A FLEMISH HISTORICAL TAPESTRY

A FLEMISH HISTORICAL TAPESTRY

AUDENARDE, FIRST QUARTER 17TH CENTURY

Woven in silks and wools, depicting,\'The Queen of Troy Hecuba is being informed of the landing of the Greeks\' from \'The Story of Troy\', the central field with a queen with an angel before her and with various attendants by a tent, the background with landed ships and a soldier\'s camp, within element borders with animals and within a blue guard border with weaver\'s monogram \'AR\' and Audenaarde town\'s mark

13 ft. 7 in. (413 cm.) high, 19 ft. 3 in. (588 cm.) wide