The Audience of the Emperor from the series The Story of the Emperor of China
Beauvais|Jean-Baptiste Belin de Fontenay the Elder|Guy Louis Vernansal the Elder|Jean-Baptiste Monnoyer
designed ca. 1685–90, woven ca. 1685–1740
Medium
Wool, silk (19-20 warps per inch, 8 per cm.)
Dimensions
10 ft. 3 1/2 in. × 15 ft. 3 1/4 in. (313.7 × 465.5 cm)
Classification
Textiles-Tapestries
Culture
French, Beauvais
Department
European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of Mrs. J. Insley Blair, 1948
Accession Number
48.71
Tags
BirdsFruitMenChinoiserieWomenElephants