is of the Lauragais region in the French Pyrenées. Tapestries have been woven at Aubusson since the 14th Century, reaching a peak in the 18th Century.

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Verdures & Aristolochia

VERDURE AUDENARDE (Audenarde Greenery) LW 150x265cm (4’11”x8’9”) 230x405cm (7’7”x13’4”) A fine example of the many verdure tapestries which were woven in Flanders, Brussels and Audenarde during the 17th Century.

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Verdures & Aristolochia

LE RUISSEAU (The Brook) LW 148x156cm (4’10”x5’2”) In the style of the Verdure tapestries woven at the Royal Beauvais Manufactory in the 18th Century. Richly decorated borders with medallions were a particular feature of the Beauvais production.

VERDURE DES FLANDRES (Flanders Verdure) LW 282x166cm (9’3”x5’5”) A fine example of a 17th Century verdure tapestry, many of which were woven in such towns as Tournai and Audenarde in Flanders.

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VERDURE VILLEROI LW 160x375cm (5’3”x12’4”) An 18th Century verdure tapestry, typical of the many landscape scenes woven during this period, which now adorn the walls of numerous castles and stately homes in Europe.

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Verdures & Aristolochia

LE PARC (The Park) LW 160x198cm (5’3”x6’6”)

This style of verdure tapestry was common throughout the 17th and 18th Centuries and many were woven in such places as Paris, Brussels and Flanders.

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Verdures & Aristolochia

CANARDS (Ducks) LW 160x198cm (5’3”x6’6”) In the 18th Century, landscapes with trees, birds and rivers were popular, and often included architectural features such as the Renaissance castle in the background of this scene.

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Verdures & Aristolochia

VERDURE COLVERTS (Colverts’ Greenery) LW 157x190cm (5’2”x6’3”) 157x228cm (5’2”x7’6”)

200x330cm (6’7”x10’10”)

A fine example of a classical ‘verdure’ tapestry such as those woven in Flanders in the 17th Century. This scene evokes the tranquility of a gentle country landscape, and gives a perspective of great depth.

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Verdures & Aristolochia

VERDURE TROPICALE (Tropical Greenery) LW 137x232cm (4’6”x7’8”) 266x385cm (8’9”x12’8”) Originally woven in Lille circa 1700, this tapestry features an idyllic landscape with exotic birds and Roman ruins.

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Verdures & Aristolochia

LE PONT (The Bridge) LW 160x110cm (5’3”x3’7”)

LE PALAIS (The Palace) LW 160x110cm (5’3”x3’7”)

An elegant Verdure from the early 18th Century.

A graceful country scene with a majestic Renaissance castle.

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Verdures & Aristolochia

VERDURE CASCADE LW 150x152cm (4’11”x5’0”) Originally woven in Lille in the early 18th Century. PORTIERE CASCADE II LW 183x71cm (6’0”x2’4”)

PORTIERE CASCADE I LW 183x71cm (6’0”x2’4”)

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FORET DE COMPIEGNE (Forest of Compiègne) LW 206x206cm (6’9”x6’9”)

FORET DE FONTAINEBLEAU (Forest of Fontainebleau) LW 206x206cm (6’9”x6’9”)

A 17th Century Flemish verdure tapestry with an acanthus leaf border. Many verdures were woven in such towns as Tournai and Audenarde.

A 17th Century verdure scene from Flanders, featuring an extensive wooded landscape with a vista over undulating countryside.

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Verdures & Aristolochia

VERDURE COLVERTS (Colverts’ Greenery) LW 92x155cm (3’0”x5’1”) 130x165cm (4’3”x5’5”)

130x203cm (4’3”x6’8”)

178x315cm (5’10”x10’4”)

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VERDURE AU OISEAU ROYAL (Greenery with Royal Bird) HW 130x178cm (4’3”x5’10”) 152x206cm (5’0”x6’9”) From a tapestry woven circa 1770 at Aubusson, an important weaving centre in France.

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VERDURE AU BARQUE (Greenery with Rowing Boat) HW 173x238cm (5’8”x7’10”) 196x277cm (6’5”x9’1”)

226x325cm (7’5”x10’8”)

From an Aubusson tapestry circa 1776, designed by an 18th Century landscape artist.

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VERDURE EXOTIQUE (Exotic Greenery) HW 155x190cm (5’1”x6’3”) 183x231cm (6’0”x7’7”)

208x260cm (6’10”x8’6”)

Originally woven during the 18th Century, featuring swans in a landscape with exotic foliage.

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VERDURE AU RIVIERE (Riverside Greenery) HW 125x147cm (4’1”x4’10”) 152x180cm (5’0”x5’11”)

188x224cm (6’2”x7’4”)

218x260cm (7’2”x8’6”)

An early 18th Century tapestry featuring a tranquil landscape.

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Verdures & Aristolochia

LE MANOIR HW 125x95cm (4’1”x3’1”)

LE CHATELET HW 125x95cm (4’1”x3’1”)

An 18th Century landscape tapestry featuring a manor house.

An 18th Century landscape tapestry featuring a small castle.

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Verdures & Aristolochia

CHIEN A LA FONTAINE (Dog at the Fountain) HW 147x208cm (4’10”x6’10”) Originally woven circa 1770 at the Royal Aubusson Manufactory.

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ÂŠ

169

Verdures & Aristolochia

VERDURE BALMORAL LW 160x373cm (5’3”x12’3”) A tranquil verdure tapestry in the style of those produced at Mortlake in London, where Flemish weavers settled in the early 17th Century, under the protection of the Monarch. The output from this new workshop was considerable and a certain English influence was evident in many of the compositions.

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Verdures & Aristolochia

THE FOLLY LW 160x195cm (5’3”x6’5”) A typical 17th Century verdure tapestry in the style of those produced at workshops in Mortlake, London.

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Verdures & Aristolochia

THE FOUNTAIN LW 160x195cm (5’3”x6’5”) The style of tapestries in the 17th Century became more realistic and often illustrated landscapes with architectural features such as castles and bridges.

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Verdures & Aristolochia

PAYSAGE D’AUTOMNE (Autumn Landscape) HW 135x163cm (4’5”x5’4”) 160x188cm (5’3”x6’2”)

180x221cm (5’11”x7’3”)

An 18th Century verdure in the style of those woven at Aubusson during this period.

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Verdures & Aristolochia

VERDURE AUBUSSON (Aubusson Greenery) HW 175x185cm (5’9”x6’1”) 201x213cm (6’7”x7’0”)

234x249cm (7’8”x8’2”)

An 18th Century tapestry from the Aubusson workshops, which were renowned for ‘le rustique’ style.

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Verdures & Aristolochia

VERDURE AUX CANARDS (Greenery with Ducks) HW 155x206cm (5’1”x6’9”) 198x236cm (6’6”x7’9”)

230x285cm (7’7”x9’4”)

265x323cm (8’8”x10’7”)

A 17th Century tapestry from Aubusson, where tapestry weaving was mainly carried out by small family workshops.

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Verdures & Aristolochia

PAYSAGE AU RIVIERE (Riverside Landscape) HW 132x110cm (4’4”x3’7”) 188x142cm (6’2”x4’8”) VERDURE DE BRUGES (Bruges Greenery) HW 218x145cm (7’2”x4’9”) 244x163cm (7’11”x5’4”) 274x183cm (9’0”x6’0”) A mid-17th Century verdure from Flanders, featuring birds and deer in a densely wooded landscape, surrounded by a richly-decorated border of fruit and flowers.

A landscape tapestry from the 18th Century, featuring flamingoes by a meandering river.

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Verdures & Aristolochia

VERDURE AUX VOLATILES (Greenery with Exotic Birds) LW 150x188cm (4’11”x6’2”)

From a tapestry originally woven at Oudenarde at the beginning of the 18th Century.

SECTION SIX

LANDSCAPES, PASTORALS & MARITIME In the 18th Century many tapestry designs were produced that resembled the style of paintings from this period. The subjects which were commissioned were often landscapes or pastoral scenes, usually with more realistic perspective than the traditional verdures of an earlier period. Maritime scenes were popular subjects with the Flemish weavers, fishing and trading being the main activities of the northern ports. The themes of tapestries produced in Flanders often portrayed scenes from daily life, and represented an attempt to compete with the French pastoral scenes. ÂŠ

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Landscapes, Pastorals & Maritime

ARRIVEE AU PORT (Arrival at the Port) LW 91x140cm (3’0”x4’7”) 130x200cm (4’3”x6’7”)

175x280cm (5’9”x9’2”)

Inspired from an original design woven in Brussels around 1651. Fishing and trading scenes were popular subjects with the Flemish weavers in the 17th Century.

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Landscapes, Pastorals & Maritime

LA CHASSE ROYALE (The Royal Hunt) LW 120x200cm (3’11”x6’6”) 158x266cm (5’2”x8’9”) A noble hunting scene, with characters dressed in 17th Century-style costumes.

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Landscapes, Pastorals & Maritime

SPRING LW 158x119cm (5’2”x3’11”)

SUMMER LW 158x119cm (5’2”x3’11”)

A young goat plucks fresh leaves, with two doves in the foreground.

A flock of sheep is guarded by a gentle sheepdog, and the sickle and sheaves represent harvest time.

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Landscapes, Pastorals & Maritime

AUTUMN LW 158x119cm (5’2”x3’11”)

WINTER LW 158x119cm (5’2”x3’11”)

A rich vintage of fruit, with deer and pheasants.

A spaniel encounters a cockerel near the banks of a lake.

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Landscapes, Pastorals & Maritime

SPRING AND SUMMER LW 158x216cm (5’2”x7’1”) In the springtime a young goat plucks fresh leaves from a tree, with two doves in the foreground. In summer a flock of sheep is guarded by a gentle sheepdog, and the sickle and sheaves represent harvest time.

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AUTUMN AND WINTER LW 158x216cm (5’2”x7’1”) A rich vintage of fruit, with deer and pheasants, reflects the splendid shades of autumn; a spaniel encounters a cockerel near the banks of a winter lake, with ducks rising in flight. See pages 238 and 239 for details of Tapestry Hanging Rods

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ÂŠ

185

Landscapes, Pastorals & Maritime

THE FOUR SEASONS LW 158x410cm (5’2”x13’6”) This tranquil country scene depicts the cycle of nature throughout the year.

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THE HARBOUR

A Venetian Port scene, circa 1700.

MAP OF THE WORLD LW With Loops: 86x127cm (2’10”x4’2”) Without Loops: 78x127cm (2’7”x4’2”)

58x152cm (1’11”x5’0”)

NAVAL BATTLE LW 67x105cm (2’2”x3’5”) See pages 238 and 239 for details of Tapestry Hanging Rods

83x207cm (2’9”x6’10”)

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Landscapes, Pastorals & Maritime

THE DOCKS LW

80x66cm (2’8”x2’2”)

MERCHANTS’ SHIP 115x82cm (3’9”x2’8”)

80x66cm (2’8”x2’2”)

THE PORT 115x82cm (3’9”x2’8”)

80x66cm (2’8”x2’2”)

115x82cm (3’9”x2’8”)

175x140cm (5’9”x4’7”)

THE HARVEST

66x106cm (2’2”x3’6”)

WINTER LANDSCAPE

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66x106cm (2’2”x3’6”)

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Landscapes, Pastorals & Maritime

SUFFOLK COTTAGE

THE WAGON

THE MILL HOUSE

165x126cm (5’5”x4’2”)

THE OLD MILL LW

82x119cm (2’8”x3’11”)

162x138cm (5’4”x4’6”)

LAKESIDE 110x144cm (3’7”x4’9”)

162x188cm (5’4”x6’2”)

80x135cm (2’8”x4’5”)

110x150cm (3’7”x4’11”)

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Landscapes, Pastorals & Maritime

THE TERRACE LW

81x137cm (2’8”x4’6”)

81x171cm (2’8”x5’7”)

81x200cm (2’8”x6’7”)

120x225cm (3’11”x7’5”)

165x296cm (5’5”x9’8”)

165x365cm (5’5”x12’0”)

The setting is the garden of a villa on the shores of Lake Como, northern Italy.

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Landscapes, Pastorals & Maritime

HAILING THE FERRYMAN LW

97x147cm (3’2”x4’10”)

THE HAYWAIN 120x193cm (3’11”x6’4”)

RETURN TO THE PORT LW

83x131cm (2’9”x4’4”)

88x144cm (2’11”x4’9”)

114x200cm (3’9”x6’7”)

THE GALLEON 112x154cm (3’8”x5’1”)

83x131cm (2’9”x4’4”)

112x154cm (3’8”x5’1”)

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175x242cm (5’9”x7’11”)

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Landscapes, Pastorals & Maritime

LAKE COMO TERRACE LW 163x125cm (5’4”x4’1”)

LAKE COMO GARDEN LW 163x125cm (5’4”x4’1”)

A terrace overlooking the picturesque Lake Como, northern Italy.

The ornamental gardens of a villa on the shores of Lake Como.

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Landscapes, Pastorals & Maritime

RIVERSIDE LANDSCAPE LW 90x215cm (3’0”x7’1”)

122x287cm (4’0”x9’5”)

COUNTRY MILL

THE TERRACE

With Loops: 70x110cm (2’4”x3’7”) Without Loops: 62x110cm (2’0”x3’7”)

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THE WATERMILL LW 84x185cm (2’9”x6’1”)

122x244cm (4’0”x8’0”)

162x300cm (5’4”x9’10”)

NOBLE HUNT

THE HAYWAIN

With Loops: 70x110cm (2’4”x3’7”) Without Loops: 62x110cm (2’0”x3’7”)

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Landscapes, Pastorals & Maritime

THE RIDERS LW

86x114cm (2’10”x3’9”)

THE SWANS 114x139cm (3’9”x4’7”)

89x178cm (2’11”x5’10”)

122x223cm (4’0”x7’4”)

162x288cm (5’4”x9’6”)

168x207cm (5’6”x6’10”)

CHASSE A LA CAMPAGNE

CHASSE A COURRE LW

94x145cm (3’1”x4’9”)

130x196cm (4’3”x6’5”)

122x190cm (4’0”x6’3”)

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Landscapes, Pastorals & Maritime

VENETIAN PORT LW

83x173cm (2’9”x5’8”)

124x221cm (4’1”x7’3”)

RIVERSIDE LW

85x73cm (2’10”x2’5”)

164x127cm (5’5”x4’2”)

MERCHANTS ON THE QUAYSIDE

CASCADE LW

115x86cm (3’9”x2’10”)

83x173cm (2’9”x5’8”)

124x221cm (4’1”x7’3”)

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Landscapes, Pastorals & Maritime

HORSEMANSHIP LW

86x175cm (2’10”x5’9”)

122x219cm (4’0”x7’2”)

170x312cm (5’7”x10’3”)

LITTLE FISHERMAN LW

86x72cm (2’10”x2’4”)

115x83cm (3’9”x2’9”)

NOBLE HUNT SCENE

LITTLE BOATMAN LW

86x72cm (2’10”x2’4”)

115x83cm (3’9”x2’9”)

90x180cm (3’0”x5’11”)

120x225cm (3’11”x7’5”)

177x300cm (5’10”x9’10”)

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Landscapes, Pastorals & Maritime

COACH AND FOUR LW

88x182cm (2’11”x6’0”)

88x200cm (2’11”x6’7”)

LAKE COMO GARDEN LW

‘WHITE LADY’ LW

86x68cm (2’10”x2’3”) 160x112cm (5’3”x3’8”)

83x74cm (2’9”x2’5”)

109x83cm (3’7”x2’9”)

LAKESIDE LANDSCAPE 114x84cm (3’9”x2’9”)

85x170cm (2’10”x5’7”)

124x220cm (4’1”x7’3”)

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THE BRIDGE

THE PAGODA LW

90x120cm (3’0”x3’11”)

123x157cm (4’1”x5’2”)

162x206cm (5’4”x6’9”)

ON THE RIVERBANK LW

90x120cm (3’0”x3’11”)

123x157cm (4’1”x5’2”)

162x206cm (5’4”x6’9”)

THE TERRACE

86x122cm (2’10”x4’0”)

120x162cm (3’11”x5’4”)

81x137cm (2’8”x4’6”)

165x225cm (5’5”x7’5”)

(see also page 189)

168x211cm (5’6”x6’11”)

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THE TERRACE

THE WATERMILL

With Loops: 68x160cm (2’3”x5’3”)

With Loops: 68x157cm (2’3”x5’2”) Without Loops: 60x157cm (2’0”x5’2”)

Without Loops: 60x160cm (2’0”x5’3”)

NOBLE HUNT SCENE

HORSEMANSHIP

With Loops: 70x162cm (2’4”x5’4”)

With Loops: 64x143cm (2’1”x4’8”) Without Loops: 56x143cm (1’10”x4’8”)

Without Loops: 61x162cm (2’0”x5’4”)

CARRIAGE AND FOUR

THE HARBOUR

With Loops: 68x152cm (2’3”x5’0”) Without Loops: 59x152cm (1’11”x5’0”)

With Loops: 68x152cm (2’3”x5’0”) Without Loops: 60x152cm (2’0”x5’0”)

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Landscapes, Pastorals & Maritime

LES MOISSONNEURS (The Harvesters) HW 167x250cm (5’6”x8’2”) A 17th Century tapestry depicting the summer season, with harvesters reaping in the fields and receiving wages for their labours.

201

Landscapes, Pastorals & Maritime

LA RECOLTE DU VIN (The Wine Harvest) HW 183x218cm (6’0”x7’2”) An 18th Century rural wine-making scene, depicting the picking and treading of grapes.

202

Landscapes, Pastorals & Maritime

LA PROMENADE GALANTE (The Noble Outing) HW 182x275cm (6’0”x9’0”) An elegant 18th Century country scene.

203

Landscapes, Pastorals & Maritime

LE RETOUR DES PECHEURS (The Return of the Fishermen) HW 188x262cm (6’2”x8’7”) A Flemish port scene, originally woven in Brussels circa 1740.

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Landscapes, Pastorals & Maritime

THE MARINERS LW 132x95cm (4’4”x3’2”)

185x140cm (6’1”x4’7”)

A 17th Century quayside scene.

EMBARQUEMENT (The Embarkation) SS 240x220cm (7’11”x7’3”) An 18th Century maritime scene originally woven at the Royal Aubusson Manufactory.

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SECTION SEVEN

18th & 19th CENTURY DECORATIVE In the 18th and 19th Century there was a requirement for tapestries to fulfil a greater decorative function in interior decoration. This resulted in the more ornamental style of the 18th Century. Subjects were often Floral, Still-Life or Architectural, or a combination of these, sometimes inspired from paintings by Dutch and Flemish Masters. ‘Exotic’ themes from distant lands became a fashionable style during these centuries as a result of the increasing popularity of ocean voyages and exploration. A number of vertical ‘Portière’ hangings were also produced during this period, with the original application of covering entire doorways. ©

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18th & 19th Century Decorative

PAYSAGE AU DRAPE (Landscape with Drape) LW 110x150cm (3’7”x4’11”) 150x188cm (4’11”x6’2”) Inspired from an 18th Century tapestry from Flanders.

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18th & 19th Century Decorative

BOUQUET FLAMAND LW 113x84cm (3’9”x2’9”)

147x106cm (4’10”x3’6”)

From an 18th Century Dutch masterpiece.

BOUQUET COLONNES LW 150x102cm (4’11”x3’4”) Ornamental bouquet with classical architecture.

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FLORAL PORTIERE

BOUQUET CORNEMUSE

AUBUSSON PORTIERE

193x74cm (6’4”x2’5”)

From a design woven circa 1865.

144x105cm (4’9”x3’6”)

A 19th Century Beauvais-style tapestry.

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185x71cm (6’1”x2’4”)

A late 18th Century portière.

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PEDESTAL PORTIERE - CREAM

PEDESTAL PORTIERE - RED

JARDIN DE BAGATELLE

146x58cm (4’10”x1’11”) (no birds)

200x72cm (6’7”x2’4”) (with birds)

An ornamental tapestry in the Renaissance style, taken from a fresco over a fireplace at the Château de Fontainebleau, France.

Woven at The Gobelins, Paris, in the 18th Century.

121x93cm (4’0”x3’1”)

173x130cm (5’8”x4’3”)

240x180cm (7’11”x5’11”)

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146x58cm (4’10”x1’11”) (no birds) 200x72cm (6’7”x2’4”) (with birds)

Woven at The Gobelins, Paris, in the 18th Century.

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18th & 19th Century Decorative

THE CAVALIER LW 148x105cm (4’10”x3’6”)

GRAND ARMORIALS 198x152cm (6’6”x5’0”)

From an early 19th Century painting called ‘The Charging Chasseur’. This officer of the army in full regalia, sits astride his rearing warhorse on a smokey battlefield.

LW 145x110cm (4’9”x3’7”) 193x145cm (6’4”x4’9”) From an 18th Century design originally woven at the Gobelins.

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18th & 19th Century Decorative

BOUQUET BALUSTRADE LW 107x148cm (3’6”x4’11”)

147x195cm (4’10”x6’5”)

Inspired from the 17th Century Baroque masterpieces.

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BOUQUET NICHE

BOUQUET CHENONCEAUX

VENETIAN ARCH

150x105cm (4’11”x3’6”)

Inspired from an early 18th Century English tapestry.

145x108cm (4’9”x3’7”)

From an original 18th Century design.

EXOTIC STILL-LIFE

THE ENCHANTED GARDEN

67x104cm (2’2”x3’5”)

130x100cm (4’3”x3’3”)

Originally woven at Beauvais, late 19th Century.

65x105cm (2’2”x3’6”)

130x210cm (4’3”x6’11”)

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18th & 19th Century Decorative

LE JARDIN MAGNIFIQUE LW 115x100cm (3’9”x3’3”) 170x150cm (5’7”x4’11”) Inspired from an 18th Century Italian painting, with a richly decorated border.

LE VASE LW 105x66cm (3’5”x2’2”)

135x85cm (4’5”x2’10”)

210x132cm (6’11”x4’4”) A classical 18th Century still-life design.

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18th & 19th Century Decorative

FLORAL COLUMN

PANORAMIQUE LW

147x192cm (4’10”x6’4”)

Exotic landscape in the style of those woven at ‘Les Gobelins’.

105x145cm (3’5”x4’9”)

144x214cm (4’9”x7’0”)

Originally woven circa 1860 at the Royal Beauvais Workshops for the Elysée Palace in Paris.

Aubusson Portière, 19th Century.

LW 145x142cm (4’9”x4’8”) A rich bouquet on a marble console amidst an exotic garden.

BEAUVAIS STILL-LIFE

GRAND BEAUVAIS VASE LW

LE JARDIN EXOTIQUE

127x35cm (4’2”x1’2”) 180x48cm (5’11”x1’7”)

83x112cm (2’9”x3’8”)

105x145cm (3’5”x4’9”)

144x190cm (4’9”x6’3”)

Inspired from a tapestry woven at the Royal Beauvais Workshops in the 19th Century.

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BOUQUET DRAPE LW 150x107cm (4’11”x3’6”)

GRAND BOUQUET FLAMAND LW 195x147cm (6’5”x4’10”)

From an 18th Century tapestry from Flanders.

Inspired from an 18th Century Dutch masterpiece.

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18th & 19th Century Decorative

PAYSAGE ORIENTAL

150x152cm (4’11”x5’0”)

From a design originally woven at the Beauvais Manufactory in the late 17th Century.

THE OASIS LW 150x110cm (4’11”x3’7”) Inspired from the ‘Tentures des Indes’ series woven at The Gobelins during the 17th Century.

PORTIERE CHEVAL

PORTIERE FLAMANT

LW 150x70cm (4’11”x2’4”)

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THE ELEPHANT LW

66x86cm (2’2”x2’10”)

THE CAMEL 90x117cm (3’0”x3’10”)

122x162cm (4’0”x5’4”)

ELEPHANT AND LEOPARD 71x90cm (2’4”x3’0”)

66x86cm (2’2”x2’10”)

90x117cm (3’0”x3’10”)

122x162cm (4’0”x5’4”)

‘Exotic’ style from the mid-18th Century, a period when Orientalism was popular.

Originally woven at Aubusson, France, in the mid-18th Century.

COCK AND HENS 117x145cm (3’10”x4’9”)

145x185cm (4’9”x6’1”)

Landscape inspired by the ‘Return from the Indies’ series, woven in the 18th Century.

73x93cm (2’5”x3’1”)

93x130cm (3’1”x4’3”)

Taken from an original 18th Century painting.

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18th & 19th Century Decorative

TUSCANY LANDSCAPE LW

105x140cm (3’5”x4’7”)

EXOTIC LANDSCAPE 140x190cm (4’7”x6’3”)

A tranquil evening scene from a lakeside terrace in a mountainous landscape.

93x150cm (3’1”x4’11”)

205x270cm (6’9”x8’11”)

RENAISSANCE VASE

PANORAMIC GARDENS LW

117x145cm (3’10”x4’9”)

A 19th Century design reflecting a revival of interest in botanical themes.

135x218cm (4’5”x7’2”)

180x280cm (5’11”x9’2”)

From a design created around 1855, this panoramic view gives the impression of being in a garden.

86x71cm (2’10”x2’4”)

124x97cm (4’1”x3’2”)

A tapestry inspired by the Renaissance style.

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THE EXOTIC GARDEN LW 150x95cm (4’11”x3’2”)

250x150cm (8’2”x4’11”)

An 18th Century-style exotic verdure with waterfall and luxuriant vegetation.

EXOTIC BIRDS LW 127x97cm (4’2”x3’2”)

190x145cm (6’3”x4’9”)

This scene depicts a Brazilian landscape, with its tropical plants and exotic birds. Representations of far-away countries were popular in the late 19th Century.

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18th & 19th Century Decorative

FLORAL BOUQUET

FLORAL COLONNADE

FLOWERS AND GRAPES

75x65cm (2’6”x2’2”)

120x97cm (3’11”x3’2”) 160x132cm (5’3”x4’4”)

FLOWERBASKET – DARK (Chenille)

FLOWERBASKET – LIGHT (Chenille)

66x105cm (2’2”x3’5”)

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75x65cm (2’6”x2’2”)

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18th & 19th Century Decorative

THE PALM TREE LW 142x86cm (4’8”x2’10”)

210x130cm (6’11”x4’3”)

A 19th Century design reflecting a revival of interest in botanical themes.

THE MAGNOLIA TREE LW 142x86cm (4’8”x2’10”)

210x130cm (6’11”x4’3”)

In the 19th Century, many rare and exotic plants were studied by botanists on their ocean voyages.

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FLORAL BASKET - DARK LW

68x117cm (2’3”x3’10”)

FLORAL BASKET - LIGHT 96x147cm (3’2”x4’10”)

138x175cm (4’7”x5’9”)

68x117cm (2’3”x3’10”)

FLEUR-DE-LYS ROYAL

THE APPLE BOWL

107x146cm (3’6”x4’10”)

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96x147cm (3’2”x4’10”)

138x175cm (4’7”x5’9”)

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BOUQUET EXOTIQUE LW 143x105cm (4’8”x3’5”)

190x142cm (6’3”x4’8”)

A rich bouquet on a marble console amidst an exotic garden.

BOUQUET JARDIN LW 143x105cm (4’8”x3’5”)

190x142cm (6’3”x4’8”)

This tapestry is an inspiration from the gardens at the Palace of Versailles.

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18th & 19th Century Decorative

AUBUSSON FLORAL BASKET

BOUQUET VENDOME LW

72x98cm (2’5”x3’3”)

112x145cm (3’8”x4’5”)

An ornamental bouquet against a damask-style background.

71x91cm (2’4”x3’0”)

THE PARROT

46x89cm (1’6”x2’11”)

110x145cm (3’7”x4’9”)

145x185cm (4’9”x6’1”)

An elegant composition in the style of the 18th Century Aubusson Savonneries.

GARDENER BOY Originally woven circa 1720 at The Gobelins.

148x203cm (4’10”x6’8”)

46x89cm (1’6”x2’11”)

Museum of Ecouen near Paris.

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18th & 19th Century Decorative

FLORAL PORTICO LW 150x100cm (4’11”x3’4”)

210x152cm (6’11”x5’0”)

A mid-19th Century floral design with architectural columns.

BOUQUET IMPERIAL LW 148x97cm (4’10”x3’2”)

205x145cm (6’9”x4’9”)

From an early 18th Century tapestry.

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FLOWERBASKET - CREAM LW

71x100cm (2’4”x3’4”)

FLOWERBASKET - BLUE 145x200cm (4’9”x6’7”)

FLORAL VASE - BLUE

THE JAY

100x71cm (3’4”x2’4”) 200x145cm (6’7”x4’9”)

68x95cm (2’3”x3’1”)

71x100cm (2’4”x3’4”)

145x200cm (4’9”x6’7”)

FLORAL VASE - CREAM 134x158cm (4’5”x5’2”)

100x71cm (3’4”x2’4”) 200x145cm (6’7”x4’9”)

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VASE CHAMBORD LW 97x72cm (3’2”x2’5”) 145x114cm (4’9”x3’9”) 200x145cm (6’7”x4’9”)

STILL-LIFE LW 75x65cm (2’6”x2’2”)

150x130cm (4’11”x4’3”)

From a 17th Century Flemish-style painting.

Woven circa 1770 at The Gobelins, for an English Earl.

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18th & 19th Century Decorative

VENICE

114x163cm (3’9”x5’4”)

The ancient city of Venice in northern Italy, is a sea port built on over one hundred islands in the Lagoon of Venice. The strategic position of Venice between Europe and the East, meant it became a powerful maritime and commercial centre in the Middle Ages.

TYPUS ORBIS TERRARUM (Map of the Known World) LW

93x133cm (3’1”x4’5”)

Map of the World with a particularly ancient appearance, from a late 16th Century engraving by an eminent cartographer from Antwerp.

BEAUVAIS VASE – SPRING

BEAUVAIS VASE – AUTUMN

84x140cm (2’9”x4’7”)

Originally woven circa 1860 at Beauvais, for the Elysée Palace.

133x188cm (4’5”x6’2”)

84x140cm (2’9”x4’7”)

An ornate trellis surrounds an ornamental stone pedestal bearing a vase.

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BOUQUET AU VIOLON HW 233x180cm (7’8”x5’11”)

THE BALCONY LW 130x92cm (4’3”x3’0”)

190x137cm (6’3”x4’6”)

Inspired from an 18th Century Flemish tapestry.

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TRIANON SS 150x132cm (4’11”x4’4”) From the Château de Versailles, originally woven in the 18th Century at the Ateliers des Gobelins.

LE CONCERT D’AVRIL (The April Concert) SS 244x182cm (8’0”x6’0”) Originally woven at the Royal Gobelins Manufactory, Paris, in the 18th Century.

SECTION EIGHT

19th CENTURY ENGLISH DECORATIVE The traditional technique of tapestry-weaving in England was revived in the last quarter of the 19th Century, after having declined some long while earlier. This revival of the decorative arts style in England was influenced in part by the medieval tapestry designs, including the ‘Mille-Fleurs’ (thousand flowers) motif so popular in the 15th Century, and also the ‘aristolochia leaves’ of a later period. Many designs were produced by the firm of Morris & Co. at Merton Abbey, Surrey, between 1881 and 1900. ©

232

19th Century English Decorative

VINE AND ACANTHUS LW 72x95cm (2’4”x3’1”) 110x145cm (3’7”x4’9”) 147x205cm (4’10”x6’9”) Originally designed and woven in 1879 at Kelmscott Manor, Oxfordshire. This tapestry is one of the first and finest designs of this style and period.

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THE WOODPECKER TAPESTRY LW 102x49cm (3’4”x1’7”) 151x74cm (5’0”x2’5”) HW 264x138cm (8’8”x4’6”) From an original tapestry woven by Morris & Co. at Merton Abbey, Surrey, circa 1885

BIRDS AND ACANTHUS LW 120x93cm (3’11”x3’1”)

175x132cm (5’9”x4’4”)

240x180cm (7’11”x5’11”)

From an original design dating from the late 1870s, intended for tapestry-weaving. There is a hint of Art Nouveau in the swirling curves of the foliage.

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POMONA LW

82x49cm (2’8”x1’7”)

THE PEACOCK 120x74cm (3’11”x2’5”)

An allegorical tapestry depicting Autumn, circa 1890.

76x49cm (2’6”x1’7”)

49x84cm (1’7”x2’9”)

110x73cm (3’7”x2’5”)

Originally woven at Merton Abbey in 1887.

82x49cm (2’8”x1’7”)

120x74cm (3’11”x2’5”)

From a tapestry depicting the seasons, circa 1890.

THE MINSTREL

THE FOREST LW

THE ORCHARD

74x117cm (2’5”x3’10”)

Woven by Morris & Co. in 1887 for the London residence of a wealthy patron.

61x78cm (2’0”x2’7”)

82x105cm (2’8”x3’5”)

Designed to hang over a fireplace, woven circa 1890.

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CORINTHE LW

67x50cm (2’3”x1’7”)

92x72cm (3’0”x2’5”)

Originally produced circa 1880.

THE ORANGE TREE

BIRDS

83x86cm (2’9”x2’10”)

Created by Morris & Co., circa 1900.

70x45cm (2’4”x1’6”)

From an original design circa 1880.

FOX AND PHEASANTS LW

70x178cm (2’4”x5’10”)

The revival of decorative arts in England at the end of the 19th Century became known as the ‘Arts and Crafts Movement’. This tapestry was originally woven in 1887.

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FLORA

THE GARDEN LW

118x70cm (3’11”x2’4”)

135x92cm (4’5”x3’0”)

184x130cm (6’1”x4’3”)

From an original design produced by Morris & Co. at Merton Abbey in Surrey around 1910.

110x71cm (3’7”x2’4”)

142x91cm (4’8”x3’0”)

198x130cm (6’6”x4’3”)

Originally woven circa 1885 by Morris & Co. An allegorical tapestry in which Flora represents the summer season.

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THE WOODPECKER (without scroll)

ACANTHUS

117x74cm (3’10”x2’5”)

From a design woven in 1885 by Morris & Co., weavers at Merton Abbey.

72x48cm (2’5”x1’7”)

120x71cm (3’11”x2’4”)

160x95cm (5’3”x3’1”)

This tapestry is an inspiration from an original wallhanging circa 1880.

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TAPESTRY HANGING RODS WITH ‘SPEAR’ FINIALS Supplied packaged with fixings and instructions

Ref. S6 225 - 300cm (7’5” - 9’10”) Ref. S5 175 - 225cm (5’9” - 7’5”)

Ref. S4 125 -175cm (4’1” - 5’9”) Finial detail

Ref. S3 100 -150cm (3’3” - 4’11”)

Ref. S2 60 -100cm (2’0” - 3’3”)

Ref. S1 35 - 60cm (1’2” - 2’0”)

These Tapestry Hanging Rods are expandable and will extend to fit any size between the stated dimensions. The ‘Spear’ finials are cast by hand in solid brass then finished in matt-black to give an aged wrought iron effect. ‘King Arthur - Camelot’ 62x56cm (2’0”x1’10”) Shown with Rod Ref. S2

Flush-mounted to the wall by fixing through the eyelets on the finials using the black screws and plugs provided. Size 6 Hanging Rods are supplied with an obscure flush-fixing central bracket to provide additional support.

JOUST AT CAMELOT LW

With loops: 70x90cm (2’4”x3’0”)

Shown with Rod Ref. S2 Without loops: 63x90cm (2’1”x3’0”)

A jousting tournament held outside the walls of King Arthur’s Court at Camelot.

OLD BRUSSELS LW

‘King Arthur - Avalon’ 62x56cm (2’0”x1’10”) Shown with Rod Ref. S2

Shown with Rod Ref. S3

65x107cm (2’2”x3’6”)

From an early 16th Century tapestry depicting the medieval city and surrounding forest.

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TAPESTRY HANGING RODS WITH ‘FLEUR DE LYS’ FINIALS Supplied packaged with fixings and instructions

Ref. R6 225 - 300cm (7’5” - 9’10”) Ref. R5 175 - 225cm (5’9” - 7’5”)

Ref. R4 125 -175cm (4’1” - 5’9”) Finial detail

Ref. R3 100 -150cm (3’3” - 4’11”)

Ref. R2 60 -100cm (2’0” - 3’3”)

Ref. R1 35 - 60cm (1’2” - 2’0”)

These Tapestry Hanging Rods are expandable and will extend to fit any size between the stated dimensions. The ‘Fleur de Lys’ finials are cast by hand in solid brass then ‘antiqued’ to give an authentic aged appearance. ‘King Arthur - Lion’ 62x56cm (2’0”x1’10”) Shown with Rod Ref. R2

Flush-mounted to the wall by fixing through the eyelets on the finials using the brass screws and plugs provided. Size 6 Hanging Rods are supplied with an obscure flush-fixing central bracket to provide additional support.

LEGEND OF KING ARTHUR LW

With loops: 109x180cm (3’7”x5’11”)

Shown with Rod Ref. R4 Without loops: 102x180cm (3’4”x5’11”)

A Medieval Renaissance tapestry depicting the story of King Arthur of ancient legend.

KNIGHT OF SIENA LW

‘King Arthur - Unicorn’ 62x56cm (2’0”x1’10”) Shown with Rod Ref. R2

Shown with Rod Ref. R4

100x146cm (3’3”x4’10”)

From a fresco in Siena, Italy, dated 1328. A noble General celebrates his victories.

INDEX

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A Mon Seul Désir 69, 76 Acanthus 237 Apple Bowl, The 222 Arithmetic Lesson 36 Arming and Departing for the Quest Arming and Departure 20 Arming and Departure for the Quest Arms of Nagera 121 Arms of Vaux-le-Vicomte 120 Arrivée au Port 178 Arthur at Camelot 9 Arthur Draws the Sword 17 Arthur Rides from Camelot 17 Au Bord de la Rivière 147 Aubusson Floral Basket 224 Aubusson Portière 208 Autumn 181 Autumn and Winter 183 Autumnal Forest 145 ________________

14 3, 18

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Balcony, The 229 Bataille de Bruges 111 Battle of Blenheim 127 Battue, La 107 Bayeux - Battle of Hastings 37 Bayeux - Earl Harold 33 Bayeux - Embarkation 33 Bayeux - Harold in Normandy 26 Bayeux - Harold Rides to Bosham 33 Bayeux - Harold Sails from Sussex 31, 40 Bayeux - Pevensey 33 Bayeux - The Banquet 26 Bayeux - The Messenger 27 Bayeux - The Norman Fleet 36 Bayeux - William Sails for England 31, 40 Beauvais Still-Life 214 Beauvais Vase - Autumn 228 Beauvais Vase - Spring 228 Bestiaire 142 Birds 235 Birds and Acanthus 233 Bouquet au Violon 229 Bouquet Balustrade 211 Bouquet Chenonceaux 212 Bouquet Colonnes 207 Bouquet Cornemuse 208 Bouquet Drapé 215 Bouquet Exotique 223 Bouquet Flamand 207 Bouquet Impérial 225 Bouquet Jardin 223 Bouquet Niche 212 Bouquet Vendôme 224 Bridge, The 198

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C ________________

Camel, The 217 Canal de Bruges, Le 97 Canards 155 Captive Unicorn 75, 77, 86 Carriage and Four 199 Cascade 195 Castle, The 25 Cavalier, The 210 Cerf, Le 141 Cerfs Ailés, Les 23, 43 Chasse à Courre 194 Chasse à la Campagne 194 Chasse à l’Arbalète 29 Chasse au Faucon, La 41 Chasse de Maximilien ‘Juillet’ 100 Chasse de Maximilien ‘l’Affût’ 106 Chasse de Maximilien ‘Le Débouche’ 102 Chasse de Maximilien ‘Le Départ’ 129 Chasse de Maximilien ‘Le Rabatteur’ 123 Chasse de Maximilien ‘Le Rendez-vous’ 103 Chasse de Maximilien ‘Les Veneurs’ 123 Chasse de Maximilien ‘Septembre’ 101 Chasse en Forêt, La 128 Chasse Royal, La 179 Chateau Bellevue 108 Château Bellevue Panoramique 116 Château de Chambord 109 Château de Monceaux 119 Château de Saint Germain 98 Château de Versailles 96 Château Royal 119 Châtelet, Le 166 Chevalier Médiéval, Le 57 Chief Knights, The 12 Chien à la Fontaine 167 Clairière, La 147 Coach and Four 197 Cock and Hens 217 Concert à la Fontaine, Le 60 Concert Champêtre 35 Concert d’Avril, Le 230 Concert Médiéval, Le 94 Concert près de la Fontaine 58 Concert, Le 61 Corinthe 235 Country Mill 192 Country Picnic 83 Cueillette des Fruits, La 48 ________________

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Dame à la Licorne - A Mon Seul Désir Dame à la Licorne - La Vue 54, 73 Dame à la Licorne - Le Goût 52, 58 Dame à la Licorne - Le Toucher 55 Dame à la Licorne - l’Odorat 53, 93

Dame à la Licorne - l’Ouie 56, 93 Dame à l’Orgue 68 Danse, La 48 Danse Médiéval, La 51 Décembre 99 Départ de Chasse 32 Départ pour la Chasse 22 Departure for the Hunt 83 Departure from Camelot 11 Departure from the Castle 74 Departure of the Knights 10 Deux Hérons, Les 148 Docks, The 187 ________________

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Elephant, The 217 Elephant and Leopard 217 Embarquement 204 Embroidery, The 77 Enchanted Garden, The 212 Exotic Birds 219 Exotic Garden, The 219 Exotic Landscape 218 Exotic Still-Life 212 ________________

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Falconing Expedition, The 26 Fauconniers, Les 122 Feuilles d’Aristoloches 143 Fileuse de Laine, La 92 Flanders Forest 145 Fleur-de-Lys Royal 222 Flora 236 Floral Basket - Dark 222 Floral Basket - Light 222 Floral Bouquet 220 Floral Colonnade 220 Floral Column 214 Floral Portico 225 Floral Portière 208 Floral Vase - Blue 226 Floral Vase - Cream 226 Flowerbasket - Blue 226 Flowerbasket - Cream 226 Flowerbasket - Dark (Chenille) 220 Flowerbasket - Light (Chenille) 220 Flowers and Grapes 220 Folly, The 170 Forest, The 234 Forêt Ancienne, La 139 Forêt de Clairmarais 143 Forêt de Compiègne 160 Forêt de Fontainebleau 160 Fountain, The 171 Fountain Portière 41 Four Seasons, The 184/185 Fox and Pheasants 235

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Galleon, The 190 Garden, The 236 Gardener Boy 224 Gathering at the Fountain 86 Gathering for the Hunt 25 Ghent Marketplace - The Herald 38 Ghent Marketplace - The Merchants 38 Ghent Marketplace - The Town Square 38 Grand Armorials 210 Grand Beauvais Vase 214 Grand Bouquet Flamand 215 Grande Forêt, La 133 Griffin of London 16 ________________

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Hailing the Ferryman 190 Harbour, The 186, 199 Harvest, The 187 Haywain, The 190, 193 Heraldic Unicorn 16 Heralds, The 119 Hérauts, Les 104 Hercules and the Stallion 138 Herons at the Waterfall 145 History of King Arthur 4, 19, 20 Hornblower, The 25 Horsemanship 196, 199 ________________ In the Vineyard

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Jardin de Bagatelle 209 Jardin Exotique, Le 214 Jardin Magnifique, Le 213 Jardin Médiéval, Le 71 Jardins Versailles, Les 114 Jay, The 226 Joust at Camelot 4, 238 Jousting Arena, The 8 ________________

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King Arthur - Avalon 238 King Arthur - Camelot 238 King Arthur - Lion 239 King Arthur - Unicorn 239 King Arthur and his Knights 9 King’s Court, The 8 Knight, The 39 Knight at Montacute 47 Knight of Siena 37, 239 Knight’s Coat of Arms, A 121 Knights of Camelot 13 Knights of King Arthur 4, 19, 20 Knights of the Round Table, The 2, 15, 18

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Ladies of Camelot 13 Lady and Page 85 Lady at the Organ 78 Lady with the Unicorn - A Mon Seul Désir 88 Lady with the Unicorn - La Vue 91 Lady with the Unicorn - Le Goût 89 Lady with the Unicorn - Le Toucher 91 Lady with the Unicorn - l’Odorat 49, 90 Lady with the Unicorn - l’Ouie 90 Lady with the Unicorn - Sight 77 Lady with the Unicorn - Taste 84 Lady with the Unicorn - Tent 84 Lady with the Unicorn - The Organ 47 Lady with the Unicorn - The Sight 82 Lady with the Unicorn - The Taste 71, 78, 82 Lady with the Unicorn - The Tent 74, 78 Lady with the Unicorn - Touch 59, 63, 77 Lake Como Garden 191, 197 Lake Como Terrace 191 Lakeside 188 Lakeside Landscape 197 Leaving for the Hunt 79 Lecture, La 61 Lecture, The 77 Legend of King Arthur, The 5, 19, 239 Licorne à la Fontaine, La 28, 42 Licorne Captive, La 49, 73 Licorne Captive - Rouge 57 Lion Portière 75 Little Boatman 196 Little Fisherman 196 ________________

M_______________

Magnolia Tree, The 221 Manoir, Le 166 Manoir Renaissance, Le 129 Map of the Known World 228 Map of the World 186 Mariners, The 204 Maximilian Hawking 119 Meadow Melody 81 Medieval Banquet 79 Medieval Brussels 118 Medieval Court-Life 85 Medieval Forger, The 59 Medieval Fountain 37 Medieval Grape-Harvest 74 Medieval Grape-Pickers 85 Medieval Music 36 Medieval Pastimes 86 Medieval Sheep-Shearing 48 Medieval Shepherd, The 48 Medieval Trumpeters 44 Medieval Wine-Feast 86 Medieval Winemakers 83 Medieval Winemarket 83

Medieval Winepress 80 Medieval Woodcutters 31 Merchants on the Quayside Merchants’ Ship 187 Mill House, The 188 Mille-Fleurs Animaux 56 Minstrel, The 234 Mois de l’Année, Les 27 Moissonneurs, Les 200 Musicians, The 77 ________________

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Naval Battle 186 Noble Amazone 58, 62, 71 Noble Hunt 193 Noble Hunt Scene 196, 199 Noble Outing, The 126 Noble Pastimes 82 Noble Pastorale 62 ________________

O________________

Oasis, The 216 Old Brussels 238 Old Mill, The 188 On the Riverbank 198 Orange Tree, The 235 Orchard, The 234 ________________

P________________

Pagoda, The 198 Paie des Moissonneurs 105 Palace of Versailles 117 Palais, Le 158 Palais de Monceaux 125 Palais Royal, Le 125 Palm Tree, The 221 Panoramic Gardens 218 Panoramique 214 Parc, Le 154 Parrot, The 224 Patineurs, Les 115 Paysage au Drapé 206 Paysage au Rivière 175 Paysage d’Automne 172 Paysage du Lauragais 149 Paysage Oriental 216 Peacock, The 234 Pedestal Portière - Cream 209 Pedestal Portière - Red 209 Petite Maison, La 146 Petite Tour, La 146 Pomona 234 Pont, Le 158 Port, The 187 Portière Cascade I 159 Portière Cascade II 159 Portière Cheval 216 Portière Flamant 216 Pressage, Le 66

Pressoir, Le 76 Prise de Lille, La 112 Procession from Camelot 4 Promenade, La 34 Promenade Galante, La 202 ________________

Q________________

Quest for the Unicorn, The ________________

R________________

Rapport, Le 107 Récolte, La 66 Récolte du Vin, La 201 Renaissance Vase 218 Repas Champêtre, Le 30 Repos à la Fontaine 39 Retour au Château, Le 110 Retour des Pêcheurs, Le 203 Return of the Conqueror, The 27 Return to the Port 190 Riders, The 194 Riverside 195 Riverside Landscape 192 Royal Arms of England 120 Royal Estate, The 113 Royal Joust, The 7 Ruisseau, Le 151 ________________

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Scène Galante 62 Scene of Gallantry 74 Scène Pastorale 92 Scène Villageois Flamande 124 Scènes Galantes 64, 70 Secret Garden, The 85 Shearing and Woolwinding 63 Spring 180 Spring and Summer 182 Springtime at Camelot 11 Still-Life 227 Suffolk Cottage 188 Summer 180 Summons, The 20 Summonsing of the Knights 18 Swans, The 194 ________________

T________________

Terrace, The 189, 192, 198, 199 Thousand Emblazoned Flowers 71 Tonte des Moutons 76 Tournament at Camelot, The 6 Tournoi, Le 24 Travail de la Laine 58, 76 Trianon 230 Tudor Garden 81 Tudor Pastimes 81 Tuscany Landscape 218 Typus Orbis Terrarum 228

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U________________

Unicorn at the Fountain Unicorn by the Fountain Unicorn Portière 75 ________________

25, 86 44

V________________

Vase, Le 213 Vase Chambord 227 Vendanges, Les 50, 65, 72 Vendanges au Château 67 Vendanges Médiéval 87 Venetian Arch 212 Venetian Port 195 Venice 228 Verdure à Fond de Fleurs 130 Verdure à Grands Ramages 140 Verdure au Barque 163 Verdure au Cerf 136 Verdure au Lac 132 Verdure au Oiseau Royal 162 Verdure au Rivière 165 Verdure Aubusson 173 Verdure Audenarde 150 Verdure aux Canards 174 Verdure aux Hérons 135 Verdure aux Oiseaux 134 Verdure aux Volatiles 176 Verdure Balmoral 168/169 Verdure Beauvais 137 Verdure Cascade 159 Verdure Chantilly 144 Verdure Colverts 156, 161 Verdure de Bruges 175 Verdure de Grammont 141 Verdure des Flandres 151 Verdure Exotique 164 Verdure Fontaine 145 Verdure Rambouillet 141 Verdure Renaissance 141 Verdure Tropicale 157 Verdure Villeroi 152/153 Vie Médiéval, La 25 Vignerons, Les 62 Ville de Cordes, La 27 Vine and Acanthus 232 Vintage, The 78,84 Vintners, The 84 ________________

W_______________

Wagon, The 188 Watermill, The 193, 199 ‘White Lady’ 197 Winemarket, The 79 Winged Stags, The 26 Winter 181 Winter Lake 117 Winter Landscape 187 Woodpecker Tapestry, The 233 Woodpecker, The (without scroll) Woolworkers 79

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