Dame A La Licorne I Unicorn French Wall Tapestry Renaissance or Lady and the Unicorn

or Lady and the Unicorn

From a set of ten tapestries called The History of the Chinese Emperor commissioned by Louis Alexandre de Bourbon

and following on from the success of his firm of Morris & Co in producing fine tapestries designed by the artist Edward Burne-Jones

This is his allegory of spring

A truly beautiful antique tapestry reproduction with a beige background

Dame A La Licorne I Unicorn French Wall Tapestry Renaissance or Lady and the UnicornThis jacquard wall tapestry is an extract of the L'ouie, or The Hearing, which is part of the Lady and the Unicorn, or Dame A La Licorne: set of six tapestries woven around the year 1500 in the Flanders. It represents the Lady playing an organ. Each piece in the series represents one of the senses except for the final A Mon Seul Desir.