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The Elephant, from The Berain Grotesques Series
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The Elephant, from The Berain Grotesques Series

After a design by Jean Baptiste Monnoyer (1636–1699) in the style of Jean I Berain (1640–1711); border design by Jean I Berain, Woven at the Manufacture Royale de Beauvais under the direction of the Behagle family (directors, 1684–1711), the Filleul brothers (codirectors, 1711–22), or Noël-Antoine Mérou (director, 1722–33), France, Beauvais · c. 1688/1732 · Wool and silk, slit and double interlocking tapestry weave

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Credit lineThe Elephant, from The Berain Grotesques Series. c. 1688/1732. After a design by Jean Baptiste Monnoyer (1636–1699) in the style of Jean I Berain (1640–1711); border design by Jean I Berain, Woven at the Manufacture Royale de Beauvais under the direction of the Behagle family (directors, 1684–1711), the Filleul brothers (codirectors, 1711–22), or Noël-Antoine Mérou (director, 1722–33), France, Beauvais. The Art Institute of Chicago, Robert Allerton Endowment. CC0.
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