Soldiers With Vases and a Litter
Designer: Central design attributed to Henry Lerambert; Cartoonist: Central cartoon attributed to 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 Cycle of Tapestries 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 Comaus and Frauçois de la Planche between 1611 and 1627; warp undyed wool, 7-8½ ends per cm., weft dyed wool and silk, 28-36 ends per cm.
- Date
- designed 1600–1606 (woven 1611–1627)
- In our collection
- since October the 2nd, 2014 up to now
- Dimensions
- 159 x 169 1/2 in. (403.86 x 430.53 cm)
- Location
- Not on View
- Medium
- Wool, silk; tapestry weave
- Price
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- Composition
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zinc 41% copper 55% iron 0% atium 0% cadmium 0% oxygen 4%