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Fantastic Landscape

Manufactory Woven at Aubusson
Probably woven under the direction of Jacques Dorliac French
ca. 1725
Not on view

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Fantastic Landscape
  • Manufactory: Woven at Aubusson (Manufacture Royale, est. 1665: Manufacture, ca. 1812–present day)
  • Maker: Probably woven under the direction of Jacques Dorliac (French, active 1715–42)
  • Date: ca. 1725
  • Culture: French, Aubusson
  • Medium: Wool, silk (15-16 warps per inch, 6 per cm.)
  • Dimensions: 8 ft. 8 in. × 90 in. (264.2 × 228.6 cm)
  • Classification: Textiles-Tapestries
  • Credit Line: Gift of Alexander Smith Cochran, 1911
  • Object Number: 11.175.17
  • Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

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