History of the Chinese Emperor II French Wall Tapestry SIZE:58"W x 58"H After a set of large

After a set of large tapestries drawn by William Morris and Edward Burne- Jones and then woven in the workshops of Morris and Company (1890-1895)

A horizontal abstract featuring zones of neutrals

while vibrant blooming flowers and foliage along the path create a beautiful walkway begging you to travel down

was taken from the Spaniards by the French during the reign of King Louis XIV

History of the Chinese Emperor II French Wall Tapestry SIZE:58"W x 58"H After a set of largeThe harvesting of pineapples. From a set of ten tapestries called The History of the Chinese Emperor commissioned by Louis Alexandre de Bourbon, son of King Louis XIV, to the Beauvais Manufacture. At the end of the 17th century, the Jesuite missionaries were returning from China with tales and knowledge that were to influence the royal courts of Europe. These tapestries, very exotic for the time, were initially made for the Rambouillet castle.