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The Elephant

Jean Baptiste Monnoyer (1636 - 1699)
Jean Berain (1637 - 1711)
Beauvais Tapestry Workshop

Wool and silk tapestry

1690-1725

Image of The Elephant

About the work

Location

Country: Belgium
City: Brussels
Place: British Embassy, UK representation to the EU & UK delegation to NATO
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Subjects

wind instrument, pan pipes, musician, statue (as Subject), urn, decorative art & craft, flower, leopard, elephant, bird, man, woman, turban, staff, quiver, pillar (architectural feature)

Materials & Techniques

silk, wool, tapestry, grotesque
Details

Artist

Jean Baptiste Monnoyer (1636 - 1699)
Jean Berain (1637 - 1711)
Beauvais Tapestry Workshop

Title

The Elephant

Date

1690-1725

Medium

Wool and silk tapestry

Dimensions

height: 297.00 cm, width: 427.00 cm

Acquisition

Origin uncertain

GAC number

17549