What medium is "Sully at the Feet of Henri IV from a set of The History of France"?

Sully at the Feet of Henri IV from a set of The History of France is Wool, silk (22-23 warps per inch, 9-10 per cm.).

Is "Sully at the Feet of Henri IV from a set of The History of France" in the public domain?

Yes, Sully at the Feet of Henri IV from a set of The History of France is in the public domain and available for free download under CC0 license.

Sully at the Feet of Henri IV from a set of The History of France

Q: When was "Sully at the Feet of Henri IV from a set of The History of France" created?

This artwork was created 1788–92.

Manufacture Nationale des Gobelins|Jean Jacques François Le Barbier|Pierre François Cozette

1788–92

Sully at the Feet of Henri IV from a set of The History of France by Manufacture Nationale des Gobelins|Jean Jacques François Le Barbier|Pierre François Cozette

Medium

Wool, silk (22-23 warps per inch, 9-10 per cm.)

Dimensions

12 ft. 2 in. × 10 ft. (370.8 × 304.8 cm)

Classification

Textiles-Tapestries

Culture

French, Paris

Department

European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Purchase, Admiral Frederic R. Harris Gift, 1942

Accession Number

42.58.2

Tags

KingsMenTrees

Art Historical Context

Step into the grandeur of late 18th-century France with *Sully at the Feet Henri IV*, a magnificent tapestry from the renowned Manufacture Nationale des Gobelins Paris. Woven between 1788 1792, this piece is part of the lavish series *The History of France*, key moments in the nation's past. Designed by Jean-Jacques François Le Barbier and François Cozette, it the loyal finance minister Maximilien Béthune, Duke of Sully, kneeling his king, Henri IV—the "Good King" famed for restoring stability after the Wars of Religion and promoting economic prosperity through reforms like the Edict of Nantes...

Sully at the Feet of Henri IV from a set of The History of France

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