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Julius Caesar (from the Heroes Tapestries), Wool warp, wool wefts, South Netherlandish — Julius Caesar (from the Heroes Tapestries)
South Netherlandish
ca. 1400–1410

The Unicorn Purifies Water (from the Unicorn Tapestries), Wool warp with wool, silk, silver, and gilt wefts, French (cartoon)/South Netherlandish (woven) — The Unicorn Purifies Water (from the Unicorn Tapestries)
French (cartoon)/South Netherlandish (woven)
1495–1505

The Unicorn Rests in a Garden (from the Unicorn Tapestries), Wool warp with wool, silk, silver, and gilt wefts, French (cartoon)/South Netherlandish (woven) — The Unicorn Rests in a Garden (from the Unicorn Tapestries)
French (cartoon)/South Netherlandish (woven)
1495–1505

King Arthur (from the Heroes Tapestries), Wool warp, wool wefts, South Netherlandish — King Arthur (from the Heroes Tapestries)
South Netherlandish
ca. 1400–1410

Joshua and David (from the Heroes Tapestries), Wool warp, wool wefts, South Netherlandish — Joshua and David (from the Heroes Tapestries)
South Netherlandish
ca. 1400–1410

Hector of Troy (?) (from the Heroes Tapestries), Wool warp, wool wefts, South Netherlandish — Hector of Troy (?) (from the Heroes Tapestries)
South Netherlandish
ca. 1400–1410

Hunters in a Landscape, Anonymous, 16th century, Wool, silk (14 warps per inch; 5-6 per cm), British, probably London — Hunters in a Landscape
Multiple artists/makers
ca. 1575–95

The Unicorn Defends Himself (from the Unicorn Tapestries), Wool warp with wool, silk, silver, and gilt wefts, French (cartoon)/South Netherlandish (woven) — The Unicorn Defends Himself (from the Unicorn Tapestries)
French (cartoon)/South Netherlandish (woven)
1495–1505

The Hunters Enter the Woods (from the Unicorn Tapestries), Wool warp, wool, silk, silver, and gilt wefts, French (cartoon)/South Netherlandish (woven) — The Hunters Enter the Woods (from the Unicorn Tapestries)
French (cartoon)/South Netherlandish (woven)
1495–1505

Hunting for Wild Boar (from the Hunting Parks Tapestries), Wool, and silk thread, South Netherlandish — Hunting for Wild Boar (from the Hunting Parks Tapestries)
South Netherlandish
ca. 1515–35

Hunting with a Hawk (from the Hunting Parks Tapestries), Wool and silk thread, South Netherlandish — Hunting with a Hawk (from the Hunting Parks Tapestries)
South Netherlandish
ca. 1515–35

Woodcutters Working at a Deer Park (from the Hunting Parks Tapestries), Wool and silk thread, South Netherlandish — Woodcutters Working at a Deer Park (from the Hunting Parks Tapestries)
South Netherlandish
ca. 1515–35

The Unicorn Crosses a Stream (from the Unicorn Tapestries), Wool warp with wool, silk, silver, and gilt wefts, French (cartoon)/South Netherlandish (woven) — The Unicorn Crosses a Stream (from the Unicorn Tapestries)
French (cartoon)/South Netherlandish (woven)
1495–1505

The Unicorn Surrenders to a Maiden (from the Unicorn Tapestries), Wool warp with wool, silk, silver, and gilt wefts, French (cartoon)/South Netherlandish (woven) — The Unicorn Surrenders to a Maiden (from the Unicorn Tapestries)
French (cartoon)/South Netherlandish (woven)
1495–1505

The Unicorn Surrenders to a Maiden (from the Unicorn Tapestries), Wool warp with wool, silk, silver, and gilt wefts, South Netherlandish — The Unicorn Surrenders to a Maiden (from the Unicorn Tapestries)
South Netherlandish
1495–1505

The Hunters Return to the Castle (from the Unicorn Tapestries), Wool warp with wool, silk, silver, and gilt wefts, French (cartoon)/South Netherlandish (woven) — The Hunters Return to the Castle (from the Unicorn Tapestries)
French (cartoon)/South Netherlandish (woven)
1495–1505

Emperor Vespasian Cured by Veronica's Veil, Wool, silk, and gilt-metal-strip-wrapped silk in slit, dovetailed, and double interlocking tapestry weave., Flemish, Brussels — Emperor Vespasian Cured by Veronica's Veil
Flemish, Brussels
ca. 1510

Hunting of Birds with a Hawk and a Bow (from the Hunting Parks Tapestries), Wool and silk thread, South Netherlandish — Hunting of Birds with a Hawk and a Bow (from the Hunting Parks Tapestries)
South Netherlandish
ca. 1515–35

The Last Supper, Bernard van Orley Netherlandish, Wool, silk, silver-gilt thread. — The Last Supper
Bernard van Orley
Pieter de Pannemaker
ca. 1525–28

Fragment with Archbishop (from the Heroes Tapestries), Wool warp, wool wefts, South Netherlandish — Fragment with Archbishop (from the Heroes Tapestries)
South Netherlandish
ca. 1400–1410

Courtiers in a Rose Garden: A Lady and Two Gentlemen, Wool warp; wool, silk, metallic weft yarns, South Netherlandish — Courtiers in a Rose Garden: A Lady and Two Gentlemen
South Netherlandish
ca. 1440–50

Tapestry with the Annunciation, Wool warp, wool with a few metallic wefts, South Netherlandish — Tapestry with the Annunciation
South Netherlandish
ca. 1410–20

Fragments with Three Cardinals (from the Heroes Tapestries), Wool warp, wool wefts, South Netherlandish — Fragments with Three Cardinals (from the Heroes Tapestries)
South Netherlandish
ca. 1400–1410

Woodwork and ceiling from the Tapestry Room from Croome Court, Robert Adam British, Scottish, Plaster, wood, tapestry, British — Woodwork and ceiling from the Tapestry Room from Croome Court
Multiple artists/makers
ca. 1760–69

Fragment of a Tapestry or Wall Hanging, Wool and linen, Upper Rhenish — Fragment of a Tapestry or Wall Hanging
Upper Rhenish
ca. 1420–30

Vajrabhairava mandala, Silk tapestry (kesi), China — Vajrabhairava mandala
China
ca. 1330–32

The Triumph of Fame, Wool, silk (6-7 warp threads per cm.), Netherlandish, probably Brussels — The Triumph of Fame
Netherlandish, probably Brussels
ca. 1502–4

The Concert from a set of Tapestries "After the Indian Manner", John Vanderbank Flemish, Wool, silk (19-20 warps per inch, 7-8 per cm.), British, London — The Concert from a set of Tapestries "After the Indian Manner"
Multiple artists/makers
After 1690

Allegories of Air (Cephalus and Aurora) and Earth (Vertumnus and Pomona), Jacques Germain Soufflot French, Wool, silk (22-24 warps per inch, 9-10 per cm), French, Paris — Allegories of Air (Cephalus and Aurora) and Earth (Vertumnus and Pomona)
Multiple artists/makers
designed 1758–67, woven 1764–71

Allegory of Fire (Venus Visiting Vulcan), Jacques Germain Soufflot French, Wool, silk (22-24 warps per inch, 9–10 per cm.), French, Paris — Allegory of Fire (Venus Visiting Vulcan)
Multiple artists/makers
designed 1758–67, woven 1764–71

Allegory of Water (Neptune Rescuing Amymone), Jacques Germain Soufflot French, Wool, silk (22-24 warps per inch, 9-10 per cm), French, Paris — Allegory of Water (Neptune Rescuing Amymone)
Multiple artists/makers
designed 1758–67, woven 1764–71

The Falcon Hunt, Wool, and silk in slit tapestry weave with some non-horizontal or eccentric wefts., Southern Netherlands — The Falcon Hunt
Southern Netherlands
ca. 1500–1530

Tapestry with Dragons and Flowers, Silk tapestry (kesi), Eastern Central Asia — Tapestry with Dragons and Flowers
Eastern Central Asia
11th–12th century

Border Designs for the Mortlake "Acts of the Apostles" Tapestries, Franz Cleyn German, Watercolor with white heightening, details in pen and ink and graphite — Border Designs for the Mortlake "Acts of the Apostles" Tapestries
Franz Cleyn
ca. 1626–36

The Triumph of Mordecai, Jean François de Troy French, Oil on canvas — The Triumph of Mordecai
Jean François de Troy
ca. 1736

Vanity Sounds the Horn and Ignorance Unleashes the Hounds Overconfidence, Rashness and Desire (from The Hunt of the Frail Stag), Wool warp, wool and silk wefts, South Netherlandish — Vanity Sounds the Horn and Ignorance Unleashes the Hounds Overconfidence, Rashness and Desire (from The Hunt of the Frail Stag)
South Netherlandish
ca. 1495–1510

Old Age Drives the Stag out of a Lake and the Hounds Cold, Heat, Anxiety, Vexation, Heaviness, Fear, Age, and Grief Attack Him, (from The Hunt of the Frail Stag), Wool warp, wool and silk wefts, South Netherlandish — Old Age Drives the Stag out of a Lake and the Hounds Cold, Heat, Anxiety, Vexation, Heaviness, Fear, Age, and Grief Attack Him, (from The Hunt of the Frail Stag)
South Netherlandish
ca. 1495–1510

Nature Sets Her Hound Youth after the Stag (from The Hunt of the Frail Stag), Wool warp, wool and silk wefts, South Netherlandish — Nature Sets Her Hound Youth after the Stag (from The Hunt of the Frail Stag)
South Netherlandish
ca. 1495–1510

The Abduction of Cassandra by Ajax from a set of The Horses, Frans Cleyn German, Wool, silk (16-19 warps per inch, 6-7 per cm.), British, probably Mortlake — The Abduction of Cassandra by Ajax from a set of The Horses
Multiple artists/makers
designed early 1630s, woven ca. 1650–70

The Elephant from a set of five Grotesques, Jean-Baptiste Monnoyer French, Wool, silk (21-27 warps per inch, 8-9 per cm.), French, Beauvais — The Elephant from a set of five Grotesques
Multiple artists/makers
designed ca. 1688, woven ca. 1690–1711