History of the Chinese Emperor II French Wall Tapestry SIZE:58"W x 58"H Inspired by Claude Monet's The

Inspired by Claude Monet's The Bridge at Argenteuil this wall tapestry is a woven replica of the original work of art

was taken from the Spaniards by the French during the reign of King Louis XIV

this cooling and intricate abstract piece is bursting with personality

One of the Renaissance masterpieces

After a set of large tapestries drawn by William Morris and Edward Burne- Jones and then woven in the workshops of Morris and Company (1890-1895)

History of the Chinese Emperor II French Wall Tapestry SIZE:58"W x 58"H Inspired by Claude Monet's TheThe harvesting of pineapples. From a set of ten tapestries called The History of the Chinese Emperor commissioned by Louis Alexandre de Bourbon, son of King Louis XIV, to the Beauvais Manufacture. At the end of the 17th century, the Jesuite missionaries were returning from China with tales and knowledge that were to influence the royal courts of Europe. These tapestries, very exotic for the time, were initially made for the Rambouillet castle.