The Battle of the Animals

Details

• Title

  The Battle of the Animals

• Artist/maker

  Gobelins (established 1662) (weaver)

  after Albert Eckhout (c. 1610 - 1666)

  Jean Jans, the Younger (active 1668 - 1723) (designer)

• Associated people

  Qianlong, Emperor of China (ruled 1736 - 1795) (owner)

  Louis XIV, King of France (ruled 1643 - 1715) (heraldry on object)

• Associated place

  Europe › France › Paris Department (place of creation)

  Asia › China (Old Summer Palace (Yuen Ming Yuen)) (former location)

• Date

  c. 1723

• Material and technique

  wool, silk, tapestry, woven, dyed

• Material index

  organic › animal › hair › wool;

  organic › animal › animal product › silk

• Technique index

  tapestry woven;

  dyed

• Object type

  textile › tapestry;

  textile

• Dimensions

  487.5 x 386 cm (height x width)

• No. of items

  1

• Credit line

  Presented by the Estate of Lieutenant-General H. Hope Crealocke, 1901.

• Museum location

  not on display

• Museum department

  Western Art

• Accession no.

  WA1901.1

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