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The Elephant

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

Wool and silk tapestry

1690-1725

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  • 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
    Series Title
    The Grotesques
    Date
    1690-1725
    Medium
    Wool and silk tapestry
    Dimensions
    height: 297.00 cm, width: 427.00 cm
    Acquisition
    Origin uncertain
    GAC number
    17549

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