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Vertical panels with garland

Manufacture Nationale des Gobelins|Jacques Neilson|George William Coventry, 6th earl of Coventry|Jacques Germain Soufflot|Maurice Jacques

designed 1758–67, woven 1764–71

Vertical panels with garland by Manufacture Nationale des Gobelins|Jacques Neilson|George William Coventry, 6th earl of Coventry|Jacques Germain Soufflot|Maurice Jacques

Medium

Wool, silk (22-24 warps per inch, 9–10 per cm.)

Dimensions

Each:: 9 ft. 11 in. × 33 1/2 in. (302.3 × 85.1 cm)

Classification

Textiles-Tapestries

Culture

French, Paris

Department

European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Gift of Samuel H. Kress Foundation, 1958

Accession Number

58.75.10, .11

Tags

Flowers

Art Historical Context

These elegant vertical tapestry panels, titled *Vertical Panels with Garland*, exemplify the opulent artistry of 18th-century France. Produced by the prestigious Manufacture Nationale des Gobelins in Paris, they were designed between 1758 and 1767—during the lavish reign of Louis XV—and meticulously woven from wool and silk between 1764 and 1771. The collaborative effort involved artists like Jacques Neilson and Maurice Jacques, architect Jacques-Germain Soufflot, and English patron George William Coventry, the 6th Earl of Coventry, reflecting international tastes in luxury decoration. Crafte...

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