Capture of Lille
Tapestry
1727-1728 (made)
1727-1728 (made)
| Place of origin |
Description transcribed from 1949 register:
Foreground occupied by large-scale vegetation. Behind this are five horsemen, the leader clad in a blue coat, plumed hat, and high boots, with a red saddle cloth and holsters. In the middle distance is a stream with a bridge, and a large church with spire transept and semi-circular apse. In the background is a fortified town.
Border of golden stars marked with fleur de lis and twined with fruit and flowers. In the centre of the top border is a crowned shield with three golden fleur de lis on a blue ground, and the cross of the Order of Saint Esprit below. In the top two corners of the borders is a single fleur de lis in a cartouche, and half way down the side border is a cartouche containing the LL monogram, crowned.
Foreground occupied by large-scale vegetation. Behind this are five horsemen, the leader clad in a blue coat, plumed hat, and high boots, with a red saddle cloth and holsters. In the middle distance is a stream with a bridge, and a large church with spire transept and semi-circular apse. In the background is a fortified town.
Border of golden stars marked with fleur de lis and twined with fruit and flowers. In the centre of the top border is a crowned shield with three golden fleur de lis on a blue ground, and the cross of the Order of Saint Esprit below. In the top two corners of the borders is a single fleur de lis in a cartouche, and half way down the side border is a cartouche containing the LL monogram, crowned.
Object details
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| Title | Capture of Lille |
| Materials and techniques | Wool and silk on woollen warps. 20 warps to the inch |
| Brief description | Tapestry, 1727-1728, French, 'Capture of Lille', from the 'History of the King' series, Gobelins |
| Physical description | Description transcribed from 1949 register: Foreground occupied by large-scale vegetation. Behind this are five horsemen, the leader clad in a blue coat, plumed hat, and high boots, with a red saddle cloth and holsters. In the middle distance is a stream with a bridge, and a large church with spire transept and semi-circular apse. In the background is a fortified town. Border of golden stars marked with fleur de lis and twined with fruit and flowers. In the centre of the top border is a crowned shield with three golden fleur de lis on a blue ground, and the cross of the Order of Saint Esprit below. In the top two corners of the borders is a single fleur de lis in a cartouche, and half way down the side border is a cartouche containing the LL monogram, crowned. |
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| Accession number | T.100-1949 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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