Wall Tapestries

From a set of tapestries called the Royale Residences made at the Gobelins for King Louis XIV towards the end of 17th century. They were designed by Charles Le Brun a prominent painter and designer of the late 17th century. Le Bruns work was admired by many, especially King Louis XIV, who eventually made him the First Painter to the King. This jacquard woven tapestry depicts a castle surrounded by green foliage contrasted by a foreground of a columned terrace with a red drape, pillowed...

This wall tapestry is inspired from the Tentures des Maisons Royales, a set of 12 tapestries woven at the Gobelins Factory in Paris towards the end of the 17th century for King Louis XIV of France. Each of the original 12 tapestries depicted a different castle at each month of the year. Here is a typical 17th century castle in an August landscape. This tapestry is brand new.This tapestry is also available in a square size of 58"W x 58"H.Note: The largest available size of 110"W x 58"H is a...

A Mon Seul Desir I is one of the famous six tapestries in the The Lady and the Unicorn series residing in the Cluny museum. Woven in about 1511 they feature the arms of Jean le Viste. Each represents one of the senses except for the final A Mon Seul Desir. Also known as My Sole Desire, this piece is woven in the jaquard style and depicts a young woman of high society with her servant surrounded by a unicorn and a lion on a red background with many flowers and animals.

Inspired by tapestries woven at the beginning of the 18th century at the Royal Manufacture of Beauvais, just north of Paris, France. Featuring a verdure landscape alive with color and life of finely detailed flowers in the foreground and a stately manor and estate in the background, taking the viewer to an enchanting place. Tapestries with medallions were generally used to decorate royal or bourgeois mansions.

This jacquard tapestry is a beautiful Asian elephant covered with rich carpets and ornaments. The original is in the Louvre Museum in Paris. It was woven at a carpet factory in Aubusson established by Alexis Sallandrouze, 1808-67. The design, attributed to Jean-Baptiste-Am_d_e Couder, 1797-1864, draws on a number of different sources. By introducing these exotic influences, the tapestry contributed to a revival of the decorative arts in France in the 1840's. The luxuriant landscape is framed...

Built in 1513 during the Renaissance. Diane de Poitiers and Catherine de Medicis lived in this magnificent castle.

This jacquard wall tapestry Acanthe, or Acanthus, is woven on a brown background. It is inspired from a William Morris embroidered panel done in 1898. This work portrays large acanthus leaves on a floral background. The symbolism of the acanthus leaf: as a perennial plant it represents enduring or recurring life. The acanthus leaf has been be a very popular design theme throughout time.

In this famous tapestry known as The Unicorn in Captivity, the unicorn is shown alive again and happy, chained to a pomegranate tree surrounded by a fence in a field of flowers. Originally woven in the Southern Netherlands between 1495 and 1505. This is a brand new reproduction tapestry.

This tapestry is an extract from a famous late 15th-century Flemish tapestry now at the Cluny Museum in Paris. It evokes scenes of the grape harvest from the crop cluster to the barrel of wine. Two methods of expelling wine are displayed here, one by stomping on the grapes, and the other by using a press. The scene all unfolds on a mille fleur background.

A brand new tapestry reproduction, woven in France! The original of this wall tapestry, woven in Beauvais in the middle of the 19th century, was inspired by the work of Jean-Baptiste Monoyera specialist of still life paintings in the 17th century. The original is on exhibition at Musuem d'Orsay in Paris.

Designed and woven in 1879 by William Morris (1854-1896). The original tapestry is exhibited in Kelmscott manor, Oxfordshire, which was Morris' home at that time. It is the only large tapestry woven by William Morris himself. This brand new tapestry is as beautiful and detailed as the original.

This is a brand new tapestry reproduction, woven after a large tapestry drawn by William Morris and Edward Burne-Jones and then woven in the workshops of Morris and Company (1890-1895). Considered as a major piece of the decorative art of the Victorian time, this tapestry depicts the Quest for the Holy Grail. The Knights of the Round Table make their farewells to the ladies of Camelot.

Part of the William Morris collection. A beautiful brand new wall tapestry reproduction.

The original Woodpecker tapestry was designed in 1885 by William Morris and was based on his poem about Picus, the Italian King who was transformed into a woodpecker in OvidÔøΩs Metamorphoses, Book XIV. This classical work was the one of the most read books in the Middle Ages. This is an antique tapestry replica, woven in France!

This Flemish wall tapestry, Grandes Armoiries Red, was designed by Pierre Josse Perrot. Different versions were woven at the Gobelins at the beginning of the 18th century. The original pieces are at the Louvre and at the Versailles castle. The arms are those of the French Kingdom: three gold fleurs de lys on azure blue, woven on a red background. Also known as Grandes armoiries fond rouge.

This is a beautiful tapestry reproduction from the original artwork of Charles Le Brun (1619-1690). The King's pipers and drummers are the subject of this exquisitely detailed tapestry. In this scene we see a man, woman, two children and their dog interacting with the musicians. The landscape is beautiful and idyllic with intricate detail in the foliage of the trees, plants and landscape of the countryside. A river behind them produces a luscious backdrop to the scene. The work of Le Brun is...

From an inspired wall tapestry by William Morris (1836-1896) the famous British painter. This scene symbolizes the Quest for the Unicorn by King Arthur's legendary Knights of the Round Table. The Lion represents the most courageous knights.

This jacquard wall tapestry is a reproduction of one of the five tapestries from Hunting The Unicorn, woven in the 15th century. This representation shows the hunted unicorn as it cleanses the fountainÔøΩÔøΩ_ÔøΩÔøΩ__ÔøΩÔøΩ_ÔøΩÔøΩ___ÔøΩÔøΩ_ÔøΩÔøΩ__ÔøΩÔøΩ_ÔøΩÔøΩ____s water with his horn, viewed by the...

From a set of tapestries called the Royal Residences made at the Gobelins for King Louis XIV towards the end of 17th century. This jacquard woven tapestry depicts a castle surrounded by green foliage contrasted by a foreground of a columned terrace with a red drape, pillowed pitcher, violin, and fruit.

A Mon Seul Desir II is one of the famous six tapestries in the The Lady and the Unicorn series. The originals were woven in about 1511 and they feature the arms of Jean le Viste. Each represents one of the senses except for the final tapestry A Mon Seul Desir. Also known as My Sole Desire, this piece is woven in the jacquard style. This is a brand new antique reproduction wall tapestry!

One of the many versions of this autumnal figure in the 1880s designed by William Morris and Edward Burne-Jones.

A Castle built for a King of France in 1510 with 440 rooms and 365 fireplaces. One of the Renaissance masterpieces.

From a wallpaper of the 19th century. This tapestry is inspired from a panoramic by Joseph Fuchs painted in 1861 and called Eden. The original very large painting represents a beautiful forest. It enabled the new bourgeoisie to travel to imaginary countries while in the comfort of a home.

This is a brand new reproduction of the vintage Bayeux Tapestry. The remarkable embroidery of the late 11th century is now exhibited at Bayeux, Normandy. Over 220 feet long it depicts the events leading up to the Battle of Hastings in 1066 when Duke William of Normandy was victorious over King Harold of Saxon England.

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). Considered as a major piece of the decorative art of the Victorian time, those tapestries depict the Quest for the Holy Grail. The Knights of the Round Table make their farewells to the ladies of Camelot. This is an antique tapestry reproduction. It is a brand new tapestry, woven in France!

Portiere Licorne is an extract of the famous Dame a la Licorne, or Lady and the Unicorn, tapestry set at the Cluny museum. This tapestry depicts the unicorn on a red and millefleur background.

This brand new wall tapestry is adapted from one of the six panels forming the Apocalypse Tapestry of Angers, woven at the end of the 14th century by Nicolas Bataille based on the cartoons of Hennequin of Bruges, for the Duke Louis I of Anjou.

This wall tapestry is inspired from the Tentures des Maisons Royales, a set of 12 tapestries woven at the Gobelins Factory in Paris towards the end of the 17th century for King Louis XIV of France. Each of the original 12 tapestries depicted a different castle at each month of the year. Here is a typical 17th century castle in an August landscape. This tapestry is brand new.

Detail from the Bayeux Tapestry created in the 11th century. In this scene, William boards one of his vessels leaving for England. This is a brand new wall tapestry reproduction.

This is a tapestry reproduction of an original piece from the late 16th century. The Renaissance radically changed the art of tapestry. To the austerity of the Middle Ages succeeded the Italian influence with its sense of composition, decoration and perspective. Accompanied by his helpers, a lord returns to his distant castle after a hunt. A rich border of fruit, flowers and birds frames this scene.

The 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.

Reproduction of painting by Van Gogh. Van Gogh's oil painting "Twelve Sunflowers in a Vase" was painted at Arles in August 1888 and is now in a Munich museum.

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). Considered as a major piece of the decorative art of the Victorian time, those tapestries depict the Quest for the Holy Grail. The Knights of the Round Table make their farewells to the ladies of Camelot.

A wall hanging tapestry based on a design by William Morris (1834-1896), the famous English artist. He was instrumental in the revival of the decorative arts at the end of the 19th century. The style he created is very popular, even today. This tapestry is perfect for all bird lovers!

A tapestry rendition of a work of art painted by Vincent Van Gogh. Add a unique touch to your space with this European woven wall tapestry!

This is a French woven jacquard wall tapestry. It is based on an embroidered silk door-curtain designed by Henry Dearle in 1890. This artist was the assistant of William Morris and after his death in 1896, he became the artistic director of the company. The symbolism of the acanthus leaf: as a perennial plant it represents enduring or recurring life. The acanthus leaf has been be a very popular design theme throughout time. With its origins dating back to ancient Greece, choosing the acanthus...

A scene depicting hunters and animals watching the unicorn cleanse the water fountain with its horns.

This tapestry represents a majestic lion mixed up in flowers and green foliage. This design was originally produced by Morris & Co, the design and manufacturing company started by William Morris in the late 19th century. William Morris, the famous English artist has designed many fabrics and tapestries of world renown many of which now reside in the world's most prestigious museums.

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). Considered as a major piece of the decorative art of the Victorian time, those tapestries depict the Quest for the Holy Grail. The Knights of the Round Table make their farewells to the ladies of Camelot.

Replica of an original tapestry woven in Flanders in the 15th century, depicting the processing of wine.

Portiere Lion is an extract of the famous Dame ÔøΩ la Licorne, or Lady and the Unicorn, tapestry set at the Cluny museum This tapestry depicts the the lion on a red and millefleur background.

Jean de France, Duke of Berry is famously known for his richly illuminated Book of Hours. For this, he chose very skilled artists to illustrate and miniaturize daily labour work during the four seasons, with nice landscapes and beautiful castles, and always showing the Duke himself favourably in large scale. This tapestry represents May, the month traditionally considered as the month of love.