Gobelins
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A one-page encyclopedia entry on the Gobelins, the Paris manufactory for tapestry and furnishings for the French crown. It recounts the founding by the dyers Giles and John Gobelins, the 1667 establishment as the Hotel Royal des Gobelins under Louis XIV and Colbert, and the regulations governing it. It also mentions notable tapestry series designed by Le Brun.
- Type
- Article
- Date
- 1819
- Language
- English
- Pages
- 1
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From Ralph Griswold's Digital Archive, delivered by the University of Arizona.
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