The Elephant, from The Berain Grotesques Series

Textiles

c. 1688/1732

After a design by Jean Baptiste Monnoyer (1636–1699) in the style of Jean I Berain (1640–1711); border design by Jean I Berain
Woven at the Manufacture Royale de Beauvais under the direction of the Behagle family (directors, 1684–1711), the Filleul brothers (codirectors, 1711–22), or Noël-Antoine Mérou (director, 1722–33)
France, Beauvais

Status: Currently Off View
Department: Textiles

Artist: Jean Baptiste Monnoyer (Designer)
Title: The Elephant, from The Berain Grotesques Series
Place: France (Artist's nationality:)
Date Dates are not always precisely known, but the Art Institute strives to present this information as consistently and legibly as possible. Dates may be represented as a range that spans decades, centuries, dynasties, or periods and may include qualifiers such as c. (circa) or BCE.: Made 1688–1732
Medium: Wool and silk, slit and double interlocking tapestry weave
Dimensions: 461.1 × 306.4 cm (181 5/8 × 120 3/4 in.)
Credit Line: Robert Allerton Endowment
Reference Number: 1956.101
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