Asia from a set of The Four Continents, designed ca. 1786, woven 1790–91, French, Beauvais, Wool, silk (19-21 warps per inch, 8 per cm.), 144 × 198 in. (365.8 × 502.9 cm), Textiles-Tapestries, This suite of four remarkable tapestries with coordinating upholstery was commissioned by Louis XVI, perhaps as a diplomatic gift to George Washington. The suite’s survival is miraculous, given the upheaval of the French Revolution and the fact that they were made for the French king, who was guillotined in 1793
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Asia, set, Four Continents, designed ca, 1786, woven 1790–91, French, Beauvais, Wool, silk, 19-21 warps, inch, 8, cm, 144, 198, 365.8, 502.9 cm, Textiles-Tapestries, suite, four remarkable, tapestries, coordinating upholstery, commissioned, Louis XVI, perhaps, diplomatic gift, George Washington, survival, miraculous, given, upheaval, French Revolution, fact, king, guillotined, 1793
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