Heralds on Horseback
Designer: attributed to Laurent Guyot; Weaver: Faubourg Saint-Marcel manufactory of Marc de Comans and François de la Planche; Designer: Border design by Guillaume Dumée; Designer: Border design by Guillaume Dumée; Cartoonist: Laurent Guyot and workshop; Cartoonist: Guillaume Dumée and Laurent Guyot
a piece form 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 Mark de Comans and François de la Planche, between 1611 nd 1627; warp undyed wool, 5½-7 ends per cm., weft dyed wool and silk, 28-40 ends per cm.
- Date
- designed 1610–1612 (woven 1611–1627)
- In our collection
- since December the 29th, 2012 up to now
- Dimensions
- H.162-5/8 x W.238-1/4 in. (irregular)
- Location
- Not on View
- Medium
- Wool, silk; tapestry weave
- Price
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- Composition
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atium 11% copper 78% iron 3% cadmium 2% oxygen 2% zinc 4%