Tapestry: The Emperor on a Journey (from the series THE STORY OF THE EMPEROR OF CHINA)
Guy Louis Vernansal
(French, 1648–1729)
Jean Baptiste Belin de Fontenay
(French, 1653–1715)
Jean-Baptiste Monnoyer
(French, 1634–1699)
Late 17th or first third of the 18th century
Object PlaceBeauvais, France
Medium/TechniqueTapestry weave (wool warp; wool and silk wefts)
Dimensions244 x 386 cm (96 1/16 x 151 15/16 in.)
Credit LineGift of Mr. and Mrs. Henry U. Harris in the name of Mrs. Edwin S. Webster and Mr. and Mrs. Henry U. Harris
Accession number65.1352
On View
Not on viewClassificationsTextiles
Collections
Provenance1928, Farid Abi-Raji Maluf, Boston [see note 1]; 1928, sold by Maluf to Edwin Sibley Webster (b. 1867 - d. 1950) and his wife, Jane Hevey Webster (b. 1870 - d. 1969), Boston; by descent to their daughter, Mary Webster (Mrs. Henry Upham) Harris (b. 1900 - d. 1987), Glen Head, NY; 1965, gift of Mr. and Mrs. Henry U. Harris to the MFA. (Accession Date: November 10, 1965)
NOTES:
[1] According to him, this tapestry came "from the famous collection of the Duc de Mas[s]a."
NOTES:
[1] According to him, this tapestry came "from the famous collection of the Duc de Mas[s]a."
3rd-4th century AD
Francesco Albani
First half of the 18th century A.D. 1700–50
First quarter of the 16th century
Albrecht Dürer
First quarter of the 16th century
Second half of the 16th century
Second half of the 16th century or first quarter of the 17th century
1675–1725
Maximilien de Haese
about 1771–75
Pierre Dumon
about 1654–56