Royal Elephant I French Wall Tapestry SIZE:45"W x 35"H This tapestry is an extract

This tapestry is an extract from a famous late 15th-century Flemish tapestry now at the Cluny Museum in Paris

This image makes you want to follow the road to see where it leads

The design of this jacquard wall tapestry is inspired from a painting by Pierre Patel (1605-1676)

in the last year before his death in 1890

this tapestry is simple yet complex

Royal Elephant I French Wall Tapestry SIZE:45"W x 35"H This tapestry is an extractThis jacquard tapestry is a beautiful Asian elephant covered with rich carpets and ornaments. The original is in the Louvre Museum in Paris. It was woven at a carpet factory in Aubusson established by Alexis Sallandrouze, 1808 67. The design, attributed to Jean Baptiste Am_d_e Couder, 1797 1864, draws on a number of different sources. By introducing these exotic influences, the tapestry contributed to a revival of the decorative arts in France in the