The Riding Lesson
Designer: Central design by Antoine Caron; Cartoonist: Central cartoon by Laurent Guyot; Designer: Border design and cartoon probably by Guillaume Dumée and Laurent Guyot; Weaver: Woven in the Faubourg Saint-Marcel manufactory of Marc de Comans and François de la Planche
a piece from the tapestry cycle woven for Marie De' Medici, The Stories of Queen Artemisia, based on an epic account by Nicolas Houel; woven in the Faubourg Saint-Marcel Manufactory of Marc de Comans and François de la Planche between 1611 and 1627; warp undyed wool, 7-8 three fourths ends per cm., weft dyed wool and silk, 28-40 ends per cm.Proper left H.158 in. (13' 2"); center H.158-1/2 in. (13' 2-1/2"); proper right H.157-3/4 in. (131' 1-3/4"); bottom W. 237-1/2 (19'9-1/2"); center W.235-1/2 in. (19'7-1/2"); top W. 239 in. (19'11").
- Date
- designed 1562–1565 (woven 1611–1627)
- In our collection
- since September the 20th, 2014 up to now
- Dimensions
- 158 1/2 x 239 in. (402.59 x 607.06 cm)
- Location
- Not on View
- Medium
- Wool, silk; tapestry weave
- Price
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- Composition
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oxygen 29% zinc 2% atium 6% copper 4% iron 37% cadmium 22%