Royal Elephant I French Wall Tapestry All Styles This tapestry depicts a woodpecker

This tapestry depicts a woodpecker against an ornate backdrop and was designed by Morris & Co in 1877

depicts a serene unicorn

Even the birds flying in and out the teapot birdhouse cannot wake him

a set of 12 tapestries woven at the Gobelins Factory in Paris towards the end of the 17th century for King Louis XIV of France

To the austerity of the Middle Ages succeeded the Italian influence with its sense of composition

Royal Elephant I French Wall Tapestry All Styles This tapestry depicts a woodpeckerThis 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