Caesar Defeats the Troops of Pompey from The Story Caesar and Cleopatra

INV-1510

After a design by Justus van Egmont (1601–1674) Woven at the workshop of Gerard Peemans (1637/39–1725) Brussels

c. 1680

weaving - tapestrytextile

Date

c. 1680

Medium

Wool and silk, slit and double interlocking tapestry weave Warp: Count: 8 warps per cm; wool: S-ply of three Z-spun elements; diameters: 0.7–1.0 mm Weft: Count: varies from 22 to 44 wefts per cm; wool: S-ply of two Z-spun elements; diameters: 0.4–0.9 mm; silk: pairs and three yarns of S-ply of two Z-twisted elements; diameters: 0.6–0.9 mm

Dimensions

673.5 × 370.2 cm (265 1/8 × 145 3/4 in.)

Museum

Art Institute of Chicago

Location

Chicago, IL

Credit

Gift of Mrs. Chauncey McCormick and Mrs. Richard Ely Danielson

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