The Entry of Alexander into Babylon
About 1665–probably by 1676
Design by Charles Le Brun (French, 1619–1690)
Cartoon for the vertical loom by Henri Testelin (French, 1616–1695)
Paris, Royal Tapestry Manufactory/Royal Furniture Manufactory of the Crown at the Gobelins, in the vertical-loom workshop of Jean Jans the Elder (Flemish, about 1618–1691) or Jean Jans the Younger (Flemish, about 1644–1723) or Jean Lefebvre (French, active until 1700)
Wool, silk, gilt metal– and silver-wrapped thread
Le Mobilier National
Image © Le Mobilier National. Photo by Lawrence Perquis