Object Description
Title: ‘’Jeux d’Enfants”
Royal Manufacture of Mortlake, 17th Century
Composition: Wool & silk
Dimensions: 225 x 415 cm
Its horizontal format and ingenious composition make that piece artistically fascinating. It represents nine children, playing and squabbling in a garden near a palace. Away, stands a city, its church and a bridge.
The lush vegetation and water fountain give this scene a joyful and poetic aspect. Mortlake’s tapestries are rare, especially in such perfect conditions.