Grandes Armoiries Red French Wall Tapestry Orange The artist was a Flemish

The artist was a Flemish painter

This depiction of a horse is both graphic and energetic and is beautifully rendered in textiles with a special gold medallion

set beside an urn topped marble column with a peacock perched upon it

"according to my desire alone"

Grandes Armoiries Red French Wall Tapestry Orange The artist was a FlemishThis Flemish wall tapestry, Grandes Armoiries Red, was designed by Pierre Josse Perrot. Different versions were woven at the Gobelins at the beginning of the 18th century. The original pieces are at the Louvre and at the Versailles castle. The arms are those of the French Kingdom: three gold fleurs de lys on azure blue, woven on a red background. Also known as Grandes armoiries fond rouge.