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The Holy Family

Tapestry
23/05/1852-06/12/1856 (woven)
Artist/Maker
Gobelins (manufacturer)
Margarita, Adolphe (weaver)
Raphael (painter)
Place of origin
Paris (woven)

Napoleon III gave this tapestry to the South Kensington Museum (as the Victoria & Albert Museum was then called) in recognition of the gracious welcome and assistance given by the officials of the Museum to the French Jury at the Universal Exhibition of 1862 in London.

Laborious copying of paintings like Raphael's Holy Family, which this tapestry is after, formed a large part of the new work undertaken at the Gobelins tapestry manufactory in the nineteenth century.

Object details

Categories
Textiles
Tapestry
Christianity
Religion
Object type
Tapestry
TitleThe Holy Family (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Tapestry woven in wool and silk
Wool and Silk
Weaving
Brief description
Tapestry, after a painting of the Holy Family by Raphael; principal weaver Adolphe Margarita; made at the Gobelins in Paris, 23/05/1852-06/12/1856
Physical description
Tapestry, woven in wool and silk, after a painting by Raphael depicting the Holy Family.
Dimensions
  • Height: 2108mm (Note: Dims converted to metric from imperial dims recorded in paper record)
  • Width: 1447mm (Note: Dims converted to metric from imperial dims recorded in paper record)
Gallery label
(1987-2006)
'American and European Art and Design 1800-1900'

Laborious copying of paintings formed a large part of the new work undertaken at the Gobelins in the nineteenth century. Napoleon III gave the tapestry to the South Kensington Museum (as the Victoria & Albert Museum was then called) in recognition of the gracious welcome and assistance given by the officals of the Museum to the French Jury at the Universal Exhibition of 1862 in London.
Credit line
Given by the Emperor Napoleon III
Object history
Napoleon III gave the tapestry to the South Kensington Museum (as the Victoria & Albert Museum was then called) in recognition of the gracious welcome and assistance given by the officals of the Museum to the French Jury at the Universal Exhibition of 1862 in London.
Historical context
Laborious copying of paintings formed a large part of the new work undertaken at the Gobelins in the nineteenth century.
Production
After a painting by Raphael (1483-1520).
Subject depicted
Holy Family
Summary
Napoleon III gave this tapestry to the South Kensington Museum (as the Victoria & Albert Museum was then called) in recognition of the gracious welcome and assistance given by the officials of the Museum to the French Jury at the Universal Exhibition of 1862 in London.

Laborious copying of paintings like Raphael's Holy Family, which this tapestry is after, formed a large part of the new work undertaken at the Gobelins tapestry manufactory in the nineteenth century.
Collection
Textiles and Fashion Collection
Accession number
7926-1862

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Record createdMay 23, 2006
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O124162/the-holy-family-tapestry-margarita-adolphe/
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