Carpet
Made by the Savonnerie carpet manufactory, Paris, 1627 - 1825. After a model made by Charles Le Brun, French (active Paris), 1619 - 1690, or Louis Le Vau, French, 1612 - 1670.
Geography:
Made in Paris, France, Europe
Date:
1668-1685Medium:
Wool and linenDimensions:
26 feet 3 inches × 18 feet 6 inches (800.1 × 563.9 cm)Curatorial Department:
European Decorative Arts and Sculpture
1939-41-27Credit Line:
Bequest of Eleanore Elkins Rice, 1939
Made in Paris, France, Europe
Date:
1668-1685Medium:
Wool and linenDimensions:
26 feet 3 inches × 18 feet 6 inches (800.1 × 563.9 cm)Curatorial Department:
European Decorative Arts and Sculpture
* Gallery 265, European Art 1500-1850, second floor
Accession Number:1939-41-27Credit Line:
Bequest of Eleanore Elkins Rice, 1939
Label:
This carpet is from a set of ninety-three rugs made for the Grande Galerie of the Louvre. In the center are four of King Louis XIV's double L monograms intertwined beneath crowns; at each end, flanked by eagles, appears a crowned globe with the royal motto "Nec Pluribus Impar" (Unequalled Among Many).
This carpet is from a set of ninety-three rugs made for the Grande Galerie of the Louvre. In the center are four of King Louis XIV's double L monograms intertwined beneath crowns; at each end, flanked by eagles, appears a crowned globe with the royal motto "Nec Pluribus Impar" (Unequalled Among Many).
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