A LOUIS XIV OLD TESTAMENT BIBLICAL TAPESTRY, AUBUSSON, AFTER ISAAC MOILLON MID 17TH CENTURY |

woven depicting Hagar and the Angel, from The Story of Abraham (Genesis: 21, 14), set in a landscape setting, within a four-sided floral border with feathered crown claps in the corner of top border, and baskets of flowers in the lower corners

Overall measurements: 294cm across the top, 286cm across the bottom, 287cm along the left side, 287cm along the right side Tapestry needs to be lined on reverse, for hanging purposes in the future. There are some small repairs, and some visible in outline of outer selvedge. Attractive tapestry is stable condition. Good size.
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For comprehensive discussion of the weaver, Isaac Moillon, and a comparable weaving of this subject in the Basilique Notre-Dame-de-l'Épine, Évron (Mayenne), see Nicole de Reyniès and Sylvain Laveissière, Isaac Moillon (1614-1673) Un Peintre du Roi à Aubusson, Musée départemental de la tapisserie, Aubusson, 2005, p.312.