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The Final Assault on the Boar, or December from a set of the Hunts of Maximilian

designed ca. 1531, woven 1692–93
Not on view

Artwork Details

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  • Title: The Final Assault on the Boar, or December from a set of the Hunts of Maximilian
  • Designer: Bernard van Orley (Netherlandish, Brussels ca. 1492–1541/42 Brussels) , probably
  • Manufactory: Manufacture Nationale des Gobelins (French, established 1662)
  • Maker: Workshop of Jean-Baptiste Mozin (French, active 1667–93)
  • Maker: Workshop of Jean de La Croix (active 1662–1712)
  • Maker: Workshop of Dominique de La Croix (active 1692–1737)
  • Patron: Commissioned for Louis XIV, King of France (French, Saint-Germain-en-Laye 1638–1715 Versailles)
  • Date: designed ca. 1531, woven 1692–93
  • Culture: French, Paris
  • Medium: Wool, silk (19-21 warps per inch, 8-9 per cm.)
  • Dimensions: Overall: 169 1/2 x 207 in. (430.5 x 525.8 cm)
  • Classification: Textiles-Tapestries
  • Credit Line: Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1935
  • Object Number: 35.74.1
  • Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

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